Who wants to join the circus?

I think Basti wants to joins the circus, but then again, that makes sense, as he's my child and when I was little I wanted to join the circus too.  I used to dream about joining a circus, like some children in the books I read were doing.  Okay, Basti does not want to join the circus, but he certainly enjoyed trying out his balancing skills on this tightrope, and later, tried some more balancing on the stilts.

(post by Terry)

The huge slide at the Gonubie Agricultural Show in East London

That's a pretty big slide.  I wonder how fast the kids would slide down if they poured some water and soap onto this slide?  Wheeeeeeeee!  That's Basti at the bottom of the slide, having just climbed up those steps to the right of the slide.  He said there was one step that was a little faulty and one could see down to the ground.  Hm, this slide is not for me, and definitely not for Tony.  Too high!

A picture of the swings at the Gonubie Show, and a picture of the bubble balls one climbs inside

Walking on stilts at the Gonubie Agricultural Show

Tony on stilts at the Gonubie show!

Not fair - he could walk, hop, and even just stand there balancing perfectly!

With some practice on stilts, Basti might one day manage to walk on stilts, and balance on stilts, as well as Tony does.

Read about our trip to the Gonubie Agricultural Show in East London.

Being inside a big plastic bubble ball at the Gonubie Agricultural Show

Basti had loads of fun in these huge big plastic bubble balls.  The fun see-through plastic balls were just one of the many attractions for children at the recent Gonubie Agricultural Show in East London - some adults enjoyed the rides too! 

Two more photos and the whole story of our visit to the Gonubie Agricultural Show.

Walking dogs in East London 365 days a year

This is Khatu and Isha and they're very fit, healthy, and happy dogs.  Their 70 year old East London owner, Dave, is fit too.  The three of them walk about 3 km 365 days a year!  Walking dogs is not just for the dogs!  And to stick to walking dogs 365 days a year is a remarkable achievement indeed.  Well done Dave, Khatu and Isha!

Powerful ocean near Nahoon Reef in East London

 

The first and last photos of these 6 photos above had us flying backwards to avoid being splashed.  These photos were taken today (Friday 23 April) down on the beach near Footprints Cafe in Nahoon.  We were there to meet a client, and had some time to kill before she arrived.  The ocean was rough and beautifully alive and we couldn't resist strolling down to the water's edge for a few photos of the waves spashing over the rocks.  This was in the morning and the tide was high.  Later in the day we were in the Kwelera area of the East Coast Resorts area, when it was low tide, and the sea still looked just as rough, with huge and powerful swells approaching Yellowsands and Kwelera River mouth.  The sea is terribly powerful, and although it's exciting to watch the ocean and the waves when it's rough like this, it's a little scary too.

Get a canoe and go canoeing in East London

This lone canoe at Areena, near East London, is just waiting for somebody to hop into it, and go canoeing up or down the river.  If you're not actually racing in a canoe, canoeing is not that strenuous, and can be quite relaxing.  Get a canoe and some oars, or borrow a canoe, or hire a canoe at a holiday resort like Areena, and have some family fun on a river - perhaps on a relaxing, lazy Sunday afternoon in East London.