So far mostly we have been near the coast. I do love the ocean. Last place we stayed had amazing waves crashing into shore. Bryce and I saw an octopus. Now we are more interior. This is more how you would picture Africa. More rural, grasslands etc. Hope to see elephants and other creatures tomorrow. This will be ou first safari experience.Looking forward to it.
I included a pic of the family in case you forget what we look like and the other pic is our newest family member. We thought he looked a lot like Calum so we wanted to adopt him.

Addo Elephant Park

We are now in the Avoca River Cabins near the town of Addo. Tomorrow we are heading in to the Elephant Park which is a National Park to do a self drive and check out all the elephants The place we are staying today is quite neat - a bit off the beaten track and we are in a neat Castle like place I will try to post a picture. Ken, Bryce and Calum are off for a paddle down the river. Karson and I are just relaxing. We spent the last 4 nights camping and the parks were amazing. The sleeping tents were tight but it was nice outside. We saw our first baboons on a hike.
Everything is good - I am borrowing the computer in the check in place and it is busy so I am going to sign off and will try to add photos soon.

Gansbai

Well we are in Gansbai now and we went out on a shark cage dive today. It was very cool and we felt quite safe although the sharks were huge - about 3 m long. The waves were huge rollers and our boat not so big so many people were seasick. Not the Blackwoods - guess all the practice on Lake Superior helps. When Bryce and ken were in the shark cage a big one rammed the cage chasing after the bait and bumped right into Bryce. The company we went out with is trying to promote the safety of sharks / lessen the commercial sale. When we were in the aquarium in Cape Town we read that 950 people were killed by toasters in Africa last year, 9 by sharks! An interesting stat. Our cottage here is quite nice although we have some kind of giant mouse living with us. Our landrover is nice but drives like a bus - Ken is glad when we are on the Hwy and he doesnt have to shift much.
Yes we did swim right with the penguins - they don't get really close but swam between the boys - you can't pet them because of their razor sharp bills. The weather is great - pretty hot but not unbearable. Tomorrow to hike at the Nature Reserve.
Gonna try a few pictures of the sharks.

Cape Town

Well it is Saturday and we are pretty settled in at the beautiful B&B we are staying at. The weather is hot today and much less of a breeze. We went to the penguin colony yesterday and literally swam with the penguins. It was very neat. Driving around is a bit crazy as the streets are narrow - but Ken is getting the hang of it and is good at shifting with his left hand. The beach is awesome - surfing and sailing but the water is just as cold as Lake Superior. Bryce wants to surf but right in front of our place a man was "taken" in December by a great white so I think we will make him wait for a different beach.

Made it

Well after 2 very long plane rides we made it to Cape Town last night. We are staying in a suburb area called Fish Hoek in a neat apartment that has an amazing view of the bay (Atlantic) All is well - get the rental car tomorrow and are going to go to the penguin colony and nature reserve.

1 week to go

Just checking to be sure that I know how to post and add pictures. Hopefully we will have access to internet once in a while and will post pics for everyone to enjoy.
Les