Loooooong Roadtrip to South Africa

We are back in Macedonia after a long trip to South Africa. Just over 2 months.  It was a time of birthday's and funerals..... happy and sad times.  Seeing family and friends and visiting many towns and cities.  It was great to see everyone and also make some memories with the children. Here is a few pictures of our trip to South Africa.

On our way to South Africa

Celebrating Zane's Birthday


Keep on celebrating his 13th Birthday

Having some fun with a friend

First leg of our roadtrip on our way to Bloemfontein


Having a picnic next to the road

Lovely Aloe's

Meeting up with the cousins



Meeting Grandma and Grandpa for the firs time


All together
Saying Goodbye to Elida - We will miss you

Warming up next to the fire

Joining the cousins at school

Family picture day in Patensie


Visiting Port Elizabeth

With family in Port Elizabeth




Only crazy kids in this freezing water

Jeffrey's Bay and freezing on the beach



Celebrating another birthday with family




a girl with a gun



We love horses




Jac was just fascinated by everything on this farm


Family at Cape St Francis




Some fun on the tractor


Jeffreys Bay....



Meeting the grandparents

Together with some more family

Cape Town with uncle Willem

Playing with their cousins

Finally the long wait to see each other is over

Having some fun in the Spur

Off to school with her cousins

Grandpa time

Grandma time

Oooo the beach!


Making cupcakes for Grandma's Birthday

and eating them


and sharing them


Today is Dad's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Dad


Look at all those shells

Jac's treasure

another family photo

Stellenbosch on a wine farm

Bonding with her Godmother

Big birdsnest





Just beautiful out here

Always time for ice cream 

The 4 cousins eating together



My little heaven... Bargain books warehouse

Saying goodbye to their Godmother

Early and cold breakfast on our way to Sutherland



Some coffee and rusks for the cold weaher

One less for the bucket list






SALT telescope


Enjoying Sutherland



a very long dirt road..... did I say very long.  I meant VERY long

Stopping for coffee and rusks

Another long road of nothing..... and more nothing

I did like these trees on our road of nothing

More nothing....

Stopover in Kathu...


We visited the Moffat Museum in Kuruman



Inside the school house


Visiting the "Oog"  

Mufasa- the giant dog

A long awaited bonfire

OOOO we missed this


Look I found a fluffy carpet

Jac is getting married and the cousins organized the whole event



Visiting our friends and all their animals


Having some tea and cake



Making pots with friends



Driving around on the farm




Playing minecraft with his cousin

He loves to drive with his aunt

Found something she really loves.... 

Saying goodbye to Thabazimbi

Ready for another road trip

Meeting up with friends along the way



And finding Simba the lion


Spending some time in the Wimpy ---- there was wifi

Having fun with friends in Whiteriver


For all those we lost and those still fighting cancer.


The road Jock took

They still amaze me... visiting the Kruger National Park



Visiting Pilgrim's Rest




Looking for gold




Ohrigstad fun





Meeting family


Packing up for our trip back home



Our last goodbye's with friends


On the airport.... just the wrong day...

At the "Ghost Guesthouse"  ha ha...

Last Mc D's for a while


On the plane.....finally.....


Back in Skopje






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