Busy days

Hi,

Hard to keep track of the days, yesterday my tour ended and on tuesday a new one is starting. By now all is old routines:) We are flying to Cape Town tomorrow morning early, 6h00, we have to leave the house about 4h30. It is nicer to be one day earlier there before the group of 23 people arrive. It will be a similar tour as over christmas. Elizma( Nicos sister) is also joining us.
Feels like today has goeb by too fast, I have been organizing everything I can for the upcoming tour, and the problem is that my computer I have everything stored on is not working and no chance finding anyone oer christmas to fix it, lets hope it is possibel to fix and all my data on it will be saved, otherwise I have quite a job of getting everyones email addresses again....but lets hope the best. That is the reason I like to print out a lot of things, one never knows when the computer decides to tak a break.
Christmas was hot,we stayed at a lodge called Kwamadwala, with the group, and Elizma and Nicoa parents join us, and Kira & Jukka. The heat was unbearlable for many( I like the heat:)), over +40*, and some aircons did not work properly.... But food was good and we sang some finnish christas songs. Santa claus visited us also before we had dinner with the group, all the way from Finland( Nico) and Liina and Viivi where so excied when he came trough the bush with the presents.
I knwo I have been vey lazy with pictures, I will try to get a gap and get some downloaded...soon!
Time to go and pack again for 2 weeks,and get a good 6 hours sleep.

Byebye:)

trip nr 2 on go!

Hi everyone,

Sorry I havent written for a while, but I have had my hands full! Last weekend, saturday night at midnight, we started our drive down to Cape town....from Johannesburg, over 1400km, and believe it or not, the trip went quick and Liina& Viivi behaved the whole trip,slept and laughed and all happy.
When we arrived here in Cape Town on sunday afternoon we though the car was going to blow off the road, it really was stormy here. We stayed the whole week in Camps Bay , we went down to the beach a few mornings and the girls got to play in the sand and jump in the waves,they love the beach and water:) And we also went to see the penguines one day, we walked along the beach and between rocks to get as close as possible to the penguines,we actually walked between them.
Otherwise we have met a few friends while here and not really planned to much , as on thursday my group number two arrived, 26 people. And once again Im fortunate to have a wonderful group. Yesterday was a long day as we left in the morning at 8h30 for Cape point and the penguines, and did not arrive back to the hotel until 19h00, as we visited a wine estate on our way back and table mountain was clear( no clouds hanging over it as so often) so we took this chance to go up, as there might not be another chance because of the weather. People loved it and even if they where tired when we came back, they where very happy with the day.
The weather here has been ok, a bit windy, but the sun is shining and it is summer.
Nico and the girls left for Jburg this morning while I was on the township tour , so Im a bit sad as I wont see Nico and the girls until christmas again. Next time I do not want them to leave before me, it gets really quite around when the girls arent here.
They left today to drive back the whole 1400km to Jburg because Kiras boyfriend Jukka is arriving tomorrow for a 3 weeks visit.Kira is very happy as she hasnt seen him for over 6 weeks.
Cant believe we have been here already 2 months! Almost half the time.
About christmas cards, I havent had time to send anyone a card, but you will all be in my thoughts on christmas:)
Tomorrow we are going to the wine area for a wine tour and on monday we are flying up north to contínue our journey with the group. Tonight I have the afternoon-evening off and are busy planning the tours for next year as I got one more group booking, for next year november, by now I have 5 tours for next season, I think that is enough! But Im very happy I can plan ahead and the tours to SA are so popular.
Have a great saturday eve all of you.

Jannika

On the road!

On our way back from a few site insopections , a few nights in the bush..I will put in some pictures when we come to Johannesburg, at the moment it is 19h00 and we are sitting in the car drivng back trough the mountains, it is getting dark quick. Liina and Viivia are having fun in the back seat, we will be in Jburg around 22h00 tonight.
We left beginning of the week to check out Makalali game reserve, just needed to see how it looks now days and can I use it for my tours next years.The staff was very friendly, even Liina and Viivi got to come on BIG FIVE game drive! We had our own private game drive...just incase so the other guests didnt need to listen to screams and laughs of the girls. The girls liked it and behaved well, and we came very close to the lions, I will put pictures in from the whole trip tomorrow. We also saw rhinos and zebras, giraffes, bushbuck, impala, waterbuck, kudu.....Liina already starts to see the differences, a quick learner....she loved the lion and thought it is Alex from Madagascar movie:)
We have seen some snakes and other small creepy creeps, as usually in the bush. We liked it at Makalali, even if a few thinbgs needs to be upgraded, but that is the future plans for the lodge, we like it! After relaxing, being on game drives, swimming, sitting by the fire every night, we left this morning to check out Hans Merensky Golf Estate, and that was a real suprise, very nice! And tehn we went to have a look at the Shangana cultural village, also good, will use it in future, already with my next tour.So it has been a long day, 11 hours on the road and the girls are still laughing...they really must like travelling:) And my dear husband has been driving non stop...he probably dreams of getting home.
I cant see so well anymore what Im writing here in the car, , so I say good night and I will be back tomorrow again, with some pictures, bye bye

