Category Archives: Gigi

our view of summer

Posted on July 15, 2013 by surfandsafari

Summers are the best! Nothing to do but hang out, relax, spend time together and go on adventures. Summers are filled with bonfires, all the smores you can eat, homemade goodies, chalk creations, lego cities, movies, game nights, swimming even … Continue reading →

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sushi making night

Posted on July 10, 2013 by surfandsafari

I taught the kids how to make their own sushi and they loved it! It was a lot of fun and they did an amazing job…

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A few of our favorite things: fondue night

Posted on July 8, 2013 by surfandsafari

One of our favorite things is our traditional family fondue night!

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hiking & cave paintings

Posted on July 6, 2013 by surfandsafari

A fun day hiking Domboshava and searching for cave paintings…

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4th of July

Posted on July 5, 2013 by surfandsafari

Since we were now home for the 4th, we were able to celebrate our traditional way with parties, fireworks, a bonfire and smores!

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Family Photos

Posted on June 28, 2013 by surfandsafari

A few favorites from our family photos taken in Zim before we leave…

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Self Drive at Lake Chivero

Posted on June 26, 2013 by surfandsafari

The kids had never been to Lake Chivero so we jumped in the car for a self drive to try and find some wild rhino! Unfortunately, we could not find them, but we did see some cool animals: zebras, impalas, … Continue reading →

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Safari on Horseback

Posted on June 25, 2013 by surfandsafari

Gigi especially loves to ride horses. So, today we jumped on horse back for a local safari at Mukuvisi Woodlands. We found giraffe, eland, zebras, impala and a ton of birds…

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Our Favorite Place

Posted on June 24, 2013 by surfandsafari

Mana Pools has become one of our favorite places as a family and we have so many good memories here. It was a perfect way to spend our last summer in Zim and will be a place we will never … Continue reading →

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A day full of fun

Posted on June 20, 2013 by surfandsafari

We started out the day exploring the botanical gardens and it was a kids playground! This was the best climbing tree. Ever. Grant has already made plans to come back… Next, we decided we couldn’t go home without some ice … Continue reading →

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