Here is a little blast from the past of Max and Abbey when they were little. Hope you enjoy it as much as Becky and I did. If this one works will post more video, including Max opening his hoopball blanket!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Christmas time
For Christmas we acted out the nativity abbey was Mary, Max Joseph, Me several things, and Becky the narrator and angel. The kids really seemed to enjoy it. I am wearing some pygamas I picked up in Abidjan
George and Knysna
For New Years Eve we went to Knysna and George with the Devenish family. It is down on the southern tip of Africa. Below are photes taken from the Knysna bay.
We also went to the beach and stayed in this little dorm on a university campus
Soweto Visit
Our friends Zola and Portia took us around Soweto and Johannesburg for a day. It was one of the best days we have spent in South Africa. We went to Portia's family's house and ate semp, soured sorghum, malamahudu (tripe and intestines) -- Zola's favorite (he says it is so tasty it's naughty). We went to the grave of Walter Sisulu, former ANC leader and anti-aparthied activist, and we went to Sophiatown -- a town with a rich history during Apartheid rule that was completely demolished by the Aparthied government. However, the local police station is still called Sophiatown police station.Max and Abbey also had a blast playing jump rope.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Swaziland
We hit Swaziland on a Sunday and went the the famous Ngwenya glass factory and Swazi candle factory. We took a nice scenic drive through the countryside and saw some kids dancing on the roadside(in the picture below). We got to see the traditional Reed Dance where the Swazi King picks a new wife-he already has 16! There had to be about 10,000 maidens dancing!
Sunny Djibouti
Well back in September I spent 3 and 1/2 weeks in Djibouti. It is a small country sandwiched between Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. Apparently it is the hottest place on earth (hottest average temperature). It is a good thing I didn't know that before I left. The temperature is between 110-125 on any given day and don't forget the humidity which is around 60% or more depending on the day. The nights hover around 90 to 100. The place is a desert and the people are mainly Somali and Afar. All Muslim. The town is nice, but a little run down.
I spent the day at Moucha Island. It is one of several small islands about a 30 minute boat ride from the port in Djibouti city. In the Gulf of Aden and very close to the Red Sea. I didn't see any of the infamous Somali pirate ships though so that's a good thing:) It was a beautiful little island and I have never seen water so clear and blue. You could see all the way down to the bottom. I rented some snorkel gear and just hung around the beach area and saw load of tropical fish, schools of these little zebralooking fish with black and white stripes, and lots of other fish ofvarying colors. Apparently this area is famous for its sea life...who would of known. I also saw a sting ray!
I went into town to the market and an Ethiopian restaurant. the food was the best Ethiopian I have ever had and they had a local band there playing traditional instruments and a guy and a girl who performed 11 traditional Ethiopian dances. It was pretty cool, they had some real fun outfits. BTW at the Ethiopian restaurant when the band wasn't singing guess what was playing in the background....Lionel Ritchie and Francis Cabrel!!!!
The market was insane and it was just getting going. it was Ramadan and Djibouti is a Muslim country so the people were just starting to come out around 5. There was enough people there though and there are these wild buses that don't stop for anyone. I almost got hit a couple of times.
I spent the day at Moucha Island. It is one of several small islands about a 30 minute boat ride from the port in Djibouti city. In the Gulf of Aden and very close to the Red Sea. I didn't see any of the infamous Somali pirate ships though so that's a good thing:) It was a beautiful little island and I have never seen water so clear and blue. You could see all the way down to the bottom. I rented some snorkel gear and just hung around the beach area and saw load of tropical fish, schools of these little zebralooking fish with black and white stripes, and lots of other fish ofvarying colors. Apparently this area is famous for its sea life...who would of known. I also saw a sting ray!
I went into town to the market and an Ethiopian restaurant. the food was the best Ethiopian I have ever had and they had a local band there playing traditional instruments and a guy and a girl who performed 11 traditional Ethiopian dances. It was pretty cool, they had some real fun outfits. BTW at the Ethiopian restaurant when the band wasn't singing guess what was playing in the background....Lionel Ritchie and Francis Cabrel!!!!
The market was insane and it was just getting going. it was Ramadan and Djibouti is a Muslim country so the people were just starting to come out around 5. There was enough people there though and there are these wild buses that don't stop for anyone. I almost got hit a couple of times.
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