Today in South Africa...

Fairy Glen Safari

Today in South Africa we woke up at the crack of dawn. We had a safari scheduled at Fairy Glen this morning and although waking up at 5 was not ideal, the scenic route alone made it all worth it. We drove through endless mountains with the most beautiful sunrise peeking through. I would upload pics to prove it, but they don't do it justice. you'll just have to take my word for it! :)  

We started breakfast at the reservation. It was a beautiful cottage with fresh sausage, eggs, fruit, and coffee. truly divine!

The elephants were by far my favorite! much more docile than the lions and buffalo, but still very destructive.

Nursing in the wild. I love it!

The whole group before we left for our excursion!

Our rides for the safari. I'm not going to lie, I was a little terrified when I saw how open these vehicles were. but in the end , I genuinely appreciated and will forever treasure this one in a lifetime experience!

 

Today in South Africa...

Cape Town



Today in South Africa we ventured out into the city of cape town. Just from a single days adventure I can safely say that I might just be in love with this little place. The scenic view behind me is enough for one to swoon, but the town itself is just a fun little metropolitan area full of beauty, creativity, and history! The history part of this town is something I hope to learn more of as the week progresses, but below are a couple pictures that capture all of those three things...

a normal breakfast for those staying in once in cape town:) 

I love Muesli!

some of the group at breakfast

waterfront at capetown. It may not have been sunny, but true beauty doenst need sunlight 24/7 to highlight its features. I mean look at the view!

We stopped in at the market at Victoria and Albert Waterfront. I didn't even make it past the first booth before I started ordering food. haha. seriously, this was the second booth that was in the market. they were fruit smoothies with fresh mint leaves and local yoghurt. mmm...divine!

this was like the 13th booth. Me and my food buddy Rachel shared this delicious Hungarian flatbread pizza. We ordered the variety which came with arugula, salmon, beef, chicken, and veggie!:) All made fresh in front of us:)

My food buddy!

Cape town Candy! They had some awesome candied  cashews

This pizza was the bomb! the crust was made out of butternut squash and seeds. It was then slathered with tomato paste, arugula, avocado, and some other sauce that I could not figure out. But dang it was delicious.

Shopping center at VA waterfront.

Entering the Castle of Good Hope

Gorgeous view from the castle of Table Mountain

Table Mountain

The City of Cape town...according to my camera lens:)

South Africa: day 1

Today is the day! I leave for South Africa for my 2 week study abroad nutrition program. While every bone in my body is thriled about this little adventure, I still dreaded the moment where I had to say bye to cal and rob. It was not an easy thing to do. I was a mess! I truly admire  parents that can keep it in, because that is just something I'm not good at. So yeah, I'm bawling my eyes out before embarking on an adventure of a lifetime while my two year consoles me and tells me everything is gonn be ok. Haha! Thanks Rob. When you got so big is still a mystery for me. See you in two weeks! 

Some pics

One moment I'm eating dinner while watching the sunset then a few hours later... 

Breakfast and daylight!