Road Tripping...

Our original plan was a coastal road trip up the East Coast of our lovely South Africa... but the Indonesia kind of got in the way!! (Definitely not complaining) So we decided to keep going with our travel plans by keeping local & closer to home we felt "Why Not?"

So three weeks of basic adjustment & packing a few more bags (luxury of travelling locally), we set off, the four of us on our way road tripping...

The East Coast is my favourite drive, it is so beautiful continuously up the N2, along the Garden Route. 

We had an in car comp of who could take the best Instagram shots & who could get the most likes...great fun I might add. Travelling with two very good travellers, aged 4 & 9, was a good start...they certainly had their moments, but we tend to put the music up..they really did us proud...
Our first stop was George to stay with a wonderful old mutual friend of ours who we haven't seen for ages! It was wonderful to catch up & the kids had a ball... Setting off the next morning, we headed onwards; stopping along the way at Monkey Land & Birds of Eden, in Plettenberg Bay! Both of which were amazing & we were so happy that we stopped. Totally worth it...

By the end of the trip I certainly had my travel ducks very nicely in a row....

Next stop J-Bay where they were setting up for the WSL surf competition & our driver/dad/husband/dude got to have a good surf or two & we got to thoroughly enjoy the beach as the weather was amazing. We spent two nights in self catering accommodation, Sea Shells,  which was clean & comfortable! Our besties (our family peeps, who we dig hanging out with), were waiting in J-Bay for us, so there was company for each of us & therefore no irritating each other...I also got to meet a long lost family member which was pretty incredible for me...

We then headed off to Addo Elephant Park which was great fun, only a little too short, but we got to see; a few Elephants, Zebras, a variety of Buck, loads of Warthogs & some birds of prey too... The kids loved it, especially the boys..they had a ball..

The next day we took a slow drive through the park and got to see quite a lot more, (no lions), but we had a good laugh...

Off to my very happy place, via Port Elizabeth & East London, we headed to Morgan Bay & The Morgan Bay Hotel...oh I do love Morgs...The secret season presented itself with the most fantastic weather, we went on loads of adventures, we relaxed until we could no longer relax & we laughed & laughed & laughed until we could no longer...it was magic & even better to share it with our besties...we barely saw the children who had the best time...

I live at the beach & cannot get enough of it!!!

Feeling incredibly relaxed we said farewell to our besties & headed North through the Transkei towards Kwazulu Natal...The Transkei is so beautiful, but the drivers on the road are suicidal lunatics, we were in awe...the actual roads are fantastic & the views spectacular!
Thankfully our wonderful dad/husband/driver/dude is an exceptional driver who is super cautious so we got through unscathed. 
We arrived in Natal, which is lovely in Winter...although the dryness was a shocker (the storms arrived the day we left), the weather was divine and we got to enjoy some great Durbs experiences...
The hotel offered us days of lying by the pool & enjoying the lovely sun, Umchlanga has multiplied! There is so much building going on, which was quite overwhelming & gave us more reason not to leave the hotel. We enjoyed the beach, the warm sea & a glass of Champagne & Oysters at the Oyster Box, without children (lovely, the peace & the place)

We got to the Durban Beach Front which was the most fun...especially for the kids...

The kids had a ball..

After three weeks it was wonderful to finally get home & face the daily grind...amazing family time & incredible memories...we have decided that our family motto is:

"It's about the experiences & memories" Until the next trip....

Our very relaxed Happy Family!!