Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Goodbye sunny skies


the last photos from south africa... for a while

desserted beach bliss

buffalo bay in full swing

riding back to knysna

the moment of truth

the evil micheoww

Diego finally warmed up to me when we had to leave


almost tame..

there we go

Simba

scratching in the patch

relaxing in the patch

fun in Simons town with Peter and Cally


poitjie kos

walking up lions head at dawns crack

it was amazing. shannon from england taking a photo

view of signal hill from halfway up lions head

rock climbing up chains to get to the top 
the crowd who managed to wake up

and after the hike, we collapsed on the beach to soak up the sun for a while

Caroline

puppy mayhem! 9 bundles of cuteness



mom and Czechy

puppy in my pocket


and Clare! returned from Brasil still beautiful and happy, just the way it should be.

and.. we're back in Istanbul, waiting to catch our connection to rome. so we said, hey, we are actually in Turkey, why not buy ourselves some Turkish Delight! so we did, and it was delightful.
and.. we are back in rome. oh joy.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Knysna-time when the weather is fine

spending new years in Knysna is a popular thing to do. the weather is almost always fantastic and the water temperature in the lagoon doesn't get below 20! sound like perfect living conditions! Mischief and Ben

on the rocks by the Knysna Heads, what a beautiful day and place to be!

everyone swam! perfect weather for snorkelling and getting a good burn! Glenda stepped on a sole and  very admirably stayed in the water!
what could be better than this?

What can drown in ankle-deep water...

New years! we literally jumped into the new year and plan to hit the ground running

arriving home from our new years festivities and a lantern landed in the garden! for new years in Knysna  a few people set these lanterns afloat and they look beautiful floating above knysna (like the lanterns in the movie 'Tangled). we were actually wondering where they land!

we went for a walk in the forrest around knysna

family photos



this part of the forrest is better preserved than others and there are some huge and beautiful old trees

tamoflaged

its nice to be so close to nature again