Great people-Great Works

This was a great lesson for my cycle trip - I realised that I needed a supply network in advance of where im heading and to replace the parts at regular intervals- There was a public holiday in South Africa then the weekend so difficult to get things in a hurry - Luckily  I found Scott from  bicycletribe.co.za who went out of his way to help me be sourcing the hard to find parts then picking them up and sending them to me asap by DHL -Thankyou so much Scott - for going out of your way to help me ! A great seed you sowed!! I was apparent that I was going to be in Lusaka for a few days so I could check the place out - it was so awesome to be staying with Derek and Julia again because I was invited to all these events , parties and breakfasts, I met so many cool people doing so many great works! Firstly Brendan Clark who lives between Australia and Lusaka and his wife Rachael - they had just had their wedding at The Victoria Falls  - The photos looked amazing! They also had adopted the cutest - I presume Zambian girl -who I think was also an orphan - these guys are cool! From our conversation I picked up that these guys were here to make a difference - They were going out for dinner with the cheif of the Lusaka area the night I met them  - the cheif commanded a 4 or 5 hundred US dollar  appearance gesture  - anyway  if thats what it takes so be it . Brendan showed me around the Malnutrition ward at the hospital - where  he is working to change and raise the standards up  too many babies are dying their  unnecessarily  -I saw what I saw and was quite moved when I considered  Brendans work and commitment - I think what you are doing is AWESOME! ! There was a party that night and I met a whole lot more awesome people working for different organisations   - Shelby who I met told me that she had been living out in a village community for about 2 years - she wasfrom Boston - wow what a contrast and what an experience!  Wait wait next night the Elephant Orphanage Charity night - what a ripper where I met Rachael ,Tanya , Dan the man , Mark , Sport  who all work with baby elephants that have lost their parents from poaching or other means -Dan and Mark were pioneering a protective shoe for an elephant who had been hacked at with a machete only its back and lost some of its function with its back leg so was dragging its foot scraping the skin off and turning it septic - Dan was originally a Horse farrier and Mark a metal sculptor - what an awesome combination! I was lucky enough to be able to hang out with these guys and to be amoungst the cutest baby elephants ! So cute

Funny times on the dance floor

Dr Dan and One of His and Marks shoes the crafted to help this orphan Elephants Foot heal from dragging on the ground !

If you are ever in Lusaka ! Check these guys out - So welcoming and a great cause !

Tanya and one of the orphan elephants

Mark one of the shoe sculptors in the back with the two ele's and myself in the front - We had to wear the green coats to keep it uniform for the baby elephants

Go Dan !!