Sabie, Swaziland and Sodwana Bay

On March 26, Jared, Becky (the other Peace Corps volunteer at our organization) and I traveled through the tiny country of Swaziland, roughly a three hour journey, and ended up in Sabie, a nice little mountain town in South Africa. We were there for a fundraiser 1/2 marathon, but had a day before the race/walk for sightseeing and visiting another volunteer, Elizabeth (E). Here a few pics of this beautiful part of South Africa.


A few years back a couple of Peace Corps volunteers started a fundraiser, via an existing ultra marathon and a 1/2 marathon, to raise money for KLM Foundation - http://www.klm-foundation.org/. This foundation allows students from rural areas that are economically disadvantaged, to attend a private school. Check out their website and donate if you can. This year's event brought roughly 70 Peace Corps volunteers together to run, run/walk, or walk (that would be us) the ultra marathon and 1/2 marathon. Jared and I did a bit o' fundraising for this and want to thank our generous friends and family:)

The Peace Corps group after the race. The guys in front (Oliver and Adam) finished the ultra marathon. . . .the rest of us struggled with the 1/2.

After the run, we ate copious amounts of meat to replenish any caloric loss.

The following day, the three of us plus another volunteer, Christy, drove through Swaziland again and only got lost about 4 times. There were round-abouts aplenty, but very few signs. It felt nice to be back in South Africa, a land of many signs. The following day, Jared, Becky and I drove up to Sodwana Bay, roughly 2 1/2 hours from where we live. Lonely Planet describes it as a isolated and serene beach. . .
Thankfully we were able to find some quiet areas and came across a lighthouse. We packed in a lot to our little adventure and came home pooped, a sign of a good vacation.