Blyde River Canyon

This fabulous place is where I am headed tomorrow morning for an impromptu road trip with two new girlfriends: Lycia, a girl from Brasil who is here working on an agricultural venture capital fund and Trisha, a girl from Louisiana who is here working on a biodiesel project. We will set out bright and early to drive to South Africa (where there is the distinct possibility that I might be the one at the wheel of the rental car - yikes!), then will spend the next 2 days hiking and basking in the glory of what is apparently the 3rd largest canyon in the world.

There will also likely be a stop a bizarre-o Whole Foods (aka Woolworth's) in Nelspruit on our way back to Mozambique to stock up on essentials like cat food and toilet paper that are much cheaper on that side of the border. I am as of yet undecided whether or not there will also be a stop at bizarre-o Pier 1 Imports (Mr. Price Home) to buy more lovely things to furnish our flat.

I am so excited that even the prospect of driving on the left-hand side of the road seems like no problem. Ha! I'm sure I'll have plenty of stories to tell when we get back on Sunday.

Enjoy the weekend!

(Images courtesy of http://www.kruger2canyons.com/blydecanyon.htm)