more pictures

pictuires

And some pictures:)

weekend

A week has gone by again and I havent really done much, just been preparing for the next 2 tours coming up over christmas and new year, Im looking forward to the tours, everything will go so much easier this time....not that it was tough in any way with the first tour, but I was more nervous for the first tour as it is a while since I last took a group aroound.
This week we have been lazy, been to gym, seen some friends and tonight me and Nico went to the movies...it is about a year since we last went together to the movies, it is not so easy with 2 girls who wants all attention and needs all our time. We saw the movie `new moon´ , i have read the book so the movie wasnt as good, but I needed to see it:)...and Nico had no choice...hhehee...his choice next time.
Good news, I already have 3 sure group bookings for nest year, means we will be coming back for 4 months next year again...so Hanna & Basse, you can be house watchers again then if you want:)

I will try to download a few pictures now, so no more writing for tonight.

Goodnight to everyone.

1st tour behind

Hello,
Now IM 38 years old!We had a birthday party for me and Kira last night, had a braai and drinks and music:) It was a nice evening, I fell asleep when I took Viivi to bed at 22h30...yes she also stayed up late, Guests came already around 18h00 so no wonder I was tired...also the tour ended on sunday and I did not sleep late on monday morning, so I have still some sleep to catch up on.
About my tour, the tour went very well. To have 38 people to look after can be hectic, but they all where very good in following times, I think they really enjoyed themselves.
While in Pilgrimsrest, the old gold digging town that is a museum nowdays, we went to the Blyde river Canyon and saw the three rondavels, Burke Lock potholes and had a stop in Graskop for lunch. After 2 nights in Pilgrims Rest we entered Kruger Park and stayed one night there. We went on game drives and saw a lot of animals, hyenas, wild dogs( hyeena koira) , elephants, lions, hippos, giraffes, zebra, rhinos( sarvikuono-noshörning) and many many more...also some crocodiles. And the last two nights we stayed at a private game reserve, Kwa madwala, and the guests LOVED it, it is an unfenced area with the big five animals, the guests had two safari drives a day ,morning and evening, and they had a day off so they could just relax and have a massage, many guests would have loved to stay one more night. We had a boma dinner by the fire one night and a bush breakfast on the day we left. We had a rain storm on the safari, the only rain we had on the whole trip. On the last morning we went to see a Swazi cultural show, and everyone enjoyed it, the dancing and singing.
Im happy how the tour went, now it will be much easier with the next few tours.
We will be going on some site inspections next week, to the bush, I have a lodge I need to see and also a few other places, for golfing and cultural shows.
Today we are going to just relax, and tomorrow I have to start working again, planning and finalizing for the next tours to come and for next years tours. But it is easy to work when the sun is shining and rises already about 5am:)
Cant believe christmas is almost here! It feels like a hot July in Finland here.
Bye bye, will be back in a few days again.Will try to get some pictures downloaded.

Pilgrimsrest

Hi everyone,
Sitting in bed ready for bed:) Tour more than half way trough, a few more and small incidences has happened, but we are still rolling forward. Yesterday we flew from Cape Town to Jburg, got on the bus and headed for Mpumalanga province, and of course something is wrong with the bus! I only know this about half way trough when we have a stop, the bus is making a loud pitch noise in the back and I cant hear it to the front, so my clients in the back are half deaf by now( not soo bad yet luckily) , I have to start making calls and after a while I have a mechanic on the line and he can hear himself how loud the noise is, so a guy is sent to Pilgrims rest to fix it for us. We arrive in Pilgrims rest about 19h00, a long day behind, we left Cape Town just before 8 in the morning. All guests are still fine, but of course the major nose is a bit too much. A part needed to be ordered so tonight they have fixed our bus...lets hope all is fine tomorrow!!! Today we went to the Blyde River Canyon, the weather has been great the whole trip trough,today over 30degrees:) I think everyone enjoyed the Canyon and Potholes. Tomorrow we are going to Kruger Park. A few guests has had small tummy problems, but nothing major, and a few has had fever( hope not the swineflu!!) But everyone is up going.
It is now almost 21h00 and it is time to get some sleep. It is so quite with no girls around, I miss my family, just tomorrow and I have them around me again, Nico , Viivi and Liina is joining me at Kwamadwala game reserve.
Good night and I write more next time.

and tour goes on..

