Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

Category: Parts Unknown

  • Parks and Huîtres

    Well this is it. The day we have been waiting for: Montreal oyster fest. The festival is a day long affair, kicking off around noon and going well past my bedtime. Ok, it only goes until 10, but that’s way past my bedtime. This festival is the whole reason we…

  • Living la vida local

    I’ve been to Montreal a number of times – I’d say close to a dozen but this is the first time with kids. One of the best parts of going places with them is they force us to see the city in a totally different way. We spent the morning…

  • Purple lights and pink skies

    I just love the feeling of being in a city. I love exploring in them. I love public transit and all the people watching involved. Today was no exception. We managed to get everyone packed up and on the metro. Charlie was especially excited to ride on the underground train.…

  • Our first trip as five

    Jacob has been asked to take part in this weekend’s Montreal oyster festival so the kids and I have decided to tag along. While Montreal is a relatively tame destination for us it does involve an 11 hour car ride. We wanted to make sure we still had a bit…

  • The Last Leg

    We’ve been in Pretoria now since Saturday evening for the final leg of this journey. Sob. To say I’m not looking forward to going home is a serious understatement. Of course I never want a trip to end so this was expected. We have really enjoyed our time in Pretoria.…

  • Doo-do. Doo-do.

    We’ve just been laying low in Franskraal since my last post. We’ve had some more family beach days (hoorah!). C has been joining me for my morning trips to the beach and doing some exploring. We do exciting things like build sand castles, chase his new ball and look at…

  • Cape Agalhus

    We’ve recovered from our short lived sickness and have finally made it to Franskraal – our final destination. Nollie’s parent’s have graciously and generously given us the keys to their amazing beach house for the remainder of our trip. We are about a 300m walk to the beach (which we…

  • Shit Happens (Vomit too)

    So remember how I said this trip isn’t just sunshine and roses. Ha! That’s an understatement. After a great day in Swellendam we headed out for dinner with Dene and Jaco (NO KIDS!). Don’t worry we didn’t forget them, we left them with Lienke and her sitters. M safely tucked…