We had a very busy day. We left before dawn to drive to the Fairy Glen Safari in Worcester. The weather was nice. It rained overnight and was a bit drizzly in the morning on our way to the game reserve. Once at the reserve, the weather was overcast and a little bit of rain but did not hamper our enjoyment of the animals.
We were driven up close to the wild animals including crocodile, lion cubs, lions, elephants, buffaloes, white rhinos, zebras, oryx, bontebok, elands, wildebeest, ostriches,helmeted guina fowl and a baby giraffe. One of the most frightening animals we saw was a black cat fearless enough to survive on a game reserve!
In the evening, we attended the opening ceremony for SAGE. There are 15 countries participating in the competition which starts Saturday. The opening ceremony was the biggest one yet. 12 of the 15 countries were present. Our students mingled a bit but they had lots of work so they didn't stay long.
Saturday all the teams will be traveling to Table Mountain. Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town and is featured in the flag of Cape Town and other local government insignia. You can see the silhouette of Table Mountain on the SAGE 2010 banner on the top right of this blog. We will return to the hotel in the afternoon for the Cultural Day event. Everyone is very busy finalizing both their cultural day presentations and preparing for their first round of competition.
-Posted by Yvonne
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