Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Umhlanga Holiday 2013


We had such a fabulous lil getaway last weekend!  It was exactly what I wanted, what my soul needed. 

We left on Friday morning just before 6am.  We stopped at Villiers Engen garage for a Wimpy brekkie, then did a good long stretch, with a quick loo stop along the way.  We arrived in Durban at 12h30 already! Made such great time!  We could only book into the hotel from 2pm, so went to Pavilion Mall for some ice-cream. Then booked into the hotel, unpacked quickly, and headed down to the beach.

Aaaah, the sea.  I do love it!  We had a nice splash in the waves and a lekker walk along the beach.  Then it was about 4pm, and Mia had only napped a short while in the car earlier in the morning - so we decided we'd all have a catnap at the hotel.  Bliss!  Woke up just after 5, then explored the hotel, and then had supper in the hotel's restaurant.   The late nap worked well to stretch Mia's bedtime - we were all lights-out at 9pm!

Saturday was our day at uShaka Marine World.  We met friends of ours there, who drove all the way from Richardsbay to be with us for the day, it was great fun.  Mia loved the fishies, stared in disbelief at the sharks, was in awe of the dolphin show, and was fascinated by the penguins!  Such fun.  Then had a nice lunch with friends, and Mia had a nap in her pram.  Perfect!  Supper at the hotel again.

Sunday was our beach day - Mia loved the waves and the sand.  We sure got our fair share of exercise running after her!  After a while on the beach, we went back to the hotel for a swim in the hotel's heated pool to wash off all the sand.  Mia enjoyed that so much, we had to bribe her with choccie to get her out of the pool!  After a short nap, we went to Gateway Mall for a stroll and for an early supper.

Monday morning we had our last buffet breakfast at the hotel, packed up, and left at about 9h30.  We only stopped once along the way, and both Mia and I had a snooze in the car.

The three days went by so fast - but it was perfect - couldn't really do the small hotel space for much longer than that!

We stayed at the Umhlanga Garden Court, and I was really impressed.  The rooms were really nice, the staff were super friendly, and the brekkie buffet was yum!

Sand, sand, glorious sand! 

Fun in the sun


Run, mommy, run!
 


Happiness!





Her face when the dolphin show started!


Mia adored these lil rides!




Earphones - now she can watch her dvd's and we can listen to music, yay!

Wonderful, amazing, special, fantastic time!
xx

8 comments:

  1. What a stunning super special little mini sea-holiday you guys had. Everything sounds so awesome, and special.
    Ek het my verkyk aan al die piccies - julle is die mooiste klein familietjie.
    Kom PE toe!!! xx

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    1. Dankie Debs!! Dit was ongelooflik spesiaal. Dankie dat jy ons piccies geloer het!
      Ai, sal so awesome wees om PE toe te kom! Maar sal eerder spaar vir 'n vliegkaartjie as om te ry, hehe.
      xx

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  2. Looks like your little getaway was fab! My sister has just moved to the KZN South Coast and I can't wait to visit...
    I'm counting down the days until we go on leave and head out to the Kruger Park for a week...can't wait!

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    1. Thanks Tandi! It was so awesome.
      That's cool that your sis lives at the coast, good reason to go to the sea!
      Awesome that u guys have a holiday coming up soon too - enjoy!
      xx

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  3. Sounds like a wonderful holiday! I miss the ocean ....

    Pics are lovely as always ... love the "Happiness" one ... looks like Mia doing a little dance ... she is such a lovely little girl!

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    1. Thanks Nusha! Also love that piccie of Mia, yes, does look like she's doing a little happy jig, hey! :-)
      xx

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  4. Nothing like a Wimpy brekkie on a journey.
    Gosh, you make me wish PE had a proper oceanarium again. I would love for Liam to see the dolphins. Now it's just a crappy,dirty pool with a few penguins, seals and some turtles. Even the fishtanks are empty.
    We make a concerted effort to take Liam to the beach every weekend, he loves it! So lucky in that respect, it takes us 15 minutes to get there.
    Mia is as gorgeous as ever. Bless her, little button :-)

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    1. Thanks so much for popping in Helen, appreciate it so much!
      Aw, that's a pity that PE doesn't have a proper aquarium any more. But that's AWESOME that u take him to the beach every weekend, yay!
      xx

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