The past weekend the staff at Thrive Africa was treated to a relaxing trip to the town of Balito located on the western tip of South Africa. We stayed right on the beach and had a pretty amazing view of the Indian Ocean (see below). So how was the beach? Well, there were tons of rocks to climb on, which is always fun. As for the swimming, with all the rocks we could only swim in a confined area desingnated by the lifeguard. Think of the wave machine at a water park and you’ll have a pretty good idea of what it was like. FYI, the Indian Ocean is about the same temperature as the beaches in Florida.

No thanks, I’m from Florida
Loving in Florida all my life I have been sunburned more times than I can remember. So as the sun block was passed around of course being a guy I passed. I’ve always hated putting that nasty stuff on my body. Well, I can now say I’ve been sunburned in South Africa and let me tell you it isn’t the same. First, it didn’t even feel that hot. Second, I was out there for a maximum of two hours. Needles to say, I caught up on some TV the next day…and the day after.

We were also treated to a production called “African Footprints”. Think of mix between Stomp and the Lion King. It started off a bit awkward when a half naked man started dance right next to me, but eventually he went away. Another great thing we did was go to the movies. You must first understand that I love going to the movies and the closest movie theater to me is normally about 2 hours away, so it was a treat when we went. We saw the movie “Hitch” by the way.

Through seeing a new ocean, getting a bad sunburn, watching a movie on the big screen and also watching a nearly naked man dancing next to me it was a great weekend of fun times and relaxation in a beautiful place.

1. Anonymous said...

    

   Hey now! You should put some kind of warning up before you post that picture. I was scared to scroll down!

2. Anonymous said...

    

   You’ve caused me to stumble