Roadtrip! (Part 3)

After too many hours in the car, we finally made it to the coast, the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.  Quick Recap: Over Lucy's fall break we traveled to St. Lucia, which is in the northern part of the South African coast in the fun-to-say province of "KwaZulu Natal." The small town sits just below a large protected area with the Apple-inspired name, "iSimangaliso Wetland Park" (some cool pics), which we learned is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (which means it would be a great place for a Starbucks, I mean for protecting.)


The first day we drove to Cape Vidal, inside the Wetland Park.  The beach has a natural rock wall that calms the tide and makes it perfect for the kiddos.

Bring Your Dad to the Beach Day.

(I'm sure Judy's going to love Ad's hanging binky!  What if we said we had Purell in our beach bag?)

Trump Vidal, now under construction. 
(Please see a sales associate for condo opportunities.  Birth certificate required.)

Construction delay. Noah dumps the water all over himself. 

Godzilla attacks the project.  Back to square one.

We leave the beach to head home for a nap and then dinner.  (Another hard day at the office.)

On the drive back to St Lucia we spot some interesting antelope-like animals (something-"bok") grazing by the road.

Dusk shot at the Ski Boat Club, where we had dinner.  It sits on the estuary-side (fresh water), looking over at the beach (with salt water beyond).

 Noah wonders what all these guys are drinking.  He hopes it comes after the whole milk stage.

Noah likes the slide at the restaurant. 

(Again, SA is big into jungle gyms attached to restaurants.  It's a great idea.)

Up and Adam.  (Our Sally Mann shot of the trip.)

 After breakfast, we headed into the office.  (Shorter commute... a beach right in St Lucia.) 

We played with another family whom we had met at dinner two nights earlier.  (Small town.)
They're also down from Pretoria -- from Germany, husband works for Mercedes SA.

Noah had originally been quite scared of the sand (in  a way Lucy never was).  He came around quickly.

 Fun in the sun.

 I'm gonna get you.

A chase ensues.

Lucy wrote the entire alphabet in the sand.  (Stanford, here we come!)
Yes, she was lathered in sun screen, but we did leave the beach around noon to avoid the strongest rays.

We headed back into town for lunch. The safari crew was famished.  (I promise to wrap the trip up tomorrow.)

xo,

Glenn