Graskop We arrived at the Thabe Tsweni Lodge around 4:00 and it was perfect.Thabe Tsweni means "baboons on rocks"The cost for a two bedroom chalet with full kitchen is 630 rand ($63/night).That's about medium on the price range.It's also only 9km away from Graskop where we can grocery shop, gift shop and eat at a variety of restaurants.We are in the Mpumalanga province of South Arica in the Drakensberg escarpment and Blyde River Canyon area. The area i...

Mission Trip-Heart for Africa in Swaziland October 23rd, 2008 We arrived in Swaziland at the Lugogo Sun hotel outside of Mbabane around 5:30 in the evening.We had been driving for about 5 hours from the beautiful Drakensberg mountains.The arrival in Swaziland didn't come without issues however.About 15 miles before we were to cross into Swaziland, Brent was pulled over by traffic control.He was driving 96 km/h in a 60km/h zone.It's bad enough getting pulled ov...

Knysna Week 3 & 4(Author:Brent) The start of our third week began with a visit to Sunday church.We decided to try a new location, not necessarily because we didn't like the Island church we attended the previous week, but because we all slept in a little late to make the 9 o'clock service.The Vineyard Church of Knysna, which by the way we would recommend to anyone visiting the area, started at 9:30 am.This happened to be one of our few remaining nice days an...

Knysna Week 2 Domestic life/School Life has been pretty domestic lately.As you can see from the photos, we are integrating chores into their school work.Again, not sure if that's on the TAKS, but it should be in every child's skill set.School is getting a little easier and we have learned a lot about what doesn't work.It pretty much boils down to how organized mom and dad are each week.We have a heightened respect for teachers and home school parents. Church ...

Knysna, SASunday, September 21(Author - Susan) We packed again, hopped in our car and said goodbye to Fish Hoek.We started heading east along the Garden Route to the town of Knysna.Brent had worked out the lodging through his colleague Diana Thomas, who we are forever indebted to. Diana is from South Africa and hooked Brent up with someone in Knysna.I realized as we were driving to Knysna, Brent and the gentlemen he had been communicating with, had made these ar...