Camping trip to Lesotho

This is our Howling Moon Tent.


We travelled to Lesotho and headed towards Malealea Lodge. Highly recommeneded by the Getaway magazine.

We went on a six hour horse ride from here to a waterfall and the San painting. Check out My Photo Gallery for more photo's. We were driving to the waterfall and suddenly the road became unpassable for our 2x4 vehicle. The photograph of the children was taken whilst trying to negotiate a three point turn. Colin said "look out" as I was directing him, and when I turned there were about 20 children all running to greet us.




We were advised to try out the local restaurant. Thoroughly enjoyed a chicken curry with the locals. As the waiter passed I happened to be commenting how handsome he was!! He seemed to enjoy the compliment!

Our Opel bakkie.

wedding of Franz and Julie

October 25th 2008

This is Colin arriving with Julie and the flower girls.

It was raining slightly and there was talk of cancelling the tractor idea.....

Colin commented in his speech about the downside of having such a creative son-in-law.....his suit was getting wet from the seat.

Otherwise all went well.

The wedding ceremony was held at Kildonan and Janet Mackenzie's farm and the reception at Kildonan's brother Macgregor and Ann Mackenzie in Ixopo, South Africa.

More photo's in the gallery. Follow the link above.

our last days in Wisconsin

Just click on the picture to get a video of Kirstian at work he is 28 months old............our time in Wisconsin is coming to an end just one week left so we are making the best of the grandchildren. Kristian is so cute and loving, we have taken many photos of his willingness to help with the work on the house...........as soon as grandad or dad let go of the drill he picks it up and copies everything they do......so far there has been no accidents.
Erin is equally as cute she has a great habit of pointing, she points when she knows she is doing wrong. she is one loving child..........just what I ordered!!!! so I am making the best of her cuddles.......it will be hard to leave them.

Colin and Ste are busy knocking through walls they are about to attempt making one huge larder instead of a few fiddling cupboards. They have already blocked a doorway and closed off a set of stairs.

We will keep you all posted on our plans ,we are heading to England for only two weeks then off back to South Africa. Julie is getting married Oct 25th. There are a few relatives from England going so we will be kept busy. I am well looking forward to it as I feel we didn't do Africa justice so much more to see and do.

We are anxiously waiting for Timothy Knighton my sister youngest son to arrive, its his first visit to America. We will have a few days with him here before we leave so should be exciting.

our trip to USA

We arrived in Wisconsin 12th June it was rather hectic as Ste and Sarah were still in a one bedroom flat waiting to move into their new house. It fell through due to problems with the septic tank. It meant another long search for another one. Did not take long to find the ideal property. We eventually moved in on 9th July. After spending many weeks with family we decided to go and see Sarah's mother in Montana and friends of ours in Seattle. This meant travelling over 2000 miles on the greyhound. We thoroughly enjoyed meeting people and seeing this vast country. We travelled through Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana Idaho and finally Washington. We are now back in Wisconsin with Ste and Sarah to spend the final days with the grandchildren.

Nanyuki nr Mt Kenya

Through our friend Graham Barnes we had opportunity to visit native Kenyans in their homes. It was a glimpse into the lives of these special people. Life in these rural areas is very different than living a western life, as you can see from the lady above lighting a fire for a meal. we had sunday lunch in this home it consisted of mealie (maize) and kale.

We wanted to climb Mt Kenya but sadly I developed a fever which we suspected was malaria, so was put on medication.

Kenya Mombassa

We landed in Nairobi which was quite a shock, the poverty is unbelievable, the lonely planet book is right it takes the brave to stay there. We have a friend in Kenya who was away for a few days so we quickly booked a flight to Mombassa. It was well worth it as you can see from the photograph. We had chalet right on the Indian ocean. We stayed here for 10 days, riding on the matatus (local buses) it was exciting being with the locals. Very sad for them as the tourists are not there this year due to all the trouble in Kenya.

long awaited photographs

We spent 3 weeks in S. Africa before going to Kenya. During this time we took a road trip to Cape Town. It was rather hectic as we had many miles to do and we had planned a trip to Kenya. Cape Town is beautiful, we left there to go through the vine growing area of Stellenbosch.

first few days

we are really loving S.Africa!!

We have already coverred a lot of miles. Been to Cape Town, travelling down the coastal route. Stayed in some lovely places and took our time! For people in England we will give you one reason why we really enjoy this country.... our pound goes a long way! We are currently getting 16 rand to a pound, and a cup of coffee is rarely over 10 rand! Had some wonderful meals out and come out wondering if we did only pay that little for all of us.

It is probably easier for you to get a feel for our holiday from the pictures, so rather than writing lots, I will take the time to upload some. We took a hike one day and hopefully will get some pictures of that online. All the trips to Amida came in useful as it was quite arduous, but we loved it. Some terrific sights, beautiful beaches, seals in the water and stunning cliffs.

Will write more another time.

Love to all.

planning our trip

Just to let you know the cases are packed by that I mean one small case each we are travelling light this time. First stop South Africa. We are heading through England first to see most of the relatives. A family renunion in Bedford to see the Heyes clan then to Lancs to see the Bell family so an excited pair will see you all soon.

We are at Matt and Katharina Felthams seven weeks before our adventure, if things go to plan we are leaving around the 15 th of March.