Today is our last day in Africa!
This whole holiday has been amazingly AWESOME!!! Although I can't wait to sleep in my own bed again and not have to live out of a suitcase (exspcialy since i have a new wardrobe waiting for me :P ).
I miss my mum and all my friends and I can't wait to see them all but I will also miss Africa and my family over here.
The next time I post something I will be back in Australia, the country I call home.
Monday 5 December 2011
Day 19
Monday I woke up with heaps of mosquito bites, the only time I had been bitten this whole holiday. We had breakfast at 8.00 and again it was a buffet and again we ate too much.
After breakfast we packed our bags, put them in the car and walked over to where the Canopy Tours were. The Canopy Tour was a series of 10 flying foxing zigzagging down a gorge and was awesome.
We were driven up to where the first slide was, we were in full body harnesses, and we were attached to the cable, suspended over the trees, and slid down the cable to the next platform. The last 4 slides we had to brake ourselves. Jaylin was really scared at the start but by the end she wanted to do it again. We all did.
The guys leading the tour were full of interesting trivia and bad jokes and made it all lots of fun. The worst bit was having to drive another 2 hours to get back to Johannesburg.
We didn’t do much once we got back to Jen’s all Jaylin, Jayne and I basically did was just play card games.
We had spaghetti for dinner and got back to Observatory around 8.00 and slept.
After breakfast we packed our bags, put them in the car and walked over to where the Canopy Tours were. The Canopy Tour was a series of 10 flying foxing zigzagging down a gorge and was awesome.
We were driven up to where the first slide was, we were in full body harnesses, and we were attached to the cable, suspended over the trees, and slid down the cable to the next platform. The last 4 slides we had to brake ourselves. Jaylin was really scared at the start but by the end she wanted to do it again. We all did.
The guys leading the tour were full of interesting trivia and bad jokes and made it all lots of fun. The worst bit was having to drive another 2 hours to get back to Johannesburg.
We didn’t do much once we got back to Jen’s all Jaylin, Jayne and I basically did was just play card games.
We had spaghetti for dinner and got back to Observatory around 8.00 and slept.
Day 18
Sunday morning we went to church with Jen and Jaylin. After church we went back to Jen’s for a bit and then went to the Rosebank market.
I didn’t buy much, dad spent the most though. If we had more time to walk around I probably would have brought more, but we had to get back if we wanted to get to Sparkling Waters (a resort in the mountains outside of Johannesburg, further out than the Ingwe Bush camp we stayed at, and the starting point for the Canopy Tour) before it was late.
We packed our stuff and put it in the car and drove for 2 hours to get to Sparkling Waters. We checked in, took our bags to our rooms and got into our swimmers.
The pool was like the size of a town swimming pool, and it had a diving board. It was soo hard to play marco polo because there was only 3 of us in this massive pool so after a while we gave up and started having competitions like who can make the biggest bomb, I won that one every time :P .
At around 7.00, Jen and Dad came and got us so we could get dry and changed for dinner. Dinner was a buffet and we all ate too much, the roast potatoes were sooo good!
We all fell asleep pretty much straight away.
I didn’t buy much, dad spent the most though. If we had more time to walk around I probably would have brought more, but we had to get back if we wanted to get to Sparkling Waters (a resort in the mountains outside of Johannesburg, further out than the Ingwe Bush camp we stayed at, and the starting point for the Canopy Tour) before it was late.
We packed our stuff and put it in the car and drove for 2 hours to get to Sparkling Waters. We checked in, took our bags to our rooms and got into our swimmers.
The pool was like the size of a town swimming pool, and it had a diving board. It was soo hard to play marco polo because there was only 3 of us in this massive pool so after a while we gave up and started having competitions like who can make the biggest bomb, I won that one every time :P .
At around 7.00, Jen and Dad came and got us so we could get dry and changed for dinner. Dinner was a buffet and we all ate too much, the roast potatoes were sooo good!
We all fell asleep pretty much straight away.