Hello,
3days of the tour behind and everything has gone smoothly:) Weather has been sunny, guides on time, guests happy.
On saturday we did a full day tour to cape point, wonderful views, and we also visited the penguins, sweet little things, guest loved it and Liina and Viivi jumped of joy.
We added an extra visit to a wine yard, a nice way of rounding off the day.
Yesterday we went to the townships ´hökkelikylä´and saw how the poor people of south africa lives, learned some of the history and saw happy children running around barefoot on the streets. We visited a church ceremony, and I wish the ceremoies in Finland was as cheerful, singing and dancing, then I might actually go to the church sometimes on sundays! And the guests enjoyed the visit very much. We also walked on the streets of the townships and children came to hold our hands. I think it was a touching experience for many.
After the tour, guests had rest of the day free, and we went to the V&A waterfront first to buy a few things like mosquito repalent...soon we are going to malaria area...and then we went to Clifton beach,met up with our friends there, children got to play in the white sand and swim, water very cold on the atlantic side, about 16degree! We got back to hotel after 18h00 and quickly got ready for our african dinner experience, only us, no group. Place name Gold restaurant, the owner had invited me and my family +Kira to come and eat and it was a great way of ending the evening. Different foods was brought to us, african dancing and singing inbetween. Liina enjoyed it very much, she also participated, and found a new friend, a person disguised in a african costume, she calls him Goli:) She also went to see where he lives, one of the waitresses took her there...and Goli was sleeping= costume hanging on the wall.She talked about him the whole evening. Kira also go to try some african dancing and she did great:)
Today we have full day wine tour ahead of us and dinner at Spier wine estate, an african buffe outdoors, and guests will get facial paintings:)
I will write more once we are up north again, until then bye bye.

tour 1 started

Goodmorning,

Its a while since I have written ,a week just passed by. We had a busy week, it was all last arrangements before the 1st tour, and now we have one day behind.
Let me start what we did during the week. Firstly the Johannesburg weather was crap, cloudy and cold, rainy, what a breeze to leave it behind yesterday for a sunny and warm Cape Town:)
Me and Kira actually sat with blankets around us in Johannesburg because of the weather, we visited the gym a few times, and preparations preparations...and Viivis teething big time.
Yesterday , friday, started out by Viivi throwing up a 6h00, I thought..´Oh, no, not now, dont get sick´...I just saw the long flight ahead of us and Viivi screaming and being impossible, almost thought Nico better stay behind with the kids,. Anyway, we all went to the airport and Viivi seemed ok, only throw up once in the car:) So, at the airport we where in time even if Jburg traffic was hectic. We got the group together and then it all started....we only had 1h10 minutes to the next flight, when we finally got to the chéck in they say the gates are closed, I said it is not acceptable as I booked the tickets together and we are going to be on that plane...the lady went to check something, made a call, the manager arrived and all our luggage was loaded on and we got our tickets...and then we realized 7 people did not have seatnumbers? Where they going to stand in the plane? Back to the manager, new arrangements, these 7 people are put on a different flight arriving same time in Cape town, SAA flight. After all this we went to the plane, and departured 40 minutes later( they delayed the flight for us) and arrived just a bit late in Cape Town, What a start!!! But I just told people, this is Africa, anything can happen, just go with the flow :)
Anyway, the day turned out to be a good one, after a break, a very late lunch we went to Table mountain for the sunset, and we where lucky , it was a nice sunset over the Atlantic Ocean.
The day ended at 20h00, and Viivi is feeling much better:)
Today we are going to Cape Point,full day ahead. Will write more in a few days, now I have to go eat breakfast and get ready for the day:)

Greeting from a sunny , beautiful Cape Town.

