Monday wasn't a very productive day but since we're on leave it was good to just chill out. We hired a car on Tuesday so we could go and body board but the weather wasn't looking promising so we ended up going to Sedgefield beach and had a walk/climb on the rocks before the rain started. I'm quite glad it did rain though as now the water tank outside the ghetto is full again so I can get my washing done! The next day the weather was much better so we headed to Buffalo Bay. The water was a nice temperature (unlike last time we went there - it was freezing!) and the waves were also pretty big making it perfect body boarding conditions. Me and Talitha have bodyboarding mastered now that we know what we're doing! After swimming, having lunch and doing more bodyboarding we ended up leaving just after 6pm - a day well spent.
Thursday was my favourite day this week. We drove along the road to Wilderness to do some canyoning! Our guide was called Greg and we found out that he actually worked for Outward Bound back in 2001 - 2004, so it was really cool to talk to him about his time at OB SA and hear the stories he had to tell and share some of our own. The actual canyoning was amazing too! While walking down to the river through the forest Greg was telling us all about the plants and animals that lived here and he pointed out signs that showed a leopard lived in the area. To get into the river we did a 30 meter abseil which was really cool before swimming/walking upstream to the jumping spots. It was such a good day!
Friday we went for a day trip to Mossel Bay and then Victoria Bay on the way back before having dinner in Wilderness. We were having dinner at a restaurant which had live music and Talitha lost a bet so she ended up going up on the stage and doing a bit of singing! Saturday we went to the market and had breakfast there (Talitha even met some of her fans from the restaurant while waiting in line for crepes) and then went to Jacobs (he's a freelance instructor for OB who we met the week we did first aid training) house for a braai and board games. Unfortunately I didn't end up eating the braai as I decided to bring back up what I had eaten for breakfast/lunch earlier. I'm blaming the food I ate at the market. But hey, I did win at anti-monopoly! Today hasn't been busy, mainly sleeping and playing cards but it's back to work tomorrow!
The photos I have from this week are from canyoning, Vic Bay, a photo of all the freckles I gained at Buffalo Bay and Scott's hair after some kids hair sprayed it for charity!
Enjoy the photos,
Rachel :)
Dear Rachel ,another exciting blog , and yet another new skill to add to your CV!!The pictures tell their own story, they all look fantastic. Love and hugs from Granny xx
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