Where is the Time Going?

We're in February already? 5 days in? It's been a whirlwind month! 

We spent New Years in Dullstroom with our friends the Bensons and Abrami's. 

Pictures and blog post of that adventure in progress.

Piper started pre-pre-school, two days a week. I think she enjoys it, but definitely not when I drop her off, she has what Paul termed as the "death grip" around my neck refusing to let go.

Our friends, Kathleen and John, returned from their holiday in Namibia and Cape Town. They stayed at Home Base Africa for two weeks preparing themselves for their attempt on the Drakensburg Traverse. 

We spent a fantastic nine days on our first Plevasidse family South African holiday. We traveled the Garden Route from George to Port Elizabeth, visiting Wilderness National Park, Tsitsikamma National Park, and Addo Elephant National Park.
Those blog posts will be coming up soon!

Kathleen and John, returned to Home Base Africa after their attempt of the Drakensburg Traverse. If you would like to see their blog post on their adventure check it out at Knucklehead Adventures. After staying with us for another week they took off for their next adventure of two months in Malawi doing volunteer veterinary and public health work. 

Right after they left, I got a new consulting job in proposal development and left to go to Tanzania for three days for work. I'll probably be heading back there soon for a few more days, but hopefully not too soon. 

Finally home now, hopefully for a couple of weeks so I can catch up on all the photos and blog posts that are outstanding! 

Zanzibar - Under Water

What can be said about Zanzibar, except….Paradise! We had a wonderful week long holiday with 3 full days of diving and 2 days of snorkeling. You couldn’t get us out of the bright blue water! It was some of the best diving we’ve had so far (particularly the North East Side of the Island off of Mnemba Atoll). Thousands of fish, sting rays, octopus, even dolphins! It was wonderful! It seriously made us both reconsider our jobs in international development and think about becoming dive masters and living off the beach in Zanzibar diving every day!

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Zanzibar – Above Water

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Update from Zanzibar!

It's been a while since I last posted so I just wanted to give a quick update...Paul arrived on the 21st and we spent the following week in Uganda traveling out west to his PC site, Ibanda, doing a day trip in Lake Mburo National Park, and then wrapping up in Kampala spending time with our old Associate Peace Corps Director, Conche, and some old PCV friends.

We've now been in Zanzibar for 2 days and we're loving the island life! We spent yesterday doing 2 dives out on a reef about 30 minutes off of stone town. I have a new underwater casing for our little canon snap and shoot and that kept me very busy during our dives, but you will have to wait for the pictures!

Today we are going out for some touring and snorkeling, and tomorrow we head to the east side of the island for some more diving and beach time.

I'll put up lots of pictures once I'm back in the states the second week of July! Until then...Jambo!