Last Wednesday was a public holiday here, and the day before it, a half day at school, so we took the opportunity to go somewhere interesting. That interesting place was Durban, on the eastern coast of South Africa, in the province of Kwazulu-Natal. While we were there, we got the chance to go on a boat (Mom says it was more like a 10-seater jetski) ride looking for dolphins and sea turtles and fish, snorkel in Ushaka Marine World above sharks, sting rays, and colorful fish, and see a dolphin show.
We also have a R100 voucher each for a snorkel lesson, but the wind was too strong. BUT... that just gives us a reason to go back! The water was SO warm, especially compared to the Pacific, and we spent a couple of hours on Tuesday body-surfing and my siblings spent a few more hours on Wednesday. Apparently, when the water is a rough and choppy as it was, portuguese man-of-wars wash up into the shallows, and several of my siblings were stung. According to them (I didn't go in the water) it feels like several bees are stinging you all in the same place. Below are some pictures of our trip.
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The arch on the Moses Mabhida Stadium
from out on the wa |
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| I didn't realize how much I missed the ocean |
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Jonathon, acting as the goof he is,
behind, a cylindrical fish tank. |
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| On the beach |
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| At the dolphin show |
Last Wednesday was a public holiday here, and the day before it, a half day at school, so we took the opportunity to go somewhere interesting. That interesting place was Durban, on the eastern coast of South Africa, in the province of Kwazulu-Natal. While we were there, we got the chance to go on a boat (Mom says it was more like a 10-seater jetski) ride looking for dolphins and sea turtles and fish, snorkel in Ushaka Marine World above sharks, sting rays, and colorful fish, and see a dolphin show. 
We also have a R100 voucher each for a snorkel lesson, but the wind was too strong. BUT... that just gives us a reason to go back! The water was SO warm, especially compared to the Pacific, and we spent a couple of hours on Tuesday body-surfing and my siblings spent a few more hours on Wednesday. Apparently, when the water is a rough and choppy as it was, portuguese man-of-wars wash up into the shallows, and several of my siblings were stung. According to them (I didn't go in the water) it feels like several bees are stinging you all in the same place. Below are some pictures of our trip.
