Aupair Reunion

Our flight to Johannesburg was very long but at least it took off close to on time (10 am EST) and made it safely there.  Elena wasn't so thrilled about the plane food and after some frustration she said, "Why can't they just serve cheeseburgers?" Jolene met us at the airport and drove us directly to a small peninsula on the Vaal Dam about 2 hours South of Joburg.  Jolene; her husband, Grant; their 18 month old daughter, Daniella; Jolene's father, Vernon; and Vernon's wife, Cathy; made arrangements to stay overnight in a friend of Jolene's home right on the water out in the middle of nowhere.  It was a stunning location, and a beautiful day.  Victoria joined us later in the morning with Michelle, Michelle's boyfriend Niel, and their 20 month old son Guvan.  We were supposed to spend the day with Michelle and her family on Sunday but with our flight delay we weren't able to.  On her way to see us, Tori stopped at a place at which Michelle used to work and got to hold and play with a 2 week old lion cub!!  We spent the day eating great food at a great location and visiting with our two past aupairs and their new families.  For dinner we ate a traditional African Braai, which is a variety of mixed meats on the barbecue, and pap which is similar to corn grits but with a sauce made from cooked tomato, onion, and spices.  For dessert, Cathy made crepes with cinnamon and sugar, yum!  After saying goodbye we all crashed by 9:45 pm and slept right through to 4:30 am when the alarm went off, to get up and out of the house.  Our flight from Joburg to Nelspruit Airport, close to Kruger National Park, was at 9 am and with traffic we had to leave by 5 am.  Thank you again to our wonderful hosts for making our day and evening so special!

Tori and Elena with Guvan and Daniella