Woman's Day

Wednesday was a National Holiday here in South Africa. This year was the 50th anniversary since an influential march in 1956.

As Milja and Matias didn't have school we took a trip North along the West Coast, to a Nature and Game Reserve, Buffelsfontein. It is like a mini safari with 4x4 trails and 2-3 hour-long trips around, looking at the wildlife there - lions, giraffes, hippos etc.

As we arrived, however, Minna became very ill. Us kids stayed outside while she was sick on the toilets. After an hour or two, a doctor was called and in the end we drove 10-20 minutes, with Minna lying down in the boot of the Landrover, to the nearest GP in a nearby town called Darling. It was a lovely little town with bright red dirt roads, open railway tracks and children running around. The doctor diagnosed food poisoning and gave Minna medication.

So in the end we didn't make it further into the reserve than the car park, but as the sun was shining with blue skies, and we were out in the countryside, visiting delightful towns, the day was not ruined. On the way home, we got amazing views of Table Mountain from afar, across the water of Table Bay.

In the evening Milja and I drove to V&A Waterfront, the main shopping centre in down-town Cape Town, and then out to the local shopping centre for pizza. Heikki, Matias and India went to a nearby National Park to have a walk amongst the birds before it got dark.

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Dan | 09:17
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