Q-Blog

Few people have the opportunity of celebrating the New Year in the middle of the ocean. My sister did as she flew from Phoenix, Arizona to meet me in South Africa. What a great way to welcome 2006. She arrived January 1, and as if I hadn’t had enough adventure…

It was a genuine and good time we spent together. I don’t think my sister and I have ever spent two weeks together and I had a great time. My goal was to get her so traveled, tired, to introduce her to so many peoples, and places that the only way she could verify if it was all real would be to come back and visit again. I think it worked…

Our first week was a little uneventful. Knysna weather is usually predictably pleasant—a rainy day is typical but we had this mist that stuck for 3 days…It didn’t detour us from some events, it just was a little soggy. We walked beaches, hiked to view points, drove everywhere, and rode some ostriches…Yep, you got that right, she’s has to come and see if it was really that crazy…The fun stuff: Zip Line Tours through native forest, a horseback ride through a game reserve (seeing a lion want to eat your horse), ostrich riding, hiking Robbe Berg Island…and the list goes on…

My sister is officially a best friend. She is a great lady with a unique sense of humor and solid character. It was good to have her approval on my community, my church, my job, my friends, and my driving. Okay, she didn’t approve of my driving…

Our trip ended in Stellenbosch with a tour of some of the best wineries South Africa has to offer. We also had the chance to view Cape Town from Table Mountain in some unprecedented calm weather. Every place we went seemed to be coordinated behind the scenes so that we had the fullest experience possible…Even Green Market Street Square (the shopping adventure) seemed to be scripted...

I’m proud to say that my life is more exciting than television…that’s a big step in the right direction for me.

My sister left and I still miss her. I’m planning and picking out places to show her the next time she’s here. She’s coming back in six months....

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