Spring Break in South Africa Continued

Hello! I hope you enjoyed some photos from our first week in Johannesburg. It was so great to see our friends and family and enjoy some fun activities around my husband's hometown.

During our second week in South Africa we drove six hours southeast to the Kwa Zulu Natal coast and stayed in Umhlanga Rocks (just north of Durban).  While in Durban we stayed with close family friends at the Breakers Resort and also spent a night in the Hillcrest area while visiting my husband's aunt and uncle.  Spending a week on the Indian Ocean was amazing- I didn't want to come home!

Hope you enjoy the photos!

Sunrise on our early drive down to the coast.

We caught the Sharks vs. Crusaders game 

Chilling on the beach!

Breakfast at our first hotel in Durban, The AHA Hotel 

We explored the nature preserve near the breakers resort.

We found a secluded beach.

We took a short trip to Hillcrest to visit more family. A gorgeous view from their home. 

Relaxing with family before dinner. 

We explored Kloof gorge.

Gareth's aunt and uncle took us to the Nelson Mandela capture site in the Midlands. 

                                   

Our lunch stop in the Midlands. 

We finished our day in the Midlands with a trip to Howick Falls

Enjoying the Falls.

You may not be able to believe this. . .but I have more pics! More to come next week. Our finals days in South Africa!

Spring Break in South Africa

Hello! I've been away far too long- since my most recent post (in November!) I have been up to so much. Here are a few highlights before you read all about my recent African adventure.

November: I turned 30 and had a amazing birthday trip at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
December: My husband's family visited and we spent the holidays together.
January/ February/March: I got to visit DC and Tallahassee for work multiple times.

Now onto our most recent adventure to South Africa...
We spent two weeks visiting family and friends in Johannesburg and Durban and took lots of amazing side trips to Pretoria, Hartbeespoort, and the Midlands. Here are some photos form our first week in South Africa.

Enjoy!

Our first stop in downtown Johannesburg at the SAB Brewery for a tour and tasting

We were lucky to have such great weather 

We stopped for lunch at One Fox Street Market

We also had time to visit Gareth's grandmother and nanny

We drove to Hartbeespoort ant took a cable car to enjoy the view 

The ride up was a little scary! 

View from the top!

On Easter we visited the Union Buildings in the capitol, Pretoria 

We visited the Mandela and Gen.Hertzog monuments 

I will post more soon!