Day 17 - Back to Johannesburg
Saturday morning we packed our bags for the flight back to Johannesburg. We were out of Robins Nest at around 9.00 and headed round to Ivor and Cora’s to say goodbye.
We got to the airport around 10.00 and were on the plane at 10.50. The flight only took about 1½ hours and Jen picked us up from the airport. We dropped off out bag at 9inObservatory and took whatever need to be washed to Jen’s.
When we got to Jen’s, we jumped on the pool for a bit before we were told to get out and get dry so we could go to the movies. We had a small dinner and went to see Puss in Boots in 3D.
We brought heaps of popcorn and went to our seats right in the middle of the cinema. The movie was great and it was really funny. I don’t want to give anything away but it includes Humpty Alexander Dumpty who is evil, Jack and Jill who are very evil and magic beans. We all had heaps of fun.
We were back at observatory around 8 and went to bed.
We got to the airport around 10.00 and were on the plane at 10.50. The flight only took about 1½ hours and Jen picked us up from the airport. We dropped off out bag at 9inObservatory and took whatever need to be washed to Jen’s.
When we got to Jen’s, we jumped on the pool for a bit before we were told to get out and get dry so we could go to the movies. We had a small dinner and went to see Puss in Boots in 3D.
We brought heaps of popcorn and went to our seats right in the middle of the cinema. The movie was great and it was really funny. I don’t want to give anything away but it includes Humpty Alexander Dumpty who is evil, Jack and Jill who are very evil and magic beans. We all had heaps of fun.
We were back at observatory around 8 and went to bed.
Day 16
Friday was pretty relaxed. We left Robin’s Nest at 10 and headed for Somerset West where Grandads oldest friends, Derrick and Lisette, lived.
It took 30 minute to get there and there were drinks and cupcakes waiting for us. After a quick catch-up we hoped in the car and drove to Vergelegen which was built in 16th century for the first governor.
The gardens were beautiful, but the inside was amazing! There were 2 massive dining rooms and 3 ‘lounge’ rooms in the main house and then there was a bedroom wing and a kitchen wing that we didn’t get to see. There were some trees out the front that were absolutely huge!
After walking around there for a bit we went and drove up to the wine farms to have a quick look and we passed a massive strawberry farm as well.
We got back to their house and had lunch around 1 which was delicious, but desert was even better; Juicy, sweet strawberries with sugar on top and ice cream, I couldn’t stop having the strawberries they were so good.
On the way back to Robin’s Nest we took a quick detour to Pinelands to see the house dad lived in for the first 3 years of his life. While he took photos, Jayne and I played on the playground across the road.
We went back to Robins Nest for another swim and then had dinner at Ivor and Cora’s. When we got back to Robin’s Nest we had a quick clean up and went to bed.
It took 30 minute to get there and there were drinks and cupcakes waiting for us. After a quick catch-up we hoped in the car and drove to Vergelegen which was built in 16th century for the first governor.
The gardens were beautiful, but the inside was amazing! There were 2 massive dining rooms and 3 ‘lounge’ rooms in the main house and then there was a bedroom wing and a kitchen wing that we didn’t get to see. There were some trees out the front that were absolutely huge!
After walking around there for a bit we went and drove up to the wine farms to have a quick look and we passed a massive strawberry farm as well.
We got back to their house and had lunch around 1 which was delicious, but desert was even better; Juicy, sweet strawberries with sugar on top and ice cream, I couldn’t stop having the strawberries they were so good.
On the way back to Robin’s Nest we took a quick detour to Pinelands to see the house dad lived in for the first 3 years of his life. While he took photos, Jayne and I played on the playground across the road.
We went back to Robins Nest for another swim and then had dinner at Ivor and Cora’s. When we got back to Robin’s Nest we had a quick clean up and went to bed.
Day 15
We started off Thursday by going to Robben Island. Robben Island was mainly a prison and was the prison where political prisoners were sent, including Nelson Mandela.
We were on the boat at 9.30 and the trip took 30 minutes. When we got on the island, we went straight onto buses to start our tour. We drove around the island and stopped for our guide to tell us something about whatever was outside.
