Adapt or Die

On the way from the USA-Ghana game in Rustenburg to the Argentina-Mexico game in Johannesburg, Michelle, Steph, Garrett and I decided to make a stop at the Cradle of Humankind. The Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site close to 180 square miles. The site has produced a large number of some of the oldest hominid fossils. We visited the network of limestone caves called Sterkfontein Caves, where the 2.3 million year old fossil Australopithecus africanus, "Mrs Ples", was found. Sterkfontein has produced nearly a third of the hominid fossils ever found.

Of course, pictures do not do the caves justice. One of my favorite rooms in the cave was named "Elephant cave" because of a large formation that truly did look like an elephant. You will have to look hard and use your imagination to see it in these pictures. The first picture is only of the bottom of the trunk and the two ears. This black and white photo shoes most of the elephant. He is standing to the right of the picture. If you look closely you can make out the trunk, two ears and the front legs. The elephant also had hind legs, but it was too large to get the whole thing in one picture. We had a great guide who not only gave us a good history of the caves and discoveries made there, but also the saying that is going to be on our 2010 Swaziland shirts.

If you have been a faithful blog follower, you will remember that in 2009 our shirts said, "I'm a winner" on the front and "I survived Swaz 2009" on the back. This year the front will say, "Adapt or Die".