Month: November 2007

  • South Africa!

          

    Hi!  Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend!  There are so many things in life to be thankful for. 

     

    I finally had a chance to put together some of our photos from South Africa.  Since I was a little girl I’ve always dreamt of going to Africa.  I used to (and still) love watching National Geographic’s shows and learning about wild animals.  So…being in South Africa was better than anything I could’ve ever dreamt up or imagined.  It was truly a magical experience. 

     

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    – You can see a bunch more if you click here –> (click me!)  If you click fast then you’ll get through the whole thing in a jiffy!

     

    – If you want more general info on South Africa then check out one of my old posts –> (click me!)


    CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

     

    My favorite things:

     

    The Cape Grace Hotel

    - Amazing scenery from the top of the Cape of Good Hope and Table Mountain

    - Penguins on the beach

    - Gorgeous views driving through the Cape Winelands

    The Spier Cheetah Outreach - where we got to hang with cheetah cubs!

    - Cool restaurants and learning about South African culture and history

     

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    SINGITA LEBOMBO, SOUTH AFRICA

     

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    My favorite things:

     

    - The super modern & luxurious lodge

    - Witnessing a pride of lions kill and eat dinner

    - Going on a walking safari and getting shooed away by angry elephants

    - Seeing a rare endangered black rhino

    - Sleeping outside

    - Discovering Appletisers & Grapetisers 

    - Hanging with lion cubs

     

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    SINGITA BOULDERS, SOUTH AFRICA

     

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    My favorite things:

     

    - The ginormous lodge

    - The lizard family living on our deck

    - Chowing down on personalized meals

    - Private game drives

    - Being surrounded by hundreds of Cape Buffalo

    - A special dinner set up on a deserted airstrip

    - Watching a monkey steal sugar

     

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    All in all, this was an absolutely amazing trip to South Africa.  I’d highly recommend the Cape Grace Hotel and Singita.  Singita is the best place we’ve ever stayed at.  We loved the people, the lodges, the food, the animals…everything!  I can’t wait to go back to South Africa!

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