Saturday night

Hello everyone,
A quick update tonight. Today we started our day by going to a very nice flea market in Pretoria, weather sunny and warm. Nico stayed at home with the girls, I had a relaxing morning but not Nico....firstly they managed to find some pills, luckily not eating them, and then in the afternoon Liina sprayed Viivi with Nicos perfume,the hair and the body while she was sleeping, almost finished the bottle, you can imagine the smell on Viivi and in the room( house!) Liina also ran into the wall this morning,her nose is swollen, and also checked Kiras make up bag+ her cream bottles.. in short a busy day for the girls:)!
Back to our mornig,me and Kira enjoyed the market with Elizma,thank you Elizma, we really enjoyed it!we spent a bit of money , not yet on souvenirs,that comes at a later stage dear friends..if we still have money left:) we bought some hats, clothes, shoes and paintings, a tent for the girls(they love it).....
Nicos parents are here with us over the weekend, we just have eaten a great meal, braai and mealie pop etc....sitting with Kira here on the cough with tummies up.
We also went to the gym this afternoon, we tried the planet fitness gym with a running track and swimming pool indoors,we LIKED it very much, and are taking memberships( me& Nico& Kira) now starts the new chapter in my training, back on track again. We got a very good deal and Kira got an even better for the few months she is here with us, as the manager understood we all want to train together, can you believe R200 / month including everything( instead of sauna they have steambath) and access to all other planet fitness gyms, also in cape town. I have to add that I started gym already on wednesday( Kira has been working out all the time) but that was a completely different category of gym we went to...maybe it can be compared to the local pub,Kira is doing a class there on tuesday, she is a local now:)
Hope you all in Finland are coping with the winter to come, we send you a glimse of sunshine every now and then. I will add some new pictures soon, this weekend.
Bye bye

Back in Johannesburg again

We are back from our roadtrip, it is always nice to be on the road but it is also nice to come back home, and home is where most of the belongings are at the moment, that is Elizmas house.
What did I write about last....must have been before we went to Entabeni Game Reserve. On monday morning we started quote early our drive to the bush, Waterberg area, we stayed in the Entabeni Game Reserve for 1 night. The trip there was supposed to take 3 hours but I think we where on the road for 5 hours, as we relied too much on the gps that took us in a circle, but, we all enjoyed the drive and we had some amazing scenaries on our way to the camp. I have taken pictures, but pictures does not always do justice, one cant capture the feelings and smells into pictures, it is only something one has to experience, that is why you all have to come to South Africa yourself:) But I try my best to share with you our journey in SA trough writing and photographes.
Our camp at Entabeni, Lake side lodge, was nicely set by a lake, night times the hippos comes up to eat and the monkies climbed around in the trees,Liina and Viivi loved to sit by the window and watch them , carrying their babies on their stomach, sweet:)
On monday evening me and Kira went on a 3 hour game drive, when we left it was cloudy, after a while it started raining, got windy, we sat with rain coats on( provided by our ranger) it was fun in a way, and then we drove to a beautiful viewing spot high up, and then the sun came out and we enjoyed a beautiful african sunset:) We saw animals, different antilopes, zebras.....on our way back when it started getting dark, we almost drove into 5 rhinos( noshörning) , one came around from the back and had almost his horn on our vehicle!
The following morning Nico went on game drive with Kira at 6.30 am, I stayed in bed and thought I get a nice and long sleep-in morning...but 7am Viivi jumps up with a huge smile and that was it for my long sleep.
After breakfast we left the camp and of course compared it to other camps we have been at , it gets a rating ok, a few things missing like ambiance and dedication, our ranger Trevor was good but otherwise a bit boring place, location good....This is part of my job, to see places and compare and see the value of it, very hard work:) and I love it!
Then our journey back to Johannesburg started, sunshine all the way, 30+, last night we went out for dinner, I had sushi, I need to mention this becuase Immo would LOVE it here, I had 14 pieces for 15 euros.
Today we have had sort of a shopping day, I got new Asics...means I have to excersise again, Kira is on a go ever day, she is like me 4 years back, up at 6 am , training and running an hour,hope I get some inspiration from her to get a new start.
That is all we have been doing so far, and only 1 week + until the tour starts, not yet nervous.
No one has been sick and all of us have a good time.
Bye bye

