So I got back from Africa 2 ½ weeks ago and have been meaning to blog….but I have not….I would like to blame jet lag, or a super busy holiday schedule – but really it is because I’m lazy.
So we went to South Africa, to Cape Town for 5 nights and Kruger on Safari for 4. It was an awesome trip. It is hard to try to sum up an awesome trip, so I am going to do a top 10 list and some pics.
Top Ten Moments my South Africa Trip
1) The flights….I love long flights - it is pretty awesome having no contact to the outside world for a very long time, no crackberry, email, facebook, etc. Awesome time to watch movies and not feel guilty, read a book, and nap a lot. Warning – don’t take Ambien (a sleep aid) if you are not used to it. I had an outer body experience with hallucinations mixed in. I am not sure if the experience was traumatic or awesome – the jury is out.
2) Cape Town’s botanical garden was a real treat. It was beautiful; we had excellent weather and enjoyed a nice meal outside. There was a smell and touch exhibit, where you were instructed to touch and smell certain plants. Elliot loved it!
3) On Safari - seeing 2 black mambas – a very poisonous snake….a truly traumatic experience, I also saw 2 scorpions!
4) On Safari – seeing elephants from my room…nuff said
5) In Cape Town and Safari, Wine, wine, and sparkling wine. I do love a nice bubbly. The vineyard we visited was simply de-VINE!
6) Elliot and I taking 2,000 pictures of lions sleeping – what can I say, I am still learning to use my camera.
7) A rhino charging our vehicle, luckily it was only doing it so we would remember who the boss is.
8) Seeing a different side of the world, and still realizing it can be a small place. I saw my co-worker from Atlanta in the Johannesburg airport, and we ended up staying in the same hotel in Cape Town (a hotel with only 8 rooms)…talk about 2 ladies with good taste!
9) All the animals were amazing, not just on Safari but near Cape Town too [see facebook account for full idea]. Elliot was pretty pumped to get his big 5 certificate!
10) Getting to spend 11 days straight with Elliot…WINNING!
