This past weekend we went to Durban to attend the Global Leadership Summit. This is a conference done by Willow Creek, and we were able to watch it on video! There might be multiple posts about all that I learned there. God sparked a lot in my heart.
One of the days in Durban we spent at Ushaka Waterpark. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much. We are in Africa, after all. But it was surprisingly AWESOME!
A bunch of us went pseudo-swimming with sharks. You get in a glass encasement and the sharks swim around you. A rope attaches this encasement to the side so they can pull you back in. While I was in there, a shark jumped out of the water and over the rope attaching me to the side. I heard a splash, but didn’t think much of it. I didn’t realize what had happened until I got out and others told me. But it’s a good thing I didn’t know. I think I would have freaked out.
One of the scariest moments was when I was staring at a shark eye-to-eye. It was like a Mexican standoff. THAT scared me. It all turned out fine…it was fun!
That’s a shark under me….
I also saw the Indian Ocean for the first time! It is BEAUTIFUL. The water is crystal clear, and the waves were humungous! It is harder to swim in it though…there are quite a few rocks. But I LOVE everything about summer…the warmth, the ocean, the thunderstorms, the sounds of crickets or grasshoppers or whatever makes those sounds at night. I love it all.
