Adventures under African Skies

PE was amazing! we loved seeing Marty's cousin Sally and her husband Landers, and had so much fun with her two kids Logan and Hannah. On the first day we all went to visit the old house that Marts and his family lived in, which is now a guest house. In the evening we went to Sars, short for Sardinia, where huge rolling sand dunes lead to the beach. We had a picnic on the sand, and Logan and I rolled and ran down the sand dunes. It was really fun (and really sandy.) The next morning Sally took us to a game park where we saw all different kinds of buck, and wildebeast, zebra, giraffe, and lions!

In the little shop we had lunch, and Marty and I went into a pen to play with two 6 month old lion cubs (about the size of grown golden retrievers.) One was a white lion female, and the other was its sibling, but a yellow lion male, named Kobe. They were both very nice and used to people, but the male didn't hesitate to scrunch up his nose, snarl, and open his huge mouth wide! I was really excited, and we have some nice pictures if I can get them on soon.

We flew to Durban where we met up with our friend Hilton, visiting for a family wedding. Durban is amazing because the Indian influence is everywhere, and the sides of the road are thick with green tropical plans. It's winter, so not incredibly hot, but I can imagine that the summer is very humid. We see monkeys all the time, which is a huge hilight for me. We've spent a lot of time on beautiful beaches, and surfing seems as big here as it is in LA, but the waves are huge and intimidating.

It's my first time putting my feet in the Indian ocean, and it's so warm! If the waves weren't so scary, I'd be swimming all the time.

Marty and I drove about half an hour north to Shaka's rock, where we found some cabins at a place called "The Secret Spot. We are looking over the ocean with plants and monkeys everywhere. This is the first time that we've relaxed so far...we've stopped missioning around to just enjoy where we are. Yesterday we hung on the beach, fished, and cooked a huge brai at the lodge for ourselves in the evening: lamb, chicken, boerewors, everything!

A small white dog who belongs to the owners befriended us (because we gave her bacon yesterday morning.) She has followed us everywhere, and even weaseled her way onto the bed last night! I also just realized that there are geckos everywhere inside the room, (which if you know me, is awesome because I love lizards!!)

Tomorrow early morning we fly to Johannesburb (the flight is so cheap!!) where we'll get our last car, drive to Kruger park for a few days, and end the trip visiting friends in Joburg before flying back this weekend. I'll try to get photos of lions, Durban, etc up soon, but hope you enjoy the other ones my dad helped me post.