Tuesday, April 13, 2010

life is GOOOD.



so last week we went on safari and stayed in a zulu tribe, both were SO MUCH FUN :) i was unable to blog about it till now because as much fun as the zulu tribe was, a lot of us got sick :( and then we left for our road trip on the "Garden Route" down to Capetown.

the safari was so much fun seeing all of the animals in the wild, we saw:
-giraffes
-zebra
-elephants
-nyala
-impala
-hippo
-cheetah (SO CLOSE-it was insane!)
-possible leopard in a tree (it was far, but we think it was!)
-rhino
-african buffalo
-tortuise
-dung beetle (they were HUGE)
-genet cat (it was IN our camp after our braai - a bbq)
--and i think that is it :) it was a lot of fun driving around in the open air vehicles and just being in the wild with fun people!!

after we left the safari we went to the zulu tribe experience, where we stayed in mud huts, learned about their culture, saw them perform their dance moves while learning a few ourselves, walked around with the medicine man to learn about the plants he uses and took a walk to a hut where women were making beaded jewelry. it was relaxing and beautiful! the view from our hut was gorgeous and the stars at night were breathtaking!

being sick kind of put a damper on the experience once we got back, but overall it was a lot of fun!

we started our road trip on sunday and i mostly slept for the first 2 days till i got better, and then today was the day for BUNGY JUMPING!!!!!! which was unreal. that is the only word to describe it, it was 216 meters (which is about 648 feet) from the top of the bridge. the free fall was the most insane feeling and it was the most fun also!! i LOVED it and was petrified by it!

we are arriving in Capetown on thursday and the place we are staying at tonight is adorable and beautiful! :) were going to see ostriches tomorrow and to explore caves! cant believe its already almost time to be in Capetown, it was hard to say bye to AE in Pietermaritzburg, but I am getting really excited for the homestays and all that we get to do in Capetown!

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