So the trip started out VERY Early! Our good friend, Jason Price came to our house at 3:30 AM (the Price family was moving out of state that same weekend so we decided it didn't matter if he as too mad at us!) picked us up and took us to the airport.
The boys showing what time it is! (AM)
Had a little layover in SLC! (Brian, only a couple hours into our trip!)
From SCL we went to Atlanta then for EIGHTEEN MORE HOURS
on to...
We were in the air for a total of 23+ hours!
We got to "Jo'Burg" about 4pm. It was perfect because it was still light outside. We enjoyed the ride to the McOmber's home. They live in the same neighborhood as many of the embassies and Ambassadors of many countries!
(a hill side over looking a neighborhood in Pretoria)
Many beautiful homes!
The yards were so incredibly landscaped! But EVERY house had an electric fence, a guard, big, mean dogs....
Although it was March and Spring in the states. It was the end of the summer, going into fall for them.
The weather was warm and beautiful!
My sister in law, Kim, is such an amazing person! She had worked for many weeks before we got there putting together an itinerary for us! Getting things organized and scheduled for the 7 of us and the 6 of them was not an easy task, i know!
When we got to their house we had an awesome dinner, talked for a while and off to bed to get ready for our first adventure early the next morning!
ELEPHANTS!!!
We drove to an elephant sanctuary.
It was VERY COOL!!!
We brushed...
Walked (with fingers up the elephants trunk, he suctions on and follows!)...
touched feet, tails, eyelashes, ears.....
Got UP CLOSE
and personal!
getting KISSED by
ELEPHANTS!
It's trunk covered the ENTIRE side of my face!
Suctions so tight I thought I was going to have the worlds largest hicky!!
No, just a slathering of ...mud?
Gross but, cool, hu?!
Brittany had her 16th birthday while we were there. Of course Kim had a special surprise for her!
All the girls went zip lining!
11 different lines across this canyon. We all had such a great time!
But, that wasn't all! Then we went to..
a SPA! In So. Africa! (these are all the workers singing to Britt!)
This is ONE of the dogs you have to step over to go check in!
Wish you could have seen all the chickens running around behind me!
It was definitely not American but it was interesting, funny and awesome!
We learned about African culture.
We went to lots of different animal parks where we got to see TOUCH WILD animals!
We went on lots of Safari!
We saw a lot of things! We ate a lot of good, fun, interesting food, we went mall shopping and flea market shopping. We went to an amusement park We went swimming and played beach volleyball at the American Ambassador's house! The list goes on and on......!
THANKS McOmber Family for the vacation of a lifetime....
AGAIN!
7 comments:
OH KIMBERLI!!!!!! I am SO beyond thrilled that you posted! The background and the music was so fun! I loved seeing your photos and reading about your trip. It is true, a vacation of a lifetime! How wonderful to have your sister in law plan everything for you so that it was perfect! I bet Hailey wanted to take that little cub home with her! Her face is classic as she is with those precious animals! Your slobber elephant kiss is the best! What a great expression! HA!
You could blow up some of those photos and hang in your home. They are amazing!!!
I miss you!
...ps - Jason was a little tired taking you to the airport - especially when we had to drive 12 hours the next day after finishing the house that day. However, with that said - he loved being able to take you guys somewhere one last time at o'dark early in the morning! ha!
(how was that for a novel comment! Seesh!)
sooo cool!!! looks absolutely amazing!
It worked! What an amazing trip you had. It looks like everyone had a wonderful time. I can't believe everything you were able to fit in. My favorite is the elephant mud kisses. Awesome!
WOW!!! Beautiful pictures. It sounds great!
oh my gosh!!!! that is so incredible!!! i miss you guys! so much love, see you soon!!
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Oh, I'm so glad you are blogging again -- I'm just going to plan on this being a trend! ;)
I loved all these pictures! You really captured so many amazing images. My favorites were the elephant kisses, though! Your expression was just the best!!
I hope you are having a very happy birthday today! I just got put in YW again, and it makes me miss you sooo much!
Wow that was an incredible trip! What an adventure!
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