It was the first time we were not at home on Christmas Day. We had a very simple gift exchange around a very small fake Christmas tree in our rented house with gifts we had purchased just the day before in Cape Town. We were able to walk to a Catholic church on Christmas morning and celebrate Christmas Mass and sing carols while wearing sundresses and short sleeves. Later we soaked up some sun on the beach. It was a mixture of tradition and new experiences.
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| Our self-lighted mini Christmas tree |
We had a lovely Christmas dinner at a nice restaurant called Salt. Our table overlooked the ocean and we dined alongside an awesome sunset view.
Usually we are gone about a week on our trips. So to be gone a solid two weeks was special. Europeans generally go "on holiday" for at least two weeks at a time, often longer. Only the Americans feel the need to take fast trips as opposed to the leisurely European way. Even the passport control officer checking us back into England said something about how unusual that we Americans had been away for two whole weeks.
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| Sunset on Christmas Day |
It was also special that Ryan got to travel with us. As he is at University back in the States, he doesn't get to accompany us on many of our trips over on this side of the pond. The days of all four of us taking a vacation together will at some point draw to a close when he starts a career and Lexi starts college. We cherish our time together as a family.
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| Christmas in summer at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town |
The highlight of the trip was the 3-day safari adventure. Again, it was like nothing I had ever experienced or probably ever will again. I'll save the details of that for another posting.
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