Today is the first day of our Spring Break! We woke up and were ready to go in the van by 7:30am! Our van driver was Jerry and he was such a happy man so early in the morning! We all piled into the van and got ready for a long drive to Cape Town. I sat in the back corner (my favorite seat) with Brenna and Katherine! Last night I made chocolate muffins for everyone to have on the drive, so at our first stop at the Storm’s River, I brought the muffins out and we all had a treat! At one of the gift shops at Storm’s River I bought these fruit squares that were bits of fruit smashed thinly and cut into squares, they were fruit snacks, but made from actually fruit! We all ended up buying some of those for the drive. During the fifteen hour drive (flashbacks of the drive to Michigan with 13 people in a motor home…this time it was 14 people in a Kombi!) I slept and read the Sleeping Beauty Proposal (note to all of my cousins who love to read—this is such a good book and a must read!). We stopped in Knysna for lunch at a small café and I ordered a toasted chicken sandwich, and of course lunch took longer than planned and we were behind on schedule! We made it to Albertina a little late but we were still able to have a tour of the Aloe Ferox factory. We sampled different aloe lotions and products, as well as tasting aloe tea and juice which had a citrus-like flavor. I bought a few of the products because the lotion made your hands so smooth! On the drive in the afternoon everyone fell asleep except for Laura and me in the backseat. We started listening to Build Me Up Buttercup and we were singing and dancing very quietly, we then decided that it would be fun to make a music video of us singing and then video everyone sleeping…so I pulled out my camera and filmed us singing then panning over everyone fast asleep with their mouths hanging open, then back to us dancing and singing again! When we watched the video we could not stop laughing, it was the belly laughs that give your abs a workout and soon enough everyone woke up and were wondering what was going on. They watched the video and soon everyone was cracking up about how funny everyone looked and how oblivious they were to us in the back! After driving for what felt like days, we stopped at a random hole in the wall restaurant and had dinner, then made our way to Cape Town at 10:30pm! As we were driving through the city it felt just like Minneapolis, the tall buildings, the way the streets were arranged, and small parks scattered in neighborhoods. It was a strange feeling to see places that look familiar but are located in a city halfway around the world. We arrived at Dale Court, our hotel and were settled into our suits complete with two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, and living room. Carrie and I shared a room with two beds pushed together, so we were nice and close at night and Katherine and Ashley took the other room.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
September 21, 2007
Today is the first day of our Spring Break! We woke up and were ready to go in the van by 7:30am! Our van driver was Jerry and he was such a happy man so early in the morning! We all piled into the van and got ready for a long drive to Cape Town. I sat in the back corner (my favorite seat) with Brenna and Katherine! Last night I made chocolate muffins for everyone to have on the drive, so at our first stop at the Storm’s River, I brought the muffins out and we all had a treat! At one of the gift shops at Storm’s River I bought these fruit squares that were bits of fruit smashed thinly and cut into squares, they were fruit snacks, but made from actually fruit! We all ended up buying some of those for the drive. During the fifteen hour drive (flashbacks of the drive to Michigan with 13 people in a motor home…this time it was 14 people in a Kombi!) I slept and read the Sleeping Beauty Proposal (note to all of my cousins who love to read—this is such a good book and a must read!). We stopped in Knysna for lunch at a small café and I ordered a toasted chicken sandwich, and of course lunch took longer than planned and we were behind on schedule! We made it to Albertina a little late but we were still able to have a tour of the Aloe Ferox factory. We sampled different aloe lotions and products, as well as tasting aloe tea and juice which had a citrus-like flavor. I bought a few of the products because the lotion made your hands so smooth! On the drive in the afternoon everyone fell asleep except for Laura and me in the backseat. We started listening to Build Me Up Buttercup and we were singing and dancing very quietly, we then decided that it would be fun to make a music video of us singing and then video everyone sleeping…so I pulled out my camera and filmed us singing then panning over everyone fast asleep with their mouths hanging open, then back to us dancing and singing again! When we watched the video we could not stop laughing, it was the belly laughs that give your abs a workout and soon enough everyone woke up and were wondering what was going on. They watched the video and soon everyone was cracking up about how funny everyone looked and how oblivious they were to us in the back! After driving for what felt like days, we stopped at a random hole in the wall restaurant and had dinner, then made our way to Cape Town at 10:30pm! As we were driving through the city it felt just like Minneapolis, the tall buildings, the way the streets were arranged, and small parks scattered in neighborhoods. It was a strange feeling to see places that look familiar but are located in a city halfway around the world. We arrived at Dale Court, our hotel and were settled into our suits complete with two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, and living room. Carrie and I shared a room with two beds pushed together, so we were nice and close at night and Katherine and Ashley took the other room.
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