He also asked where we were all from so he could tell us our country’s impact on Robben Island. Australia’s impact was the eucalyptus trees, which were actually introduced by the British, and the rabbit’s introduced for food. These are both problems because there are too many rabbits, so they are now pest, and because there are so many of them and eucalyptus trees drink 30 litres of water a day, so there is now no fresh water on the island.
We were also shown these canons that we built for WW2 to protect Cape Town, but they were never used because they were completed 2 years after the war finished.
After we finished the bus tour, we were given a tour round the actual prison. There was one part where we went in a section where the stories of the inmates were on the inside of their cell and we went in and read them, it was really interesting.
We were back on the boat by 12.30 and the trip back was really rough. We had fish and chips for lunch and walked around the shops. I brought a bag for 220 rand (about $30) and a really cute gecko for 5 rand (70 cents) plus some other things.
We went back to Robin’s Nest for a swim and got some pizza before Ivor and Cora picked us up to go see Phantom of the Opera. It was great, but it was really loud at times and if I hadn’t read the synopsis of the story I probably would have got lost, so other than that it was great.
We got back to Robin’s Nest at around 11 which was the latest night we had had these holiday so we were pooped and Jayne even slept in her clothes.
We were on the boat at 9.30 and the trip took 30 minutes. When we got on the island, we went straight onto buses to start our tour. We drove around the island and stopped for our guide to tell us something about whatever was outside.
He also asked where we were all from so he could tell us our country’s impact on Robben Island. Australia’s impact was the eucalyptus trees, which were actually introduced by the British, and the rabbit’s introduced for food. These are both problems because there are too many rabbits, so they are now pest, and because there are so many of them and eucalyptus trees drink 30 litres of water a day, so there is now no fresh water on the island.
We were also shown these canons that we built for WW2 to protect Cape Town, but they were never used because they were completed 2 years after the war finished.
After we finished the bus tour, we were given a tour round the actual prison. There was one part where we went in a section where the stories of the inmates were on the inside of their cell and we went in and read them, it was really interesting.
We were back on the boat by 12.30 and the trip back was really rough. We had fish and chips for lunch and walked around the shops. I brought a bag for 220 rand (about $30) and a really cute gecko for 5 rand (70 cents) plus some other things.
We went back to Robin’s Nest for a swim and got some pizza before Ivor and Cora picked us up to go see Phantom of the Opera. It was great, but it was really loud at times and if I hadn’t read the synopsis of the story I probably would have got lost, so other than that it was great.
We got back to Robin’s Nest at around 11 which was the latest night we had had these holiday so we were pooped and Jayne even slept in her clothes.
Day 14
We first stoped at mineral world where they tumble, polish and cut gemstones. There was heaps to buy and you could also go upstairs and see the whole process. We didn’t spend long there because we had a booking for lunch and we still had to see the light house.
We got to cape point at around 12 and headed straight up to see the light house. It was a fair walk and steep so it took us a good 20minute to get up there so we could only spend 5 minutes up there because we still had to get down. It took us a bit longer to get down and we were 20 minutes late for our booking but they didn’t mind.
Now starts the interesting part. As some of you may know I have a minor allergy to mushrooms, pistachios and cashews so that if I eat them I get sick (throw up). Well I ordered some basil, spinach and feta stuffed chick and after eating it for a bit I started to feel a bit funny, so i asked whether there was any nuts or mushrooms in it and the waitress said there wasn’t so I kept eating it but then I started to feel worse so I stopped eating it.
I asked for a glass of water so I could take my tablet to stop me from being sick but she took ages and I was feeling worse and worse so by the time I took the tablet it was too late to do anything. I waited for half an hour to be sick, because I knew I would, and it wasn’t until we gave up and decided go that I was actually sick.
I know this sounds weird, but I don’t think i had ever been so happy to throw up, plus I got some cheesecake out of it :P .
We got back to Robin’s Nest around 4 and I started cooking dinner. After our delicious speedboats (basically sausages with vegies) and some cheesecake, we hit the hay.
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