*Disclaimer: I don’t really know how to start this
Stories are normally told from beginning to end; but this one in particular is an adventure that must be lived from start to finish.

Figure 1 YOW-YYZ-IDA-ADD-CPT-GRJ
5 flights and 2 travel days later I landed in George, where a two-hour drive in the one and only “Patricia” (also known as the project car) awaited me. *Cue background road trip music: “This is the start of something new, it feels so right to be here with you ohhhh.” * A few mini heart attacks later from driving on the left side of the road and I was finally in Nature’s Valley.
My first few days spent in the Valley were a little rough considering I was armed with a killer jetlag, a soon-to-be-found lost luggage, and last but not least a daunting vomiting cold. Who would’ve known that this hiccup was just a little bump in the road that would lead me on a once-in-a-lifetime-experience towards education, self-discovery, and friendship.

Figure 2 Point Hike, Plett Game Reserve, Radical Raptors

Figure 3 Robberg Beach Clean-up, Kurland Greening, Point Hike, Raptor Ringing, Bird Ringing