A family's homeschooling, lifestyle and adventures.
Imire Game Park, Marondera, Zimbabwe. The Adventurous Ones! Monday morning was the start of our new adventure, beginning with a three hour drive from the farm to Imire Game Park, in Marondera. There is always great excitement in the home, before we head off on a new trip! The staff at Imire gave us a …
August, Homeschooling Activities and Adventures. August Activities: Homeschooling. We took two weeks off in August to have some fun adventures! The children just love it when we take a break from school… I try to organize breaks, as and when, the children have finished their current PACE books. This meant that Murray John had to …
Activities: Homeschooling. School started on the 2nd January for us, as we wanted to achieve a week of schooling, before we went travelling. We began by reading our goals from the previous year and chatting about how some goals had been easy to achieve, whilst others had been more difficult. The goals that we had …
Blue Swallow Lodges, Troutbeck, Nyanga, Zimbabwe. Preparing to Travel. As Nyanga is a six hour drive from the farm, it takes me a good few days to get organized to set off. Due to the economics of this country one has to be totally prepared for shortages, by taking all food, drinks, and even diesel …
Lake Kariba Houseboat Trip. Getting Organised. Heading off to Lake Kariba on the Zambezi River, for a houseboat trip, is always cause for huge excitement in our home. Loads of preparation is required, as we need to take all our food, fishing tackle and diesel for the car, as well as petrol for the speed …
Our Awesome Trip to Chewore Campsite on the Zambezi River, September 2019. Preparations. Well, to begin with, nothing is easy in Zimbabwe, due to the current economic situation. Preparations for camping on the Zambezi River is always a great challenge. One has to take everything- food, tents, bedding, tables, chairs, fishing equipment, plus fuel, for …
Activities: Homeschooling. We had only two weeks of schooling in September, as the month started with a three day horse polo clinic, followed by a 3 day tennis tournament. One week’s schooling, before and after a week’s camping trip to the Zambezi River, competed the month. It is so wonderful to be able to take …
Activities. Homeschool: School continued for the first week in March. We had now completed 8 weeks of school on the trot. -Time for a break, so off we went to Cape Town, in South Africa, for a two week holiday. Once back the children picked up their school work, from where they had left off. …