More from Africa

On our second day in Port Elizabeth, we did a drive through game park called Kragga Kamma. We again saw every animal you can imagine.

It was really exciting because we saw a rhino which was one of the animals we wanted to see the day before, but couldn't find.


We also saw beautiful cheetahs.

In fact, one of the cheetahs was used in the Disney movie Dhuma, and really liked people, so we got to go play with him. It was pretty cool. He was just like our housecat, Sylvester, only WAY bigger. He purred and wanted to be rubbed and played with. It was very funny.

Karin and I with "Dhuma"

Later that evening, we had dinner with some of Mom and Dad's friends. Sister Bundy-Palmer prepared a traditional South African meal for us which included some amazingly delicious roasted potatoes and these tiny pumpkin pancakes that were the hit of the evening.

The next day, we left Port Elizabeth and headed down the Garden Route for Knysna. Our first stop was at Jeffries Bay, a local surf spot. I had promised Joe I would stop and take some pictures for him since he had dreamed of surfing J-Bay since he was a 9 year old boy. Kendra and Karin and Abby took off their shoes and went into the water while I gathered some beautiful shells and sand to take home to Joe.

Mom and I at J-Bay.

Our next stop was at Bloukrans Bridge. The highest commercial Bungy Jump in the world.

Karin and Abby decided to go f0r it.

Joyce and I walked out to the jump point with them. That was more than enough adventure for me. It was unbelievable to watch them jump off. They were so brave! (or crazy.)

Karin

Karin

Abby

Abby

After the bungy jump, we drove the rest of the way to Knysna and checked into our condo there. We were all pretty bushed (especially the jumpers), so we cooked dinner and went to bed. The next day was a huge adventure of its own. I'll write about it in another post.