Year: 2018
South Africa – Day 5 – Flying to Hoedspruit
Sunday, March 4 We were up early to meet our Uber drivers at 6:30 am and say goodbye to the wind, sand, and beautiful beach of Muizenberg We drove by several townships where some of the poorest people in the Cape Town area live – in buildings that do not even look livable. 🙁 Sunrise […]
South Africa – Day 4 – Supper at Knead
Saturday Evening, March 3 Knead has this creative bike rack in front of their restaurant. This was very close to our hotel. Our waitress said her name is Sibongib – from Zimbabwe. This was on the back of each staff person’s shirt. Restaurants on a beach usually have a casual atmosphere. This one also had […]
South Africa – Day 4 – Table Mountain
Saturday, March 3 We had breakfast on an outside patio at a restaurant near our hotel. We called two Uber drivers to take us to Table Mountain. Yes, we had to get used to the driver being on the right and driving on the left side of the road. Josh making sure Jared had suntan […]
South Africa – Day 3 – Evening
Friday, March 2 Scenes along the streets of Muizenberg as we walked to Friday’s Market for supper. Inge – this photo and the next are for you. 🙂 Entering Bluebird Garage where a variety of scents and sounds greeted us. Cerwin isn’t real brave with new tastes, so he was hoping to find familiar food […]
South Africa – Day 3 – Afternoon
Friday, March 2 Depending on time of year, you are not guaranteed to see many of the 2,122 penguins that are said to live near Boulders Beach in False Bay – part of the Indian Ocean. It didn’t take us long to know that this was a good day for sighting penguins. Part of the […]
South Africa – Day 3 – Morning
Friday, March 2 Adjusting to a new time zone – 7 hours ahead of my familiar zone – meant the sun was up when I got awake. I made a cup of coffee and sat on the arm of the sofa section next to the open window to see what was going on outside. Being […]
South Africa – Day 2
Thursday, March 1 Our first African sunrise The cabin was lit at 6:00 am to prepare us for breakfast. Cerwin chose the scrambled egg breakfast. I chose the raspberry French toast Approaching Johannesburg We arrived in Johannesburg about 8:20 am – after a fourteen and a half hour flight – picked up our baggage – […]
South Africa – Day 1
Wednesday, February 28 We were up early (2:30 am) to be at Jere and Kristen’s shortly after 3:30. Jere said they wanted to be on the road by 4:00 am – and that Jason, the driver for Infinity Limo, is usually early. We got to Jere’s at 3:35 and followed Jason in the driveway. 🙂 […]
How the Dream of Visiting Africa Came True for Cerwin and Me
Saturday morning, March 17 – one day after our return from South Africa Blogging is a delight of my daily life – and on occasion I missed my laptop during the past seventeen days (February 28-March 16). Blogging is how I journal my thoughts, photos, and life. On occasion Kristen and I said, it would […]
Update – From Cape Town to Hoedspruit
We had an interesting flight from Cape Town to Hoedspruit Airport. We flew for an hour and a half over barren landscape. I can’t wait to show you the Hoedspruit Airport. The runway is long and winding – to chase the animals off of it. We saw a few monkeys – vervets. Phil and Kate […]
Cape Town
The vew outside our apartment in Muizenberg. Cape Town yesterday from the base of Table Mountain. It was too windy to go up the cable car. Notice the fires. It is dry and windy. We went to see African Penquins instead. I didn’t take any cell phone pictures of the penquins. You will have to wait […]
Our First South African Sunrise
We are in Johannesburg Airport waiting for our flight to Cape Town. Meeting some fabulous people.
South Africa Here We Come!
Our Itinerary is set… …and our luggage is packed. My really cool carry on bag was a gift from Jere and Kristen – from Thirty-One Gifts. ~~~ We have lots of exciting plans – chief among them is getting to see our granddaughter Jana – after six months of mission work with Youth With A […]
Nathaniel, Abby, and Anthony
Tuesday, February 20 We had fun taking care of Anthony for a few hours. He has a great imagination when playing. I love listening to him talking to engineers and the people riding in the train. ~~~ On Monday, February 26 we went to Fox Meadows Creamery for Abby’s birthday lunch. I needed an updated […]
Foggy Beauty
Tuesday Morning, February 20 I love the beauty of a foggy morning. I know it is not a nice thing to be driving in fog, but it’s pretty when looking at our surroundings through the mist. The trees were covered with droplets. Then I heard the familiar honking of Canada geese as they few over […]
Remains of Saturday Night’s Snow
Sunday Morning, February 18 It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and I knew that I had to take pictures if I wanted pictures of snow, as it was going to be a warm day. A tattered leaf blew across the snow while I was outside. Bird feeders are full of snow Azalea bush covered with […]
Sportsman’s Dinner
Saturday Evening, February 17 It was held at Ephrata Business Center and put on by Mt. Zion Baptist Church Shortly after entering the room, we chose our seats for the meal and program. This wildlife display was right next to us. Cerwin talking to our friend Kevin (who invited us to this event) at his […]