We travelled… a long way… to get to the Vaal Dam today to spend the day with our friends. We left Joburg quite late because of a problem with tiles for the building… and because I ran 10km this morning for my #WeRunSoweto training… so we only got there late. Oh and because we completely misjudged how far it is! LOL, next time we’ll be wiser, and get going earlier.
It was SUCH an amazing day. The kids had an absolute ball, and we chatted and relaxed outside in the sun. In fact, both boys were so very sad when it was time to leave this evening.
I’m not going to blog too many photos, but today, I did what I’ve been doing in the last year. I took my camera with just my 50mm lens. I love the lens. It’s small and light and doesn’t make my bag bulky. However it is a challenge. In hindsight, a longer lens would’ve been awesome to use today… but nothing beats a 50mm for candid images.
We spent quite a bit of time on the boat… and the kids went on the tube in the icy water!
The kids also had a ball on the electric scooters, and got taught how to drive small quad bikes… so much fun was had by all.
You know what the best part was… the kids running around outside and exploring and just being kids.
We need more days like that.
Ohh that looks like a fab day out!
Now that Max is a bit older, we’ve been able to start going on local walks to the river etc where he can easily spend a few hours throwing stones in to watch the splash. <3 So much fun. 🙂
Looks like such fun! If I could only take 1 lens I’d take the 50mm too. The images are so sharp and really lovely! 🙂
I love my 50mm lens. It’s basically the only lens I take out with me in the morning. I only really take my other lenses when I know I am going to need a zoom lens or do some wider angle stuff.