Still here!

Hi everyone!

We are still in South Africa, just at the end of week 3 now and starting to miss home, well somethings about home!

We have been having a lovely time and been able to combine a relaxing time with some special activities with the boys.

So far we have released some balloons for Adam, been to Seal Island on a boat, this island is unique world wide as in it is home to 74,000 seals and is also the feeding ground of the great white shark in winter time (our summer), so we missed the sharks, thankfully!! We sailed right round the island - amazing, we also saw some whales too.

We have also been to Monkey Town and adopted a monkey for a year, unfortunately he will have to stay in Cape Town though as he doesn't have a passport!!! LOL

We have been to World of Birds, the Aquarium, water slides, done a bus tour though Cape Town, visited a number of different beaches around the cape peninsula and on Friday we did a half day safari.

Temperatures here have been much higher than we expected with us reaching up to 40 degrees C (104 degrees F), so far had only one dull day and it was still hot.

Today was the Cape Argus Pick N Pay Cycle Tour, this is a huge event here, and we were stuck at the house all day as the roads were all closed for the cycling, we went along to the end of the road to watch them for a bit, Matt Damon was cycling but he was lost among the other 34,999 riders, unfortunately!!!

So, only got one week to go until we get home, am looking forward to seeing and doing some things but I would happily stay here forever, I feel very close to Adam here, he loved it and this is the place he wanted to come last year. When he was first diagnosed and we were told the worst, we were also told to do as much as possible while he was still able. On asking him if he could do or go anywhere in the world, what or where would it be......he said he wanted to come here......to South Africa, however due to his condition it was decided, ultimately by us, that it would not be ideal. SO as you know we did loads of other things and gave us all new experiences together as a family instead of repeating one we had already had with him - twice!

Anyway, the only things we got left to do this next week is going to Boulders Beach to swim with the penguins and trying to get a tour of Green Point Stadium which is being built for World Cup 2010.

Take care and see you all when we get home......if we get on the plane that is!!! LOL

Lynn xxx