Take off
August 31, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
As if a two hour delay didn’t slow the start enough, Eden thought he forgot his wallet at home, and sent Sarah back to get it. A deeper look through his bag showed that the wallet was packed, soRead more
Johannesburg
September 1, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After a long flight and lengthy delays, we finally got to Johannesburg. What felt like an age at baggage collection, we got a shuttle to the hotel where the objective was to get the kids to bed asRead more
Hoedspruit
September 1, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
We arrived at our private sanctuary after our hour long flight from Johannesburg. As with all small airports and planes, we weren’t sure if our prams were going to make it through, or if our cotRead more
Drakensig
September 2, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Whilst Eden and John got up early for a quick 9 holes of golf, Leah and Cyndy took it a little slower with some breakfast, drinks, and a chilly dip in the pool.
Lunch time saw us back at the reserveRead more
Kruger National Park
September 3, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
It was an early start to leave our reserve at 5:45am to get to Kruger National Park early. The day was supposed to reach 40°, so getting out early to see the animals was paramount. We packed someRead more
Ku Sungula
September 4, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Another early rise to get a morning safari in for us on our last day. The weather was changed again, with a cold and windy day following our 40° day before.
This safari was one to remember - withRead more
Cape Town
September 5, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Another early start saw the boys take to the golf course at Milnerton. It was an absolutely stunning course with pristine groomed fairways, well cut and consistent greens, and spectacular views outRead more
Bible Camp
September 6, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
It was time for Bible Camp for the under-10s today, with some more activities, songs and dancing, arts and crafts and a few presentations. The children loved the opportunity to meet some of Emily’sRead more
Hopefield
September 7, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This morning was up early to get out to Hopefield! Some late night shopping the night before at Woolworths (which is actually a high end department store here!) meant we had breakfast and lunch sortedRead more
Camps Bay
September 8, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A quieter day today to give the kids and family a bit of a chance to catch up on some sleep and cleaning. After a slow morning, we headed out to Truth Coffee Roasting - named Worlds Best Coffee ShopRead more
Cape of Good Hope
September 9, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Up and at ‘em a little later than we would have liked, but nonetheless we were on our way for the days adventures. Our first stop was to Boulders Beach where the African Penguin colony resided. WeRead more
Mojo Markets
September 10, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
A drizzly and foggy morning meant we had the morning to catch up on some sleep and have a slower start to the day. With the kids left with the grandparents, we went out to Sea Point for a walk around.Read more
Signal Hill
September 11, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
This morning we woke up to a cloudy and overcast day with fog and the occasional drop of rain. It was a slow start to the day, so we went out to Camps Bay for a walk up and down the beach, and stoppedRead more
Stellenbosch
September 12, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today it was time to check out of our amazing accomodation in Milnerton and head across to the wine capital of South Africa - Stellenbosch.
Fun facts: South Africa is the world’s 8th largest wineRead more
Stellenbosch
September 13, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Our first day in Stellenbosch and we were out to make the most of it. We headed off to a Saturday market called Root44 for coffee and breakfast. It was an awesome little market with heaps of food andRead more
Babylonstoren
September 14, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This morning we went out to the old Cape Dutch farmstead of Babylonstoren which was founded in 1692. The farm is massive and needed far more time than what we allocated to it. The buildings kept theirRead more
Plettenberg Bay
September 15, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We were sad to leave Stellenbosch and all its beautiful wineries and vineyards. The Dutch buildings and scenic roads just made it such a delight, but it was onwards to Plattenberg Bay.
We had a longRead more
Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary
September 16, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We had our first proper rainy day in South Africa. The wind and rain made golf in the morning a bit of a mission! Lots of standing water and ducks added some extra hazards, so it was eventful butRead more
Robberg Nature Reserve
September 17, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
The weather broke and the sun was out today, so we made the most of it by heading out to Robberg for a hike around the island. It was a stunning bit of coastline with all sorts of terrain to hike. TheRead more
Goose Valley
September 18, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
The morning started with our final round of Golf for the trip at the Gary Player designed Goose Valley golf course. It was definitely the most challenging of the courses we played on, but withRead more
Oudtshoorn
September 19, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Today it was up early to get our drive on the way as we headed from Plettenberg Bay back to Oudtshoorn. We popped into our favourite cafe 11 on the way to get our coffee and muffin combo before makingRead more
Meerkats
September 20, 2025 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Leah and the family were up before the sun to get the best seats today to see the meerkats in their habitat. We watched the sunrise, drinking coffees and teas before getting broken off into twoRead more
Zimbabwe
September 21, 2025 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Another early morning, another buffet breakfast and a flight to catch.
With the bags packed the night before, we were packing in a buffet breakfast to head to the airport for our flight to VictoriaRead more
Devil’s Pool
September 22, 2025 in Zambia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Pa and Cece were left to watch the kids as we left early with Emily and Amos to take on the Devil’s Pool. Our pick up shuttle was early as we headed across the Victoria Falls bridge and across theRead more
Victoria Falls
September 22, 2025 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
We saw Victoria Falls by water, and this afternoon it would be by land and air. We caught a taxi to the markets outside where the National park is for Victoria Falls. The walk was nice, listening toRead more



































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































