We came, we saw...

....we forgot the sunblock....we will be suffering the effects for a while still...

Had a good day out though. We went on the "free" day of the Cape Horse trials, so not much was going on - just a bit of dressage and jumping, but we got to follow some of the competitors and vote for our favourites.

We also wandered the wine estate, saw 2 extremely cute 3-month-old cheetah cubs and the new eagle/predatory bird section.

The latter made me want to cry - birds that should be free, tied to a post, desperatly wanting to fly, yet restrained. Others in cages, patrolling the length and wanting out. Owls that should have been sleeping high in wind-tossed trees, but were awake and crying for freedom. A huge black eagle that belonged to the skies, soaring high above the mountain peaks, but was confined to a post and small enclosure. I couldn't stay around there too long.

It amazes me that in the name of research God's creatures are tied up, caged in, shown off and subdued. Yes, there are those that need to be loved back to health and strength, but they seem never to make it back to the wild places they love. I could feel their frustration, sense it in their eyes.

The New Earth will be such a joy compared to this!