Weekend in Mpumalanga

We had a very busy weekend in Mpumalanga from Friday and only got back today. My two boys were an absolute handful in the car on the way down and back so not sure when we will be going on a long trip soon. :) We left on Friday morning to go and stay at a friend of mine Gillian in White River. Gillian and her husband Len live in the most amazing tranquil place in an estate but this is no ordinary estate, it is just like being in the bush. So peaceful and the views are stunning from their home. Thanks Gill and Len for all of your hospitality it was really great to see you again.

View from the balcony ~ stunning!

On Saturday morning we went into the Kruger park for most of the morning and as the weather was not too hot we got to see a fair amount of game but no cats. We saw zebra, giraffe, rhino, monkeys, baboons, buffalo, impala, water buck, elephant, tortoise, lizards, a leopard kill up a tree but no leopard :( We had a great time in the park and then headed back towards White River for a 40th wedding anniversary celebration for friends of my mom & dad i.e. John and Linda. We had a great time celebrating with them in the afternoon and then everyone dressed up for a 60's party for the evening. Thanks for the organisation Kerry & Christine - we had a great time and it was nice to see you all again.

This morning after having a wonderful breakfast with Gillian and Len once again we headed back home but as we had a show house on again and we could only be home at around 5pm, so we took a slow drive back home. We popped into the Dinosaur park at the Sterkfontein caves. What a great park - thanks for the recommendation Gill. The boys just loved it! We had a milkshake and pancakes before taking a slow drive to Dullstroom where we wondered around a bit before heading our way back home.

I only have two more weeks left before I leave for Australia, so my life is going to start getting very hectic now. The agents are in the process of reserving flights for me, as they cannot be confirmed until my visa is through. I was very proud of the home affairs department last week as it only took 2 weeks to organise Reece and Bryce's passport. It normally takes 6 weeks so they got lots of brownie points from me last week.

Off to bed as quite bushed!
Cheers
Nix