And a photo

Sun,rain and hail

Hello,

This is just a quick update of our weekend. Two tired girls just went to bed and I got a few minutes over to write , I better use them:)
I have added a few more pictures, it might be a few more from Sun City then from our stay at a reserve close to Thabazimbi. Friday to Saturday we stayed with Roelof and family in Thabazimbi, children loves to play together, hide and seek, they are most of the time running around screaming `You cant find me`, all in their own english languages:) (... of course Viivi is just running and screaming), they love to be outdoors , and running with hardly any clothes on..easy for us compared to what it would be in Finland, just the thought of spending 30 minutes getting girls ready to go outdoors makes me freeze:) The weather here has been wonderful, even nights are warm.
Yesterday Roelof& Lusette took us to a game reserve 50km away and we had a great relaxing time.When we left the house the sun was shining, on the road it started pouring down loads of water and then it started hailing and it sounded like the windows where gonna break, we sat and held our hands over our ears,and we could not see more than a few meters ahead, and thunder, all at the same time, then 10 minutes later it is sunshine again, and the rest of the day was sunny.
We made a potjie, Kiras first taste of this african dish....and she liked it!
In evening we sat outside and listen to the sound of the nature, it is not quite, more like the bush comes alive after dark:) We had a few curiose warthogs coming up to us and some monguse.
This morning we did a long walk in the heat, searching for animals, we got very close to some giraffes, I have added the picture of a giraff from this morning.
Tomorrow we are moving on again, to Entabeni Game Reserve, I will write more on tuesday when we are back in Jburg.
Thanks to all my friends/family who have written comments, it as always nice to read what you are up to , have done, and how everything is going.
Good night to everyone from a warm South Africa!

Sun City and Thabazimbi

Hi everyone,

Behind us we have two days at Sun City, we where furtunate with the weather and could spend a day at ´Valley of the Waves´. Both Kira and me got red shoulders:) I did some site inspections, fed the elephants and saw the activity center at Sun City, cultural village etc. Lots to do there for everyone,both child as parent. We will go back again when Jukka comes to visit in December.

On pur way yesterday to Thabazimbi we went to a lion park to see the small lion puppies, and the girls loved it, as you can see from pictures:) We also had a drive trough to Pilanesberg nature reserve, we didint see much animals, giraff and lots of zebras, but the drive was nice, as always in the bush.

Now we are visiting Nicos brother Roelof in Thabazimbi and the weather is hot here, I think yestareday about 32, today we are going to a farm and stay overnight, animals are walking freely around there, but no dangerous animals, it will be nice to just experience the silence of being out there.

All are well, no one has any stomach problems or colds,lets hope it stays that way, as it is only 2 weeks till the first tour starts!

A great weekend to everyone, we are going to have a hot one:)

Jannika:)

1 week in South Africa

Almost a week is by and we have settled in quite well. Been a busy week but we are well organized now and it feels like I have plenty of time until first tour starts..that I say now, but wait till it is a few days to the first tour and Im will be running around like mad:)

This weekend we spent at small game reserva called Buffelsvlei. We celebrated Nicos mom& dads 40th anniversary, lots of family arrived, almost 70 people, from far and close by. It was an enjoyable time, we had a spitbraai ( for my finnish friends who does not know what it is: we grilled a whole lamb on a stick) that was the first time for me, interesting and very tasty:) and most of the people stayed over night.Nico did not know that his brother James with family was coming, it was a suprise and as Nico already stressed he wont see him during our stay , there was tears when he saw his dear brother.

Kids loved playing in the mud...I can tell you the mud is red, not so easy to get clean, but you get to a point when you either tell the girls not to play in it..or just let them enjoy it and get dirty.And we let the go crazy, as you will see from pictures I will put on here soon. We also did a small game drive and Liina, Viivi and their cousin Jamie loved it. We saw zebras, a curious giraff that came close up to see what we where up to, springbook, ostriches( strutsar) impalas and many more animlas. Even Viivi spotted the animlas from far away and she gave us a happy scream .

The mornings starts early here ,as we used to get up around 8.30am in Finland, the normal time here is 7am, and I must say it feels like getting up 9am, Im all rested and ready for the day,even the girls are up then.

The weather is nice today, a hot day ahead of us. The weekend was also warm, more cloudy, but I managed to get some sun in my pale face.

Will keep you uopdated how the week goes, Tomorrow Kira( my friend from Finland) is arriving, we are going to meet her at the airport.She is quite nervous as it is her first time in South Africa, but she will enjoy it. On wednesday we are going to Sun City for 2 days, doing some site inspection, part of the job:) and then weekend we are spending with Nicos brother, checking out another game lodge and then we are going to Entabeni Game reserve on monday next week, and back in Jburg on tuesday. That is in short ourplans for the coming week, But I write soon again.

All of you have great start to this week.

