Hello everyone, it's been a busy while. Welcome to the readers who've joined us from Qatar, Antigua and Barbuda, Honduras, Bahrain, Ukraine, Japan, Thailand, Poland and Namibia! Happy to have you aboard.
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| Waiting for the chicken bus in the heat of the day. Fronturas, Guatemala. |
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| We managed to fit it all into a taxi from bus terminal to airport in Honduras, San Pedro Sula |
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| Sky and Layla looking out of the plane over New York City |
Traveling with kids at the best of times can be trying. We left Guatemala on a chicken bus, it's arrival was delayed by two hours, not a good start. Catching buses in Central America is a hot sticky job, add 3 kids, 9 suitcases, 5 backpacks and 2 border crossings to the mix and it all just gets bumped up a notch, did I mention the mosquito's. After waiting for 4 hours (the bus routes were blocked due to riots) under a hot tin roof for our second bus, we started dreading the rest of the journey, 2 buses, 5 flights across 5 countries.
As it turned out, our kids were little troopers, nothing like a bit of team work to keep things running smoothly.
We stopped in New York for 4 days to visit family, see the sights and soak in some culture. It was a busy four days, non stop walking, museums, yellow cabbing, landmark sights and metro's. New York cabbies rock, each one has their own story as to how they ended up driving a cab in NY, you just have to ask, they were friendly and helpful...
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| Layla, Rourke and Skyla, excited to experience New York |
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| Yellow Cabs 'for Africa'. Chris had to find one to fit us and our luggage, this is not Honduras where they just tie the trunk closed with bags hanging out, this is America! |
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| New York Pizza! |
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| New York's finest! |
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| Layla feeding the squirrels in Central Park, NY |
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| A friendly ball game in Central Park, NY |
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| Minnie Mouse and Layla in Times Square, NY |
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| Skyla, Layla, Chris, Rourke and Sascha in Times Square, NY |
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| Central Park, New York |
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| Layla, Skyla, Sascha and Rourke infront of the Metropolitan Museum, NY |
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Sky, Layla and Rourke appreciating the Arts in the Met.
Vincent van Gogh's artwork in the background |
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| Rourke hoping to see someone famous |
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| Sky stopping traffic! |
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| New York City view from Central Park |
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| NY street food, shawarma's, YUM! |
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| A little rain never hurt. Sky and Sasch |
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| Layla and Sky looking for a bite of Happiness |
Our journey from Guatemala to time in South Africa has been a balance between joy and despair, everything from time with family, friends and feasts, to funerals and farewells.
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| Paige (my sister), Dianne (my mom), Me and Sky, happy times back in Cape Town |
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| Kids doing school in house with a view over Cape Town |
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| Rourke |
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| Layla going round a bout |
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Sky off long boarding
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| Chris and Sascha |
The first 10 days in Cape Town were spent in the home of a friend who was abroad, the view from here never gets boring, a great introduction back into civilization and a bit of night life in the city. The children and I resumed school in the mornings and started longboarding in the afternoons, while Chris went off to work to check on our business.
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Kaylin, Sascha and Chris about town at the Cosmo Lingerie Show, Cape Sun
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Guatemala to NYC and Capetown. That absolutely has to be culture shock.
ReplyDeleteGlad you guys had a safe trip. Have an uneventful return, also.
It look Easy to be back home, but in fact it's a culture shok every time
ReplyDeleteWish u a safe time home and let me know your futur sailing plans
Wish u all the best
Your friend
Daniel
Absolutely awesome chance meeting with you, Rourke and Layla in Cape Town this weekend. I can honestly say that you have changed the course of my life forever. I have been reading your blogs all day. I've read the Cuban ones twice. Wish you safest travels and hope to see you soon again.
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