A week ago on Saturday we went to Umdloti beach! It has rock coves and so it doesn't have as big of waves. It was a beautiful sight and Solomon loved the water until we started seeing bluebottles which look like tiny little jelly fish that are blue and will sting you! We then decided to head back home. But here are a few pictures that captured our time there. We hope to go back sometime soon!!
Our footprints our filled!!!
The next day we had the opportunity to go to church and then immediately after we were on our way to go on a Steam train ride through the Valley of a Thousand Hills. It was rainy but still beautiful! Solomon wasn't so sure about it on the way there but after a walk around outside at our destination he was loving the train on the way home! Here are a few pictures from that adventure...(it gave us a sneak peak of what the airplane ride might be like)
On a steam engine with daddy.
Wednesday was another fun filled day! We set off on our first "family vacation". We headed to Hluhluwe which is a game reserve in the heart of Zululand about 3 and 1/2 hours outside of Umhlanga. We were looking forward to getting out of the city and enjoying some quiet nature time.
The man of many faces on our 3 1/2 hour drive. He did SOOO amazing!!
Josh and I both had the opportunity to go on a night tour and then we took Solomon on a day tour. It was a blast! On my night tour we saw a Zebra right outside of the gate of our hotel and then about 15 minutes later we were in the heart of an elephant herd of about 30 elephants. It was surreal! On Josh's night tour he saw many different types of animals including hyenas, lions, a hippo, elephants and some buffalo.
Here is a baby rhino I saw after the herd of elephants!
On our last day in Hluhluwe we did a safari tour with a guide. Our guide was amazing and we had the best time! Solomon even feel asleep twice on those crazy bumpy roads! The elephant picture below was a male elephant that was walking directly towards us around a curve on the road. Our guide slowly started backing up and talking to the elephant as the elephant was shaking his head and grunting. It was a little scary but a pretty amazing sight all at the same time!
We stopped for tea/coffee and a snack with this amazing sight! I can't even begin to describe how beautiful it was! 96,000 hectars of wilderness! Only 1/3 of the area has roads for people to get around in! Absolutely stunning!
While we were in Hluhluwe we received a very exciting email!
A BIG welcome to the newest and cutest Canadian citizen!!
Tomorrow we apply for his passport so we can finally come home!
We are back safe and sound in Umhlanga and settled into yet another home and yesterday we ventured to the I heart market at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. This market only happens once a month. Because of when we got here this was our second time going! :) We also took a tour of the stadium while we were there. It's a pretty impressive building but unfortunately it was too windy to go on the tram ride.
Two cuties- Solomon and Griffin.
That was a long update but I hope you enjoyed reading through our adventures as a family of 3! Today was a quieter day and will be posting right away about something that has been on my heart! Stay tuned...and be blessed!
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