Our latest outing was to an ostrich farm just west of here. Road trips, even short ones, in South Africa are always interesting. On the way we encountered really slow traffic due to major construction projects they were doing...
We Don’t Need No Education (Another Brick in the Wall)
It’s been awhile since we updated you on our homeschool. Maybe you wonder how we have time for any book work with all the adventures with penguins and hippos and road trips around South Africa. Well, you’d be surprised how...
Cape Agulhas – Southern Tip of Africa
We have less than a month left in South Africa. We’re leaving in mid April for Holland, but we managed to arrange the airline tickets for a week-long layover in Dubai for no extra cost. So first Dubai, then...
Soft Kitty Warm Kitty
Anyone who watches Big Bang Theory will get the reference noted in the title of this post. Anyone who doesn’t watch Big Bang Theory should really watch Big Bang Theory. The other day we went to a Cheetah Outreach...
Cape Doctor
Perhaps you read the title of this post and thought “Oh no! Who is sick? Who got injured?” I’m happy to report that all Shermans are healthy and uninjured. However, we are watching with great amusement (read: borderline annoyance)...
Hot Penguins
Some of our most memorable experiences on this journey have been when we got up close and personal with animals. We snuggled the sloths in Panama (three separate visits), we swam with whale sharks and turtles in Mexico, we loved the...
Out of Office
It’s been a little quiet over here at LJT headquarters. It wasn’t intentional but turns out we really just needed a break. Even Worldschoolers, with all the many adventures, need a vacation. We didn’t get to go to our...
Bad Travel Day
I know I have said this before, but this time it’s true: you’re going to want to get a cup of coffee and settle in for this one. We will be hanging out for awhile because I have a...
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
We took a quick trip to Victoria Falls last week. Victoria Falls is one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World and is located on the border of Zambia, Zimbabwe and pretty close to Bostwana too. We decided...
Getting To Know Johannesburg
We lived in Johannesburg for 28 days. You can read about our experience at our Airbnb here, our first impressions and our favorite part: all the wonderful people. But we also learned a lot about the city itself and...