Long drive to beautiful surroundings…

Early morning on the 27^th I walked through to the lounge where Richard (my step-dad) asked if Tyler and I wanted to join him (and my mum) for a drive through some lovely scenery.  I was excited, Tyler was still asleep. So being the wonderful girlfriend I am, so supportive of my boyfriends need for sleep, I set Sam on him. So he woke up with Sam breath in his face, and my only redeeming feature…the tea that was made with love.

Sam and Tyler

At this stage in the story I would like to call out the re-occurring trend of abuse I incurred while waking up during this trip. For whatever reason, my girlfriend feels she can wake me anyway that she feels like as long as there is a cup of tea waiting somewhere for me (I blame my mom for this) … as if the tea makes me waking up with a massive dog panting and drooling in my face better. I might also add that after I calmed from freaking out over waking up to Sam I looked over to see her standing there with her cup of tea and smiling… so not only did she set out to torture me, she stayed to watch. I think next time she stays with me I will torture her and just make sure that I make tea so that I cannot be prosecuted…think it will work?

Little boys with a chicken on our drive

Once we were all set, we hoped in the Yaris (or the Minnie Mouse car as my mom affectionately named it) and headed for the hills. Driving from Kwa-Zulu Natal (the province I’m from) to the Eastern Cape, where we drove through some townships, past the Umtamvuna Gorge and finally we parked the car and walked (or hiked?) to Leopard Beach. It was so beautiful to walk in the river along the beach, toes in the water and sun on my shoulders.

Entering the Wild Coast

Now back to the real story, the hike that we took was absolutely amazing, while I made up stories of rock climbing, sharks, alligators, and hippos I got to experience some of the most beautiful sights. I was really blown away by the landscape, being from Midwestern portion of the US there is a reason they refer to us as the flatlanders. Our terrain is EXTREMELY flat. That was one of the things I was honestly taken aback by in South Africa, the landscape is pretty stunning. Luckily we got some amazing photos from the trip too thanks to Richard so I have lots to share with my friends and family. It’s truly hard to describe what we all saw, and I am sure photos will not do it justice. Then to follow the trip up with an amazing meal (despite the hour and a half wait), and some more South African beer was a fantastic finish to an amazing day.

So cute...

Then we headed to 7^th Heaven for lunch, SA cricket (on TV) and a yummy lunch! Family time is way more special than you realize, it’s only when you are apart you learn to really appreciate the little moments and all the small joys you share together.

Tyler and I (taken by Richard Nagel - http://www.williamtellphotographics.co.za/  )

The day ended with Tyler and I driving to Durban to spend a night with my Dad, braai-ing out with family. This is our last night before the “New adventures of Robyn and Tamara” begin…

(taken by http://www.williamtellphotographics.co.za/ )