The day after school ended I traveled with friends to Cape Town for 4 days. The first planned stop of our adventure was at the world's highest bungy jump at Bloukrans Bridge. The height of the bridge is 216m (+/- 710ft). It is such a crazy thing to do, but as one slogan says "Fear is temporary, Regret is forever." It's difficult to explain it in a way that if you have not done it you will understand: but I do have pictures and a DVD of my jump which if you see them may aid in comprehending the feeling of it... I don't expect you to ever understand why I did it-- because it was there and I can. Moving on to CT now, we drove around the Cape Peninsula to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope; went to Hillsong Church- Cape Town; took a train tour to small tourist towns around Cape Town; went surfing; went ice skating. On our drive home, we went to Cape Agulhas- the southernmost point of Africa. The following weekend, June 10, I drove up through Lesotho- staying one night at a beautiful backpackers lodge in a remote valley-- and then down past the Drakensberg Mountains-- staying one night at a magnificent 4-star backpackers lodge at the base of the mountains-- and arrived in Durban on the Sunday. On Monday I left with friends of a friend to go to the Wild Coast to stay in a nature reserve on the coast for the week. We stayed in a camping lodge on a river and seconds from the Indian ocean. The weather was awesome all week and one night the full moon disappeared with a full lunar eclipse, it was cool!! The moon went a deep red before disappearing completely. The Wild Coast is the most beautiful place I have visited so far in SA! All the words you can think of to say how awesome something is won't be enough to describe the Wild Coast's beauty. Tomorrow I am heading up to the Kruger National Park, Swaziland, and back to the Drakensberg Mountains for my final week of traveling before I hang out in Durban until I become a white line in the sky as I fly home on July 12 and 13.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
As School Ends- Travel Begins
School ended June 3. Shortly after my last blog post I was given seven more children and thankfully one helper as well. The last month was hectic with all the admin work to finish for the end of the semester. It was a good challenge to see how far I could stretch. Needless to say I was tired at the end of the term but it was a very rewarding experience to be at the school and I enjoyed it thoroughly!
The day after school ended I traveled with friends to Cape Town for 4 days. The first planned stop of our adventure was at the world's highest bungy jump at Bloukrans Bridge. The height of the bridge is 216m (+/- 710ft). It is such a crazy thing to do, but as one slogan says "Fear is temporary, Regret is forever." It's difficult to explain it in a way that if you have not done it you will understand: but I do have pictures and a DVD of my jump which if you see them may aid in comprehending the feeling of it... I don't expect you to ever understand why I did it-- because it was there and I can. Moving on to CT now, we drove around the Cape Peninsula to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope; went to Hillsong Church- Cape Town; took a train tour to small tourist towns around Cape Town; went surfing; went ice skating. On our drive home, we went to Cape Agulhas- the southernmost point of Africa. The following weekend, June 10, I drove up through Lesotho- staying one night at a beautiful backpackers lodge in a remote valley-- and then down past the Drakensberg Mountains-- staying one night at a magnificent 4-star backpackers lodge at the base of the mountains-- and arrived in Durban on the Sunday. On Monday I left with friends of a friend to go to the Wild Coast to stay in a nature reserve on the coast for the week. We stayed in a camping lodge on a river and seconds from the Indian ocean. The weather was awesome all week and one night the full moon disappeared with a full lunar eclipse, it was cool!! The moon went a deep red before disappearing completely. The Wild Coast is the most beautiful place I have visited so far in SA! All the words you can think of to say how awesome something is won't be enough to describe the Wild Coast's beauty. Tomorrow I am heading up to the Kruger National Park, Swaziland, and back to the Drakensberg Mountains for my final week of traveling before I hang out in Durban until I become a white line in the sky as I fly home on July 12 and 13.
The day after school ended I traveled with friends to Cape Town for 4 days. The first planned stop of our adventure was at the world's highest bungy jump at Bloukrans Bridge. The height of the bridge is 216m (+/- 710ft). It is such a crazy thing to do, but as one slogan says "Fear is temporary, Regret is forever." It's difficult to explain it in a way that if you have not done it you will understand: but I do have pictures and a DVD of my jump which if you see them may aid in comprehending the feeling of it... I don't expect you to ever understand why I did it-- because it was there and I can. Moving on to CT now, we drove around the Cape Peninsula to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope; went to Hillsong Church- Cape Town; took a train tour to small tourist towns around Cape Town; went surfing; went ice skating. On our drive home, we went to Cape Agulhas- the southernmost point of Africa. The following weekend, June 10, I drove up through Lesotho- staying one night at a beautiful backpackers lodge in a remote valley-- and then down past the Drakensberg Mountains-- staying one night at a magnificent 4-star backpackers lodge at the base of the mountains-- and arrived in Durban on the Sunday. On Monday I left with friends of a friend to go to the Wild Coast to stay in a nature reserve on the coast for the week. We stayed in a camping lodge on a river and seconds from the Indian ocean. The weather was awesome all week and one night the full moon disappeared with a full lunar eclipse, it was cool!! The moon went a deep red before disappearing completely. The Wild Coast is the most beautiful place I have visited so far in SA! All the words you can think of to say how awesome something is won't be enough to describe the Wild Coast's beauty. Tomorrow I am heading up to the Kruger National Park, Swaziland, and back to the Drakensberg Mountains for my final week of traveling before I hang out in Durban until I become a white line in the sky as I fly home on July 12 and 13.
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