One of the main motivators for as family holiday is to create
memories for one's children, to take them to new places and
allow them to experience the excitement of a holiday atmosphere.
In South Africa we are blessed with so many opportunities to do
this.
All however is rarely according to script, your baby and younger
ones are immediately slip out of their normal routine, meal
times and sleep habits are soon out the window, you have also
I'm sure heard the painful cry from the back, "Are we there yet,
Dad...?" usually as one passes the outskirts of your own suburb
or town, the very beginning perhaps of a long trip.
Whether it is a beach holiday in Cape Town, perhaps Margate of a
trip to the Kruger national Park, bless their little cotton
socks, you've worked hard all year; earned some leave; packed
the car; secured the house; sorted the pool; kenneled the dogs;
mowed the lawn and all the other hard work you have to do before
being able to take a holiday. The day has dawned, and away you
go, happy but probably a little stressed out as you drive your
family to one of the great Eastern Cape holiday destinations.
The attention span of children seems extremely small, you might
be able to look at an antelope grazing at Addo Park for an hour
or how a lion pride prepares for a kill for all of three hours,
your four year old simply can't it's impossible. Who can blame
them, you are driving, this gives you something to do, your
spouse has worked hard in the preparation and is quietly
relaxing next to you, perhaps with a magazine, now what about
the children.
Our family has tried the eye-spy route, car cricket, singing
songs, "old MacDonald" and his farm has really come in handy
sometimes and many other methods of keeping the children happy
and smiling. Thank goodness for modern gadgets like music
player. Eating ones way along the kilometers does work, a few
crisps and a sweet or two will do little harm in moderation. One
of the key things is your selection of accommodation, you simply
have to ensure that it is safe; secure and child friendly for
the respective ages and needs of your children. Please visit
www.staysa.co.za and the friendly staff will assist you in this
process.
Our most important tip for travel at any time, is road safety.
Travel those distance trips during day light hours only and obey
every single rule of the road, most importantly stay within the
speed limit and do not drink and drive.
It sounds a little boring and you've heard it before but it
cannot be emphasized enough. "Are we there yet Daddy..." is a
lot better than "What happened Daddy..."
Alan Hawkins - CEO
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