Jannika

In south africa

We arrived yesterday in South Africa and I got my internet connected today , thanks to my dear husband:)!!
Sunday/monday were busy days at home in Finland but I was quite happy and relaxed when we left, it felt like we didnt leave anything behind that we cant live without, but I wish I had had time to clean the house properly before we left, so sorry Hanna& Basse, who will live there while we are away, hope you dont need to start your stay by rolling up youir sleeves....:)
Our flights where in time, both for Nico and me, and Nico had no problems with his passport in Germany, I think more problems with Viivi, as he had no pram and many bags, and had to carry her all the time, ( but if taken as a work out it is not soo bad carrying a 13kg child around)and no extra seat on the plane...imagine 10 hours night time in a plane with a child sleeping in you lap, but luckily it ends at some point even if one counts the minutes:) Me and Liina again had 3 seats(Nicos seat as we did not cancel his ticket) so we had plenty of space, but still I did not sleep that good,normal for me on these long flights, I watched a few movies...
Anyway, we landed in Jburg and it was sunny and warm, I just love it and I think the girls also as Liinas first words when we walked out the airport was: `Jag är såå glad= Im sooo Happy`
These first days we have been organizing our phones, , banking...etc we need/ sort out during our stay, so both yesterday and today we have spent time at Nortgate, and this morning we had breakfast at Mugg& Bean, I have missed that place, and we both had Egg Benedict and it was very tasty.
Last night we had a braai and we saw our friends Renthia and Nardo who we havent seen for 2 years ,and their little girl Emma, the girls played nice together, and to see Elizma yesterday was wonderful. Liina remembers her very well, but Viivi was only 3 months last time so she cant remember, but by now she is giving hugs and kisses too . Both girls have adapted so well and are feeling at home, and the little puppy Elizma has here...Liina just takes care of her and would probably sleep next to her. Viivi probably thinks the puppy is a toy and can be a bit too rough, so I have to watch her.
We ave also already got into the routines here, it doesnt feel like two years since last. Things around here has changed, new buildings, houses has popped up all over, but the life rythm is as before.
That is all for today, we like it, girls like it and everyone is happy :)

2 days more

Time is flying..where can I buy more time...?

At the moment I feel like I get nothing done, the girls are both having a quite moment( Liina is watching Winnie the Poh and Viivi having her day nap) I need to use this moment effectively,dont know where to start, anyone had that problem ever..?:) Everything that was packed earlier today the girls have repacked,I know they are also excited and like to help, part of the excitement! Yes, it is exciting,we do not know what we have ahead of us,even if it seems like the 5 months are planned by the day, and we have lived there before, the two of us, still, it will be an adventure, and only way to find out how the whole concept of being part of the year in South Africa and part of it in Finland is by trying it.We know and learn by trying... And we love traveling....now we really get to try the whole package, with children and all:)

Seems like every hour until we leave on monday is planned, fun things too, tonight we are going to Strampen to see the dinnershow`Schlager Baren´,we went last year too and it was great:) but tonight we are going by car, no drinking,no late hours, as tomorrow we cant afford to have a headache, up at seven and finnish off where we left off tonight=packing and sorting out. But we will spend a nice evening among friends and good company.

Last night Liina got to spend the evening with her dear friend Aina, and today the girls went to a kiddies excercise class together, they love that. Liina is having a photo album she wants to take with her to South Africa, in that she has pictures of her friends. When she comes back it probably has pictures of animlas...all the big ones she will see, elephants, lions, giraff....maybe we have to get her a camera soon...:)

Time to go now...I will write a line tomorrow or monday morning before we leave, Bye for now!

My first day of Blogging

Hello to everyone,

Time to start blogging and share what we are doing in our life. In just 3 days we are leaving for South Africa, our other home country. After some problems with a passport we are at least all leaving on monday, but on different planes,same destination:) only packing and cleaning of house etc etc still to do...actually a long list , seems like always when going somewhere there is never enough time to prepare, always the ´last rush`, but all that will be forgotten once we are on the plane.

Summer has started in South Africa, I like summer, we are leaving the grey and cold weather behind for 5 months, in springtime we are moving back to Finland, then again away from the winter in South Africa, we are living like birds escaping the cold. We do have reasons to go to South Africa for such a long timeperiod, Nicos( our) family , friends and work. I will have my hands full with passangers Im guiding , and Nico his hands full with Liina and Viivi( our two wonderful girls of 1 years and 3 years, I think he will be more busy than me:).

This is all for tonight, will get back before we leave for SA, and once we are there I will share what is happening over there, put in pictures from adventures etc...Goodnight!