Letter to Immanuel #55 Our Family Trip to Durban
Hi Imm!!We went to Durban last week and it was a nice trip for all of us, including ma-ma and gong-gong. This was all of us going for our Safari ride - one of the highlights. This game reserve was huge and had hundreds of buffalos, elephants... basically the Big 5 - Lions, elephants, buffalos, rhinos and leopards. But it was a bit hard to spot than other reserves as the area is so big! Nonetheless, we enjoyed the scenery and the wind. What was different this time was that the ride was from 5 pm to 8 pm.. thus the driver had to use a torch to shine into the dark while driving.
We took the sky car up on the second day to see the city area of Durban from the top. Nice view!
You at the Ushaka Seaworld... the theme was really nice. It reminded me of a shipwreck as they will put things like treasure chests, parts of a ship etc.
You and Ko really like the coarse sand at Ushaka Beach. This beach has mussels. You would pick up different parts of the shells and try to bury them in the sand.
The lighthouse at the beach.
A picture of you at the bed in the Safari, refusing to wake up! You are always grumpy when you are awake and it will take some time for you to truly wake up... hehe... you would whine like crazy and even more so when ma-ma is around...
When we were at the Safari, I guess the happiest moment was the break time.. when there were no other drinks except water, beer and coke... so we let both of you had one each and it was heaven! :) Just look at your happy faces....
We went to St Lucia, a hippo town! Mummy had never seen so many hippos before! But half way through the trip, you fell asleep and the tour guide, Kelly had to support you.. hehe... the rest of us were all busy taking photos!
This was the beach near St Lucia, right beside is the second tallest St Dunes in the world and beside River Nile. Your footprints!
We also went to the cheese farm where we get to milk goats! You were happy milking as you could see the milk coming out.... Mummy also totally enjoyed herself... except Daddy who could not squeeze the milk out properly, hehe.... You also pretended to be the goat after that.
There was a dog there and both you and Ko loved playing with it.
There was also a jungle gym with a trampoline to jump on! Great way to spend your energy! However, it was super hot....
The last place we went to was Zulu village. It was nice to learn about their tradition and it was indeed an eyeopener.
Daddy also danced with them!
Well... you saw a bug there and actually put on your hand. This bug would pretend to be dead when you touch it but you kept provoking it until it had to squirm and you knew it was alive!
You and Ko trying to squueze on the little wooden thing to take a photo. You kinda squeeze ko off and both of you tumbled to the ground.................. and we had to put both of you on the "stool" again. Kids....
A photo with Daddy's colleagues in Durban!
Hope you enjoyed as much as we did Imm! It was a nice family trip surrounded with lots of nature. Mummy hopes you will explore more when you grow up and we will continue to hunt for nature places to enjoy nice family time together. :) On the negative side, you came back with a bad cough though due to too much sweet stuff on the bus rides beside mama... which made mummy caned you for.
