Ciara & Brian visit South Africa

Ciara & Brian visit South Africa...a whirlwind of activity. After months of planning... hours of time on gmail chat... Ciara & Brian spend 3 weeks of solid sight seeing in in the Western Cape of South Africa. A picture is worth a thousand words, so this blog is mostly pictures! Hang on, it is a fast and furious ride...

The Knysna Heads... always the first thing to see here. Brenton On Sea - gotta put your feet in the Indian Ocean!

Stop at "Birds Of Eden" on the way to Storms River

Storms River suspension bridges

Zipline adventure in the tree tops of the Tsitsikamma Forest

Daniells Cheetah Breeding Farm. Not only did we get to pet the cheetah (as she purred like a souped up hot rod), but we also held the 3 month old lion cubs!

Finally at Addo and Schotia Reserves. Be careful, the Addo Dung Beetle has the right of way, so you must dodge them as they cross the road! Can you spot the Kudu, the lion, the zebra, the giraffe.

Great White Shark cage diving. First trip, no sharks... second trip 4 sharks!

Off to Cape Town for a week. 1st stop the southern most tip of Africa - Cape Aghulas where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic.

Ciara and Brian saw the sights of Cape Town while I (Julianna) was at a "train the trainer" for Crisis Pregnancy Counseling, and Nathan was busy in Knysna with "Fire Trails" (see previous blog in March). They spent their days at Kirstenbosch Gardens, on the top of Table Mountain, a tour of the infamous Stellenbosch Wineries, hanging with the penguins at Boulder beach.

Knysna Township Tour (see previous blog in December for more about the tour)

Cango Caves... the "Adventure Tour" is not for the claustrophobic!



































A plunge in the pool at the Meiringspoort pass waterfall!
















No visit to the Little Karoo is complete unless you visit the Ostrich Farm... I am only sitting on the ostrich, Ciara & Brian were brave enough (and skinny enough) to ride!


































On their final day, Ciara spotted an ad for a Spay & Neuter Clinic in a local informal settlement and requested to check it out. We ended up volunteering to do the post-op care for the 60 dogs and cats as they came out of anesthesia! It was a blessing to watch her in her element and spend time doing what she loves!



This was a trip for all to look back and remember fondly!!