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Safari Baby!
Posted by Kristina
We woke up Saturday morning with 3 games of soccer per day, as well as 6 live soccer games under our belts and decided, “Maybe we should do something else.” So we did!
Sunday morning we left for a town called Hluhluwe, and if you don’t know, the “hl” is pronounced like this, “chl”. We had a one night stay at a lodge and planned on doing a safari Monday morning. We arrived around 10:30am at Ubizane Tree Lodge.
Ubizane Tree Lodge
We went through the gate and were greeted by non other than…
Giraffes
Holland vs. Japan – World Cup 2010
Posted by Kristina
After the US vs. Slovenia game ended around 6:30pm, we left for Ballito, because we had a 1:30pm game, Holland vs. Japan! We arrived in Ballito around 1am, this gave us about 7 hours of sleep, until we woke up and prepared for yet another game!
US vs. Slovenia – World Cup 2010
Posted by Kristina
If you’ve already read the blog titled, “Apartheid Museum”, then you know we’re staying in a cold house, but this morning it wasn’t a cold house, I believe, but don’t quote me, but I believe it was close to sub-zero temperatures. Ethel our host, who is a lovely woman, made an amazing breakfast, sausages, bacon, toast, fried eggs, cheeses, and all the accouterma’. YOU COULD SEE OUR BREATH! White we ate, you could see our breath. We were glad to be out and in the sun.
Apartheid Museum
Posted by Kristina
Off we were. Our drive from Ballito to Johannesburg for the US vs. Slovenia game. We left around 8:30 and arrived around 2:30 at our hosts home. She was a wonderful woman, with two amazing German Shepards, some of the biggest I’ve seen. Only one complaint, her house was the coldest home Patrick and I have ever been in. It was about 55 degrees F in the sun, I think it was 50 degrees F in the house. When we arrived, she was wrapped in a comforter and had a space heater next to her. We later told her daughter, who has been our travel agent through this trip, that she needs to buy her mom a heater. She responded, “She doesn’t like to spend the money on electricity.” We changed the fastest we’ve ever changed and took off for the Apartheid Museum.
Germany vs. Australia – World Cup 2010
Posted by Kristina
After the painfully long evening and the painfully long drive, we went straight to see the painfully wonderful beating Germany would give Australia.
The drive from Pretoria to Durban was about 7 hours. We stopped at one of the most fun rest stops I’ve ever been to. Check out the picture below to see why!
Trampoline at Rest Stop
After the trampoline break, we went straight to Durban stadium, Moses Mabhida Stadium. One of the most beautiful stadiums Patrick and I have ever seen. About 500 meters from the ocean, with a sky-tram on top (currently not running for security reasons).