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33.29 Mosemane Private Reserve and 33.30 Holkrans trail, both in the Free State...and some Cape highlights to conclude 33.

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A view from the Owl's (left) Eye as Jen enters the cave. We were invited graciously by Mrs. Rabinowitz to give a talk to her 3rd grade class. Clearly, it was going to require a format allowing us to relate adult concepts to 8-year-olds. (Some might think or even utter that at times the maturity between the kids and ourselves may not differ much.) Nevertheless, it would be tricky to relate our ideas and lifestyle to kids although the simple slideshow would help to provide and stimulate an easier form of communication. On the morning of the presentation, we attended our granddaughter Ellie’s concert at the school. As it was the Channukah period, all parents and grandparents were invited to watch and listen to the innocent and pure perform their roles. The finale was a song which had the words and probably title, “Don’t Let The Light Go Out.” As I heard the words and listened to the sweet rendition, I realized how we could begin the presentation in the narrow sense as well a...