We're Back! (in Kokstad, that is...)

We arrived back in Kokstad last night from our short vacation: the Midlands Meander. We drove for about 4 hours on Thursday, stopping at various shops along the way, before we arrived at our Bed and Breakfast. On Friday, we drove up into the mountains. We took the scenic route, which was beautiful, but very windy and bumpy. Nicole and I both got really car sick... We took a hike up through the mountains to some old rock art paintings. We were assured that this was an easy hike that would take us about 30 minutes. About an hour later, all 4 of us were pretty tired of climbing over rocks! I would really hate to see what a hard walk looks like to South Africans ;)

Yesterday, we drove to a nearby game reserve. We saw a lot of zebra, antelope and buck, one ostrich and two warthogs. No giraffe or rhino :( Oh well. We did have some heart-stopping moments with Allen's Toyota Yaris and one-way roads bordered by cliffs. Let's just say that most roads here are designed for vehicles with four-wheel drive and a high bottom clearance. We spent the rest of the day driving home, which took about 6 hours. Nicole and I barely ate anything yesterday we were so car sick. Thank the Lord we made it home and we are feeling better today!

This morning was our last Sunday here in South Africa! It seems so crazy that we have been here for 4 weeks already! Wow time flies. We enjoyed our last church service here, had tea with Nerina and her family and then went to lunch at the Pastor's home. It's funny how a day with no plans suddenly turns into a very busy day!

The four of us at Howick falls.

This was the little cottage we stayed in. The thatched roof was just beautiful (too bad Nicole was allergic to it...)!

Me and Nic on our hike.

Some of the rock art paintings we saw on our hike.

An ostrich we saw at the game reserve.

One of the shops we stopped at - a chocolate fondue shop!