Wednesday the 4th we went to hear the Drakensberg Boys' Choir perform, and it was incredible. It is a boarding school for boys ages 9-15, and they must audition to be accepted. They did a great job singing and playing instruments. We couldn't have cameras inside, but here is a photo of Megan and Chanel outside of the school with some of the boys!
Thursday the 5th we went to Durban all day! It was so much fun! I love the beach!!! I also love great lunches. This food cost a little over $4.
Chad, CJ, and Alex
Micah, Alex, me, and Dave at the Indian Ocean! The waves were awesome and the surfers were fun to watch.
That night we all ate at a revolving restaurant that overlooked the entire city. It is one of 31 revolving restaurants in the world. I have now been to two, including the Space Needle.
A strange sign in the elevator:
Saturday was Alex's birthday, so after I milked Penny, we all went out to dinner. The restaurant lit a bunch of glasses on fire- it was interesting, haha!
Lauren, Kari, Ashlee, Micah, Adam, Stephanie, Me!
Reg, the big man in charge, with CJ and Chad
Sunday was another day of excitement! APU paid for us to go on the Karkloof Canopy Tour, which was a ton of fun. We got to zip line through the trees! We got all suited up and drove to the starting point in a truck that resembled the trucks in Jurassic Park/Indiana Jones. Alex got to sit on the hood, which was strange that they had an actual seat on the hood of the truck. We all sang the Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park theme songs... mixed in with some Zulu songs we learned in class.
The view from our starting point!
We ziplined to a water fall!
Ashleigh, Megan, Alex, and me!
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So... on the longest zipline of the day I accidently started to spin. Somehow in the process of straightening myself out, I got my glove stuck in the pully. Praise God I didn't get my FINGER stuck! Anyway, I came to an abrupt stop and my glove came off. I was dangling several hundred feet in the air trying to get my glove unstuck. I finally got it free, and started to swing back the wrong direction. While I put my gloves back on, one of the guides came and saved me. haha! I have a video that I will put up later...We all survived!
Ashleigh & Kari
It sure looks and sounds like you are making the most of your trip. I'm so jealous of all the sun, but the snow isn't so bad. Can't wait to upload some pics of the alps. Take care
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Katie, your blog is great. I had to say it again! And you look so happy and pretty in all the pictures - I guess you're really having a wonderful time and making the most of it. How much longer are you in South Africa for? Enjoy every minute of it! Hugs Catherine
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