Hello all,
Our time in South Africa is slowly but surely coming to an end (sniff sniff). We spent the last two weeks in my home town Pretoria, as mentioned, and have not been up to much the last few days. Plans to go out and about where made and cancelled, so we landed up chilling at out host family’s place, and heading out for little day outings, which include a trip to a lion park in Johannes burg, a trip to the cradle of human kind with steve, our host, a few outings into nearby parks and botanical gardens and a trip to the zoo. One of the things that you will definitely not see in a German zoo was a herd of approx. 200 children, which was held under perfect control by not more than 5 teachers..
Oh, we also had a fun night out on St Patrick’s Day where I ran into a few old school friends from former South African days. Yet another plus side of Facebook, thanks to all the profile picks, you do not faint when you see how they have all grown and have got beards.. girls and boys.. just joking
As mentioned, not much to report, we’re on the road as of today again until next Sunday, spending a few days on my uncle’s farm, 4 nights in Kruger Park and another few days on a dairy farm close to Haentertsburg.
Please, everyone who cares to be or stay one of my social contacts, do not, I repeat, do NOT comment on my weight when I am back. I have developed a sickness that involves sudden anxiety attacks when I think of all the goods that will cease to exist once I set foot out of south Africa, so I will be literally living of Knickknacks, hot cross buns, cream soda, cheese spread and peppermint crisp for the next two weeks, which will explain sudden flashes of creativity, emotional out bursts and extreme weight gain. Due to our lack of budget, I will hopefully lose all of that once we head out for the second part of our trip.
Until we encounter internet again,
Xx b&j
Our time in South Africa is slowly but surely coming to an end (sniff sniff). We spent the last two weeks in my home town Pretoria, as mentioned, and have not been up to much the last few days. Plans to go out and about where made and cancelled, so we landed up chilling at out host family’s place, and heading out for little day outings, which include a trip to a lion park in Johannes burg, a trip to the cradle of human kind with steve, our host, a few outings into nearby parks and botanical gardens and a trip to the zoo. One of the things that you will definitely not see in a German zoo was a herd of approx. 200 children, which was held under perfect control by not more than 5 teachers..
Oh, we also had a fun night out on St Patrick’s Day where I ran into a few old school friends from former South African days. Yet another plus side of Facebook, thanks to all the profile picks, you do not faint when you see how they have all grown and have got beards.. girls and boys.. just joking
As mentioned, not much to report, we’re on the road as of today again until next Sunday, spending a few days on my uncle’s farm, 4 nights in Kruger Park and another few days on a dairy farm close to Haentertsburg.
Please, everyone who cares to be or stay one of my social contacts, do not, I repeat, do NOT comment on my weight when I am back. I have developed a sickness that involves sudden anxiety attacks when I think of all the goods that will cease to exist once I set foot out of south Africa, so I will be literally living of Knickknacks, hot cross buns, cream soda, cheese spread and peppermint crisp for the next two weeks, which will explain sudden flashes of creativity, emotional out bursts and extreme weight gain. Due to our lack of budget, I will hopefully lose all of that once we head out for the second part of our trip.
Until we encounter internet again,
Xx b&j
