From the life-like capital, Pretoria this morning, we started to continue the journey into the fascinating 
length of Zululand. The nearly seven-hour drive took over in large maize fields and endless pink and white floral carpets - again all happily waving people. At lunch in the Majuba Guest Lodge already surrounded us, the first mountains. Particularly inspired us here the first ostriches, the strutted around the grounds. And thanks to our guide, Andrew, we now know all about the largest bird, with its speed, it can take up only the cheetah. 
Nearly as 
were quickly gave the boys after lunch when Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, the momentum for the big football game. The closer we got Vryheid, the more we captured the landscape. The road to the horizon over long distances was the only sign of civilization, otherwise surrounded and surrounds us great outdoors. In
Inkarmana expected us Abbot Godfrey Sieber (Father Godfrey) and his brothers. With the open warmth that greets us everywhere, he especially welcomed Bishop Dr Gerhard Ludwig Müller and Cathedral Roland Büchner, especially the boys. "It gives us a really great honor to be here at the Cathedral Choir will sing in Inkarmana" And how's ambitious
, the monastery has been looking forward to the visit, was the common Dinner with the Benedictine monks clear. The cook of the abbey was specially sent for six months for training in a four star hotel to prepare for the guests. Abbey Inkarmana, which will be for the next five days our lodging is just seven kilometers away from Vryheid, idyllic dammed a river. It was a Regensburg, on 3 August 1922, the monastery was founded as a mission station - later Bishop Thomas
Spreiter OSB from the Dompfarrei. 1961 Inkarmana was the priory, 1968 conventual priory in 1982 raised to abbey. It is both a spiritual center and training center for priests and brothers from South Africa and overseas. Connected is one of the best high schools in South Africa. Of the 40 monks living at the time 25 in the monastery, the rest are outside the study or in use. The German brothers are from St. Ottilie and Schweikelberg. They came to the part 50 years ago to South Africa, then by boat to 18-day voyage to Durban and mud routes inland. 
The greatest joy on that day probably saw Sister Gertrude. With tears in her eyes, she joined sister Isabell Fell, the superior of the Nardini Sisters of Vryheid, in the arms. Many years ago they had once taken in Mallersdorf parent company. Since then they write on a regular basis Letters, they were informed of the removal of over 8,000 kilometers to friends. Today they met again.
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