One might think we'd be trying to cram as many things in as we could before we leave but we are continuing on in our preferred rhythm of taking our time and immersing ourselves in a place. It feels to me that the more we cram, the less exercise we get because we end up being in some form of transportation for hours on end. So, what better place to do good hiking and soak up the scenery of the Drakensberg mountains in South Africa. A highlight of this week as we ...

It's hard to describe South Africa. It feels like a country that has multiple personalities; each one aware the other exists yet very separate from one another. As we drove from Cape Town through the Garden Route, into Addo and then up to the Wild Coast we encountered first California-like seaside resorts where the white people play and are separated from the poverty-stricken townships where the black people live in order to work. Past Addo, we experienced the ch...

Oh! - how I love the coast! Wilderness is a bohemian town set above a long, beautiful beach along the Garden Route of South Africa. We settled into our lodge high above the beach then went for a deliciously long walk on the never-ending beach with waves 7-deep cresting in the bay. Searching for something interesting for dinner, we stumbled upon a Friday night market in the town centre with a pathway of booths selling food, some live folk music playing and a hoppi...

All I want to do is STOP! What I mean to say is, on the day-to-day level I just want to stay in one nice place for no less than three nights – one bed, no packing up, a day of taking stock, getting laundry done, repacking and doing whatever else I feel like doing. On the larger level, it means going home – not right away but darned soon. As of April 12, we are 4 weeks away from returning home; every day I make myself focus on enjoying whatever I am do...