I’m fairly delayed in writing this but better late than never, right? We arrived in Perth two weeks ago and we’re starting to settle in to our new life in Australia. So far, we like it here. It’s small but very pretty, clean, and safe. After months of not being able to walk to dinner, … More We come from a land down under
The last couple of days have been rough. Between packing, Kip wrapping up his job, and us saying way too many goodbyes to people we love, we are completely wiped. We are now about six hours in to our flight to Perth by way of Dubai and I’m able to take a moment to breath. … More No New Friends.
Last week I took a trip to the Okavango Delta. This area of the world has been high on my list and living so close to it and not visiting seemed like a missed opportunity. So off I went. Kip wasn’t able to join since the entire reason we are living in South Africa is for … More Botswana
We’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Kip’s parents and our wish was granted on Friday. They arrived fairly fresh and very excited to see us. We let them enjoy one day of recuperation from the flight before we made them jump in the car for our two hour trip to Hermanus. There was a little … More I see whales.
A couple of friends of ours were telling us recently about participating in “Mystery Weekend” in the town of Franschhoek. If you have been reading this blog you know we LOVE Franschhoek so it didn’t take long for us to say “yes!” when we got the email that “Mystery Weekend” was happening again. Here’s the … More Mystery Weekend
I have been a tourist in my own city for years now. First DC, then New York, then San Francisco and now Cape Town. I’m even sort of a tourist when I go home to Austin since it’s changed so much since I left 12 years ago. I guess it’s what happens when you move every … More Tourist
It’s been a while since I’ve had the chance to catch up on what’s happening with the Morlots in Cape Town, but it’s been quite the month. June started with Andy and Dana (Andy is Kip’s friend from high school) staying with us for a few days so they could attend a wedding in Stellenbosch. I … More June: The month of visitors
Last week, Trey and Whit took the long journey from Philadelphia to Cape Town to be our very first houseguests. It was fantastic to see them coming down the ramp at Cape Town International and I couldn’t wait to wrap my arms around both of them! Knowing how long and exhausting that trip is, I … More First Visitors!
Kip was off on Friday for yet another public holiday and we took full advantage by spending the weekend in the winelands. We took the hour drive to Franschhoek and checked in to La Residence. We knew about La Residence thanks to the beautiful book Trey and Whit gave us about South African wine farms. Kip noticed that … More Franschhoek
Sometimes I forget that we live in Africa since, on the whole, I have kept the same general routine that I had in SF. Then there are times when I hear the wise words of my dear friends Leonardo Dicaprio and Aleta P remind me, “This is Africa.” TIA can be used in MANY instances. … More This is Africa
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