SouthAfricaNayAhShing

On thursday of our trip we went for a half a day to ShakaLand. ShakaLand is in the heart of Zulu culture. The Zulu people are one of South Africa's oldest and most prominant tribes. King Shaka is their most famous chief and the area is named after him. ShakaLand is actually a movie set built for the movie ShakaLand which explains King Skaka's life. After the movie was finished they left the movie set up so people could tour it and learn about Zulu culture. While at ShakaLand we learned about Zulu traditional dress, weapons, warfare, food, dancing, how a village is set up, and many other culture things. It was a great experience. The food was very good and we were able to try the homemade traditional beer which was also very good. photos ... read more

Our first adventure on the trip was to take a jeep 4x4 up the Drakensberg Mt. in to the county of Lesotho at the top of the mountains. Drakensberg means dragon and the mountains look like a dragon's back. The Sani pass was used as a trading route long ago and the Sani people who live at the top of the Pass would travel down to trade with the South African tribes. Today the road is used for travel and for people to come down from the mountains to shop, trade, or work. The road is very steep and rocky. Falling rocks happen all time, we drove on the edge of cliffs, and running water and waterfalls run right into and over the road. Today the Sani people live in circle huts made from stone and ... read more

We are alive after our trip up the sani pass! We drove up what had to be the scariest road in the world to the top of a mountain where yes, there was snow! We played in snow in Africa! The Sani people live at the top of this mountain which is in the country of Lesotho. So, we got another stamp on our passports which is cool. They are mostly sheep farmers and are very proud of their way of life. They shared their homemade bread with us which was AMAZING and we heard them sing. (funny thing was they were singing a song that made fun of us) lol. We ate at the highest pub in Africa and then back down we went. I have great pictures and video to share when we get ... read more

Matt and I will be leaving for our trip to Africa on Sept. 13, 2012. We will fly out of Minneapolis, MN and land in Washington D.C. From there we will fly the wonderful 18 hour flight to Africa. We land in Johannesburg, South Africa where we have a 3 hour lay over and then fly into Durban, South Africa, our destination, later friday evening. During our trip we are going to see the beautiful sites, go on safari, and hopefully take a boat trip to see great whites or other sharks. During this trip I will post photos and facts about the country of South Africa. Please message me if you have questions about the trip or anything that I post!... read more