Around the World in 90 Days

Got off the plane in Cape Town to 33 degrees and SUN!

First day highlights:

Watching Rhiannon hold hundreds of bees in her bare hands, under the capable guidance of Nigel the beekeeper.

Going to Blouberg Beach to watch the McNaught Comet over Table Bay, and seeing Venus emerge from behind the crescent Moon, looking like a giant diamond ring in the sky.

The rest of the time has been spent in and out of the pool, with regular trips to the fridge and shade - just getting acclimatised.

With ageing parents in South Africa and Australia and a daughter starting High School later this year, this is the only realistic chance we will get to do the big trip.

We've added stopovers in some of our favourite places, a month in Thailand / Malaysia and a couple of weeks in California, to give the kids a taste of life in very different countries.

We'll update the Blog from each country we visit, with our experiences from four different points of view.

The things that we are most looking forward to:

Graham: Thailand - snorkelling, food, people. Yosemite, a week of total R & R in Rarotonga, seeing family and old friends in Aus & S.A.

Frith: family, food, warm seas.

Heather: Ratonga Junction, Scratch Patch, Table Mountain, elephant riding, California

Rhiannon: Snorkelling, Jungle walks, elephant riding.