Highlights during our 8 months of travel: The 3 farms where we volunteered – the people, the work we did and to experience farm life
~ Having coffee in a jail cell at the Provost in Grahamstown ~ Camping on the sea at Stormsriver ~ Reading to colored children in Piketberg
Theuns ~ I'll never forget the spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks at the Cape Town Waterfront
~ We saw a lot of fantastic places, but the Knysna Lake really made a big impression on me. [when we drove into Knysna, Maarten's first comment was that he'd like to live there] Highlights during our year-long stay in the Kammanassie Dad
~ I didn't know I could operate a TLB machine – that was awesome! ['oom' Jan let them work with the TLB once on the Kammanassie farm] Some Lessons Learned
Men don’t pack logically You have to be prepared for change – it's an attitude, and a skill. When you start something new, it's exciting and fun, but after a certain time it's not as wonderful any more and can get too much. To notice and appreciate the little things in life is precious
Life is a million little things, not one big thing. Once you realize that, and start living out each day as your own, the journey begins. Our journey is not over, but we hope that this season in our lives will inspire and encourage others. A final THANK YOU to all the readers, we really appreciated your comments! Posted by
AnonymousJune 30, 2016 at 9:07 PMAh! I can't believe it's been two years already!It's been amazing to get to travel along with you and see South Africa's countryside and a bit of the way of life.Your pictures have been stunning all along and the bits of history were really cool for me to learn.That was a really cool point there about the travel lifestyle. It sounds so exciting but really the things that make it exciting also exist in stationary living. It's neat to reflect on all the little things in life...Anyways. Thanks for journaling your travels, I've enjoyed it very much. May the Lord bless you in this new season of your adventures. <3-AlenaReplyDeleteRepliesElna KJuly 1, 2016 at 2:14 PMThank you Alena - I'm glad you followed us and learned a few things in the process; it's nice knowing all sorts of people could enjoy the blog, not just South Africans ;) (and He already is)Blessings xxDeleteReplyJohannekeJune 30, 2016 at 9:32 PMLiewe ElnaBaie geluk met hierdie stunning memoir wat jy bygehou het! Ek het veral julle individuele refleksies oor jul ervaringe baie geniet. Dankie vir julle almal se eerlikheid en deursigtigheid. Julle is vir ons almal n groot inspirasie. Baie seen vir hierdie nuwe hoofstuk...Liefde van ons almal op SoetewaterReplyDeleteRepliesElna KJuly 1, 2016 at 2:16 PMBaie dankie tannie, dis lekker om te hoor dat mense ons reis saam met ons geniet het! Liefde DeleteReplyt.magdeleenJune 30, 2016 at 10:51 PMWow Elna, dit is 'n pragtige blog hierdie wat altyd en altyd in die kuberruim getuienis sal gee van julle ervarings, jou foto's en jou skrywery. Hou aan om 'n 'blog' te hou, al is dit sonder papier en slegs in jou hart... want die lewe is een lang 'blog' waarin ons gereeld terugblaai om sin te maak van wat verby is en uit te figure wat nog kan kom...***Thank you for sharing! ♥♥♥ReplyDeleteRepliesElna KJuly 1, 2016 at 2:19 PMDis absoluut waar. Dankie vir al die kommentaar deur die goeie en beter posts (ek weet nie almal was ewe goed nie, haha), en groot plesier xxDeleteReplyOuma elnaJuly 1, 2016 at 1:38 PMEk moet erken ek is hartseer dat die blog ophou want ek het elkeen geweldig geniet (die fotos en skryfstyl), inspirend (die avonture)en insiggewend (die plekke in ons land)gevind. Jul verdien 'n groot applous! Dankie dat ons dit kon meemaak. Ons hoop jul nuwe tuiste ontwikkel gelukkig.ReplyDeleteRepliesElna KJuly 1, 2016 at 2:22 PMEn ek moet erken, ek het baie keer gesit en deur die 'mental block' gedruk om 'n post klaar te maak, net vir ouma. Dankie vir ouma se getroue kommentaar, en ondersteuning.Liefde xxDeleteReplyLynette DrevinJuly 1, 2016 at 3:06 PMElna en jou hele gesin! Wonderlike herinneringe. Soveel beleef en geleer. Ek het julle reis avonture saam geniet! Baie sterkte en seen in Oudtshoorn. Gaan jul mis in Potch. Maar jul is oppad Kaap toe en dalk kan ons erens daar stop... Groete van die DrevinsReplyDeleteRepliesElna KJuly 2, 2016 at 2:53 PMDankie vir die sterkte en seen tannie, ons waardeer! DeleteReplyJanét KJuly 3, 2016 at 1:15 AMWat 'n ongelooflike reis. Ek het jou inskrywings so baie geniet en soms lekker gelag vir die seuns se kommentaar. Well done aan al 5 van julle! Julle het beslis waagmoed en baie deursettingsvermoë! Trots op julle! Liefde hier uit ('n baie koue) Potch. T Janét. XReplyDeleteRepliesElna KJuly 4, 2016 at 9:22 AMDie seuns se kommentaar het ons net so laat lag haha. Baie dankie! (Oudtshoorn is net so koud, ugh) Liefde. DeleteReplyAdd commentLoad more...