Summer Holidays!

We just got back from having 8 days away, our summer break. We had such a wonderful time, it sure flew by!

First we went to Limbe (6 hour drive) which is where we spent most of our internship in 2000. We got to visit with the family we stayed with, it was great to catch up. We also got to go the Zoo and botanical gardens there (where we saw monkeys in the trees). Limbe is right on the coast and very beautiful! The hotel we stayed at even had a pool, so the kids had a lot of fun.

Next we headed to Douala to say goodbye to some fellow missionaries who were heading back to the States after being here for 6 plus year. We got to have a nice meal with them before they left.

Then drove another 2 hours to Kribi for 5 days with the Borns (our co-workers) and another missionary family, the Dibbits. They have a 7 year old boy too, we're really close with them. We stayed at a little guest house that has a kitchen and is right on the ocean. It is about 5 miles before the town so there is hardly anyone else on the beach (there is a little fishing community). There is also lots of rocks with plenty to look at (anemones, crabs, snails...) and there is also a small river that flows into the ocean that the boys just love to play in. The guest house has a small Kayak that we used, I really enjoyed going up the river, seeing Hornbills, Herons, hearing monkeys and getting freaked out by every log thinking it was a crocodile :). We borrowed some boogie boards, so much fun! We all got a lovely tan! Praise God it didn't rain the whole time we were there (during rainy season no less). We also got to buy fresh fish right out of the dug out canoes as they come in from their morning catch, boy, nothing tastes better than fresh flounder! Hmmmm. All in all it was a great time of relaxing (which we really needed, been pretty busy lately), had great fellowship with our friends, and drew closer to the Lord with our quiet times with Him each day early on the beach. So we're already planning again for next year.... :)

PS. Pictures coming soon.... having serious internet problems and my husband's not around... I can't even view my blog as our server keeps blocking it for inappropriate contents??? No idea what is going on...