The Indian Market

Check out the African version of a Pharmacy. The Pharmacists/Doctors are called Songomas. Using herbal medicine, they care for the aches and pains and sickness among the poor Africans They also tell your fortune and basically cure anything. It is a big business here as an estimated ONE million people walk through this market every day. The medicine is mostly piles of ginger root, garlic and something that looks like fertilizer.

In South Africa, the Songoma has as much respect as a medical doctor in America.

Oh, and by the way, you can buy just about anything here.

Visit to Seal Island

Do you like seals? If you do, you will love Seal Island. Seals eat a lot of fish. Fishermen don't like seals much. The seals follow the fishing boats and when the fishermen catch fish in their nets, the seals chew through the nets to eat the fish. This ruins the nets and gives the fishermen fewer fish to sell at the market.

Do you know the reason seals swim with one fin above the water? It is because they swim in very cold water. Their fin is filled with blood vessels and when they hold their fin above water, the sun warms their blood and the blood vessels take the warm blood throughout the seals body to help it keep warm.

Gondola to the Sky

On the second day, Grandma and Papa rode a Gondola to the Sky. We reached the top of Table Mountain in three minutes. It is called Table Mountain because it is flat on top just like a table. The view there is amazing.  South Africa is hosting Soccer World Cup this year. They are building new stadiums in many of their bigger cities. Soccer teams from all over the world will play here in June.

The island in the background is Robben Island. There is a prison on this island where Nelson Mandela lived for many years.  He was incarcerated for 27 years. Twenty years ago today, he was released from prison so that he could help his people obtain their FREEDOM.

A lizard on Table Mountain

You know how much Grandma loves PENGUINS!

One day, Grandma went to Africa to visit the penguins. Remember when we had penguin activities for a whole week? Penguins are very loving and loyal. Some of them hike for a very long time to find a place to lay their egg and then the daddy penguins tend the egg for a very long time while standing in the freezing cold.

These penguins are African Jackass Penguins because they make a noise that sounds like a donkey.

Highlights of my life

Did a Phoenix fly-by last week. With twelve of the cutest ever grandkids living there, I have to visit often.
Highlights--
One on one time with individual grandkids is a goal of mine each time I visit. I don't always get around to have this special time with each grandchild every visit,  but I do my best. Check out some of the activities experienced with Grandma Kathy.


Jackson and Elias played in the All-City Basketball Championship at the US Airways Arena (Where the Phoenix Suns play). They took 2nd in the 3-4 grade category. Ty and Whit coach the team.


Ryan is into science and animals. We discussed solid, liquids and gases.
Sophia loves to dance and just pose. Ryan and Sophia take yoga at preschool.
Pedicure with beautiful Brooke for her birthday. (Sorry no photo.)
Soccer with Danny and Wyatt.
Titus loves the pirate ship.


Wish I had time for more.
Love those grandkids!