South Africa

Here are some of the best pictures that Jessica took. She really likes flowers, as I’m sure you will notice.  

Our final day in the Drakensberg dawned amazingly clear and we were up at 5:30 preparing to leave. We had tried to do one of the most popular hikes in the park since we arrived, but were foiled each day by the weather. The views from the top of the Sentinel Rock were supposed to … Continue reading »

Even though the weather was not the best, Jessica and I decided to attempt a long hike on Friday. The start of the hike was literally just outside our front door! We got an early start and hoped that the fog would lift by mid-morning. We couldn’t see much early on in our hike since … Continue reading »

Here’s a link to my best of Drakensberg photos. I’ll post some more once I go through Jessica’s. https://plus.google.com/photos/115644650404072729236/albums/5937213094942032657?authkey=CKWx5OP1_8XHFA  

Here’s a link to pictures from Sunday. Prepare yourself for cute overload! https://plus.google.com/photos/115644650404072729236/albums/5893310259204268161?authkey=CJCxx8yRztfI0AE

On Sunday, Jessica and I decided to do a day trip to an area about 45 minutes west of Johannesburg. We had an ambitious plan to go to the Rhino and Lion Park, see the Cradle of Humankind museum and go on a nice hike. We got an early start, meeting at 8 am, and … Continue reading »

Now that Jacob explained how to export pictures making them a smaller file size, I can add some more. These are for you, Kris! (kudu)   (hiding zebra) (the only giraffe I’ve seen so far)