12'000 ft

Attempting to describe how getting married felt, would be the same as trying to explain how it felt the first time we went skydiving: intense emotions and time passing way too fast.

Newlyweds welcome welcome mojito. 

On the day of our wedding we were woken at 5.30am by the sunshine happily burning into our room. After 6 months of planning the last thing that we wanted was a rained out ceremony.

Despite our nerves, everything turned out perfect and we could share an incredible day with our friends and family. 

Anticipation.

The skydiving mission that unfolded 2 days after we had recovered from the party was another event that none of us will forget easily. Jumping from 12000 ft gives about 45 seconds of free fall (covering the first 7000 ft) and reaching a top speed of 220km/h before my tandem buddy Jeff pulled the chute. 

Adrenalinized birds-eye-view.

SkyTeam: Simone, Peter, Felix, Tatiana, Cornelia, Tobbe, Genie & Max.

The next day we did a hit-and-run up to Addo to meet up with Simone's family and share their first gaming experiences. We were a bit concerned that our trip to Kruger earlier this year might have lessened Addos charm. Despite the thicker bush, we still managed to get our fare share of incredible animal action. 

If you went to Addo and didn't see Elephants you are probably blind. These were 3 of about 100 that we saw. 

I'm thinking biltong.

Breath mint anyone?

At the end of our first drive we had a spectacular show by a group of Zebra either playing a funny game, or trying to kick the shit out of one another. It wasn't clear exactly which. Just before leaving the park the next day, when we thought that we had seen it all, we took a wrong turn and found Mr. Lion at the side of the road smiling sweetly. 

An empty road promising new adventures...

Cool sandcliff reminding us how much we love biking. 

All in all, Addo did not let us down, but gave us new reasons to come back especially discovering the awesome southern parts of the park where the vegetation and landscape change.

Back in Keurbooms with our friends and family gone, we have been enjoying the last few days in paradise before heading back towards Cape Town.