We went to the ocean on Monday the 13th and enjoyed our morning swimming and collecting shells and then we drove into Addo in the evening to see some wildlife.
Tuesday was Faith's birthday so we went to the Danielle Cheetah Breeding Project and had a great tour. Ola the 5 year old Cheetah was awake and playful and the kids were in their glory! They also had 7 week old lion cubs which we got to pet and hold. As we got in the truck and started it to head to the reptile center as phase 2 of Faith's birthday, the truck stopped running and then wouldn't start again. After several hours of sitting and waiting and a couple trips for the local mechanic to get some tools, it was deemed that we needed a new fuel pump and we got a ride back to our cabin, and were left with no car and very little to eat (we were at a self-catering cabin and had not purchased many groceries yet, oops). So Faith's birthday was a little disappointing, but we enjoyed some yummy peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for dinner, played on the playground near our cabin, and Faith opened presents :)
Wednesday we were still without a car and the owners of the place we were staying allowed us to use their pool for the day, so that was a big blessing for the kids. We managed to get our car back at 3pm, but the bill was so high we had to drive the mechanic to the ATM ( we were thankful to get our car back, just shocked by the price of it!!!). The kids were dissapointed because we couldn't get to the reptiles as the reptile center was closed, but we took Faith out for her birthday dinner a day late and the food and view were wonderful.
Thursday we went to Addo in the morning and saw a ton of elephants (well, maybe it was only about 30) and even got to see 2 lions. We sat by the lions for a long time because they were at a watering hole and it was like watching animal planet. We saw a big bull elephant chase them away from the watering hole and after he left, the lions came back near the watering hole. Then 2 cape buffalo came for a drink and caught sight of them and one of the buffalo ran up to them and began to chase them away into the woodlands. It was amazing to watch the animals interacting. We then took an afternoon break and headed to see the reptiles that Faith had been waiting all week to see. We learned a lot about snakes and held a lot of them too!
Friday we were suppose to check out and head back to Lesotho, but after the car issues and the lost day, we decided to drive to East London, South Africa and stay one more night. We went to a small aquarium and then spent the evening at the ocean jumping in the waves. It was the perfect end to our vacation and we made some great memories with Bryan's parents.
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