Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and bungy jumping!!!

Four of us decided to travel to Knysna, a 5 hour drive from Cape Town, for the weekend and it was so awesome! I can't tell you how beautiful every place I have been in Africa has been and Knysna and Plettenberg Bay were no different! One of the main reasons we went was because the world's highest commercial bungy jump from bridge is 75 km from Knysna and 3 of us wanted to do it....it was sooooo crazy!!! Here's a pic of the bridge....I can't believe, looking back, that I did it! I had already made up my mind that I was doing it, so it wasn't hard to do it and I was glad that I went first!! The official measurement is that it's 216 metre jump! The first free-fall was scary, wild, insane!! Then you rebound back up and free-fall again, I enjoyed this one a little better because I knew the bungy was going to hold, then it feels like you are just hanging there waiting for the guy to come get you and take you back to the top....it was so cool and I'm so glad I did it....here's a pic of me as I left the ledge!

Then we went to Monkeyland and saw a few monkeys, the bungy jump was expensive by South Africa standards, so we decided to not pay for the tour at Monkeyland since there were 3 monkeys just walking around the main complex that you could go to for free!

Then we drove to Plettenberg Bay, had lunch, then headed down to the beach for a little while. It was so beautiful! Such a pretty little town! Here's a pic from the beach....

Then we went to the Knysna Elephant Park and paid to go in a feed the elephants and touch them. We got to have pictures taken with the elephants, so it was very cool! Check it out....

Then finally, we ended the day watching the sunset at The Heads in Knysna. Knysna is located in a bay that is almost completely enclosed by two land masses jutting out that are referred to as "The Heads". Again, it was absolutely beautiful!! Here's a pic of Knysna taken from one side of "The Heads".

Then on Sunday we took the long way back to Cape Town by way of Cape Agulhus, the southernmost point of Africa! We took the opportunity to have our pictures taken by the sign stating it's the southernmost point as well as the point where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet. It was cold and windy on Sunday so we didn't stop long. It took 8 hours to get back to Cape Town and we were quite exhausted! It was a great weekend though!! I can't believe all of God's creation that I have been blessed to witness since I've gotten here to South Africa! If any of you have the means, come on down and visit, you won't be disappointed!!!

Goodbye Canada....We'll Miss You!!

Tuesday, May 1, the three Canadian volunteers, Sarah, Jen and Jodi (in order of pic at left), left to go back home. It was a sad day! We all had such a good time together; it is really difficult when someone leaves! Everything at the house seems so different! I realized I have 2 more years of this process...the coming and going of volunteers, leaving me behind.....it was a sobering thought! Anyway, this is a pic from their last evening in Cape Town..... I think great things are ahead of all three of them!!! Go, Girls!!

Ubuntu House!

Last Monday was a School Holiday here in Cape Town, so three of us volunteers decided to take the opportunity to go to Ubuntu House on our own on Monday. It was so awesome!! It's a house where the family has turned their upstairs level into a safe place for newborn babies that have been given up for adoption to live until their adoptions go through. There were six babies there, which the workers said was an unusually small number, there have been as many as 16 there at a time!! We just assisted the workers by caring for the babies that were crying and feeding them. It was so fun to hold the babies! The baby I held they call "Mr President" because he always has a serious look on his face! I am proud to say I had him smiling several times! We took some pics, but the workers said we couldn't take pics of their faces for privacy reasons, only the backs of their heads. I would like to go there on a more regular basis, but need to work out a set schedule first!