Family and friends visit

My parents and my mom’s best friend Amy thought it would be a great idea to use me as an excuse come visit me while they had the opportunity to adventure over to South Africa. It was a quick visit (they were here for two weeks, but I camped for a weekend and had classes, etc sometimes), but it was really nice. It actually turned out to be great timing because the first weekend I spent with them, I ended up with the stomach flu all day Sunday. It was an added bonus to have my mommy taking care of me! My parents did a houseswap and the house they stayed in was in Hout Bay, and was absolutely gorgeous. It had multiple decks, a great pool and backyard, and tons of fun chotchkies. It belongs to two wonderful adults, Mike and Adele, who are both photographers and Adele is an educator as well. They went to the US to visit their son and his family. They are even interested in swapping again, so I get to come back in a few years, fingers crossed!

We did a lot of things together, even though we didn’t have much time to spend with each other. We traveled to Cape Agulhas (the southern most point of Africa), pet cheetahs at a local vineyard, relaxed at the house, ate ostrich and lamb that my dad deliciously cooked on the braii, shopped in Cape Town, went to the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, and had an incredible meal at an African restaurant. All in all, it was a great visit. It was good to see them and it makes me excited to get home (only a tiny bit though) Thanks again for coming guys, I had a blast!

And of course, as always, here are some photos to enjoy!

This creature is called a rock hyrax. It’s about the size of a chihuahua, but looks more like a cross between a guinea pig and beaver. Pretty weird.

Creepy mannequin

My dad was totally enthralled by the cheetah petting!