We recently had a long weekend off of school, so we decided to head out to the Drakensburg mountains with a new family from the school. We stayed in a little 4-bedroom cottage up against the mountains that was perfect for our family. It had a small lake for boating and canoeing, a playground, trails for hiking, a rock pool, and even three donkeys that lived on the resort as the owner's pets.
During our first full day in Drakensburg, we left the resort and took the kids pony-back riding. The girls absolutely love horses (especially Kaelia) and were pretty excited for this. The both a had a good time, except that when Taelyn was riding, Kaelia and I looked at all of the other horses in the stable, and she decided that she liked the white horse the best because she thought he has Maximus from the movie Tangled. So when it was her turn to ride the pony after Taelyn, she got upset that he was not Maximus because he was brown. Once she got over that, though, she was happy to ride.
The next day, the four of us headed down to the lake to try out the canoes. After about five seconds of sitting in a canoe altogether, it was obvious that a canoe is just a little to wobbly for four people and two of them little kids. So we decided to take a row boat out instead, which was still a little wobbly and the girls had to get used to it. In the beginning, they both held on to the sides like their lived depended on it, but then they relaxed and had a nice time as the ride went on.
Once we finished boating, we tried out the rock pool. It was a beautiful set of little pools made out of rocks, that trickled down to one another, similar to the small pools that waterfalls make. Although man-made, it was really neat and the perfect size for the girls. We thought it was a little chilly to swim, so we didn't come with bathing suits, but the girls didn't care about any of that. They undressed little by little and were eventually in their diaper and underwear, splashing around. Taelyn loved to climb that various rocks while Kaelia spent some time "paddling" to Michigan with some leaves to mimic the rowing that she just learned about in the row boats.
Justin and I also had the opportunity to explore the amazing views from the hiking trails. We ran on various trails each day - one of which ended at a small waterfall. The rest of the weekend was spent hanging out with our friends and their two children, relaxing, and feeding the donkeys. The girls really enjoyed this part. They would grab grass from the ground or carrots from our fridge and take them out to the donkeys several times a day. One time Taelyn curled her fingers in a little too much instead of laying them flat, and a donkey that was blind accidentally took her finger in with his food. I had to grab her finger out of his mouth and calm her down. But afterward, she just laughed the whole thing off and said that she was really silly for sticking her fingers up. Kaelia also loved the donkeys and visited them quite a bit. When I was helping Taelyn get ready for nap time, I turned around and couldn't find Kaelia. I looked outside and saw her with the donkeys, petting them and saying "good night" and "I love you!" It was very sweet.
Check out the slideshow below to see some footage of our trip!
During our first full day in Drakensburg, we left the resort and took the kids pony-back riding. The girls absolutely love horses (especially Kaelia) and were pretty excited for this. The both a had a good time, except that when Taelyn was riding, Kaelia and I looked at all of the other horses in the stable, and she decided that she liked the white horse the best because she thought he has Maximus from the movie Tangled. So when it was her turn to ride the pony after Taelyn, she got upset that he was not Maximus because he was brown. Once she got over that, though, she was happy to ride.
The next day, the four of us headed down to the lake to try out the canoes. After about five seconds of sitting in a canoe altogether, it was obvious that a canoe is just a little to wobbly for four people and two of them little kids. So we decided to take a row boat out instead, which was still a little wobbly and the girls had to get used to it. In the beginning, they both held on to the sides like their lived depended on it, but then they relaxed and had a nice time as the ride went on.
Once we finished boating, we tried out the rock pool. It was a beautiful set of little pools made out of rocks, that trickled down to one another, similar to the small pools that waterfalls make. Although man-made, it was really neat and the perfect size for the girls. We thought it was a little chilly to swim, so we didn't come with bathing suits, but the girls didn't care about any of that. They undressed little by little and were eventually in their diaper and underwear, splashing around. Taelyn loved to climb that various rocks while Kaelia spent some time "paddling" to Michigan with some leaves to mimic the rowing that she just learned about in the row boats.
Justin and I also had the opportunity to explore the amazing views from the hiking trails. We ran on various trails each day - one of which ended at a small waterfall. The rest of the weekend was spent hanging out with our friends and their two children, relaxing, and feeding the donkeys. The girls really enjoyed this part. They would grab grass from the ground or carrots from our fridge and take them out to the donkeys several times a day. One time Taelyn curled her fingers in a little too much instead of laying them flat, and a donkey that was blind accidentally took her finger in with his food. I had to grab her finger out of his mouth and calm her down. But afterward, she just laughed the whole thing off and said that she was really silly for sticking her fingers up. Kaelia also loved the donkeys and visited them quite a bit. When I was helping Taelyn get ready for nap time, I turned around and couldn't find Kaelia. I looked outside and saw her with the donkeys, petting them and saying "good night" and "I love you!" It was very sweet.
Check out the slideshow below to see some footage of our trip!
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