When we got up to Park City, the girls did some outlet shopping and the boys went to Priesthood session. Then we all did a little hot-tubbing and played Apples-to-Apples.
They had this star duster so we got little glitter stars on our cheeks. The store was totally worth the drive. SUPER cute, but also SUPER expensive.
After Ikea, we went to Gardner Village. They have all their witches out on display. We found lots of spooky witches and some really fun crafts.
Ok so I just finished Breaking Dawn. I liked the book but I'm pretty sure some people are obsessed. I don't know if I liked this book as much as I liked the first one, but my sister keeps telling me that's because I waited so long to read it. If I would have read it right when it came out, I would love it just like everyone else. Regardless, I did just purchase tickets with some friends for the 9:45 showing on Friday Nov. 21. Call me crazy for buying movie tickets a month in advance. I guess I like it more than I let on! ( I did refuse to go the the midnight showing on Thursday night, I still have to work crazies!)
When we reached Table Mountain we were a little nervous about the weather and the people at the bottom told us there was zero visability. We rode up in Gondolas that spun around so you had a 360 degree view. It was breath-taking and I only started to get motion sick just before the top.
This is Kell and Me at the top of Table Mountain. This is the point of Good Hope where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean. As you can see, the worker was totally wrong. We could see forever. We could also see out to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held in prison for years.
After Table Mountain we went to the V & A Waterfront for some amazing shopping. We had heard great things about all the stores here from everyone we talked to and we were not disappointed. I did get to buy some super cute brown boots handmade from the Tsonga tribe. They look kind of like Uggs and they are sooo warm!
After the Waterfront we went to more shopping at some boutique shops at Kalky Bay. This was one of our favorites. It had the most amazing little girls clothes, toys, and decorations.
You couldn't have a trip to Kalky Bay without some fish and chips from Kalky's. I don't normally eat fish but it was supposed to be excellent and fresh because it is right on the water. Turns out, even if it's fresh I still don't like fish 'n chips.
So we are off to Disneyland tomorrow for the 3rd time since March when we became Disneyland Annual Passholders. We are super excited for this trip because we are staying at the Grand Californian. It is super expensive so I hope it is all it is cracked up to be!
These were from our deck looking out to the lake.
We stopped at a cute store called the Pumpkin Patch and found these beautiful boa's made from dyed ostrich feathers. There were ostrich farms all along the road, they had all kinds of things made from ostrich feathers including these boa's and feather dusters.
When we arrived in Cape Town we checked in to the Winchester Mansions Hotel. It was right on the water and had a beautiful courtyard in the center. We stayed on the top floor and had some great views.
We had a delicious dinner with the rest of the teachers at the hotel restaurant. We were so excited to be in the most talked about city in South Africa.
When we got to the boma with the cheetahs we were pleasantly surprised to see all three of them. The mother was smaller than I expected but the two cubs were adorable. They were very playful and looked like two puff balls.
These two girls were our waitresses at Kichaka. They both speak the clicky tongue language as well as English. It was cool to hear them pronounce their names.
We had to leave Kichaka that afternoon and we were sooooo sad to have to leave but we were excited for our drive to Lake Pleasant and Knysna. We drove along the southern coast of Africa and we stopped at this burger place that was supposed to be the best burger in S.A. I don't know if they have ever had an American burger, but if that was the best I feel bad for them.
We also stopped at this bridge that is the world's highest bungy jump and we got to watch someone jump. We didn't have time to do it ourselves but I don't think I would have anyway, so I was glad for an excuse not to!
Here is the view from our balcony out to Lake Pleasant. I don't remember what this orange blossoming tree was called but they were everywhere because it is Spring over there. I loved how vibrant the orange was, this picture doesn't do it justice.
After a long day of traveling and a delicious meal, we slept like babies in our huge bed!
After a few minutes of searching we finally saw three lions just after they had made a fresh kill. It was disgusting/breath-taking/amazing to be this close to these large, dangerous animals. They were probably my favorite animals we were able to see this whole trip. This mom and her teenage son and daughter had killed an eland and were just sitting down to breakfast. 
It kind of surprised me how much like Clyde these big cats were!
After we spent about an hour just watching the lions we decided to start looking for more big game. We soon found this rhino just hanging around some of the staff housing. His horns were quite frightening to look at.
Just after we saw the rhino we came upon a herd of zebra or "Zehbra" (rhymes with Debra) in South African. They were beautiful.
We stopped for a quick potty break just behind these bushes. It is a little bit nerve-wrecking to have a nature call out in the middle of nature! It was also a great time to stop for some hot chocolate and biscuits. Here is Kell and me in front of our Indiana Jones like vehicle.
We loved Kichaka lodge, it was beautiful. We had a couple of hours until the next game drive so we took more pictures of our place.
On the afternoon game drive we went back to watch the lions for a while then decided we wanted to see more elephants. We saw a few more giraffe on our search for the "big boys."
When we finally found these two brothers ,who had been kicked out of the herd as teenagers, we were amazed. They were HUGE! Francois told us we would be alright as long as they didn't surround us and start to pretend they were eating... which is exactly what they started doing. We had a few tense seconds when this guy started to fake eat and circle around behind us. I was sitting on the back row and I would just like to say, I stared down an elephant and I won!
The business end of the elephant!
It was freezing on this game drive and we were bundled up with two blankets, a couple of jackets, gloves, a head wrap, and a hoodie. Even all those layers couldn't keep us warm.
We drove back past the lions on our way back to the lodge. It was kind of creepy to see all three of them at dusk and their eyes started to gleam.
Just before we entered the lodge grounds we ran right into the 4th lion that lives on the reserve. She was just hanging out right next to the road. She was huge compared to the other lions we had seen. She was not a member of their pride and the reserve people are in the process of buying another lion so they can start their own pride. 
