We spent Christmas and New Year in South Africa with Helen's family and friends.
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- Downtown Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- Michael, Helen's youngest brother
- Robert, Helen's oldest brother
- Martin, Robert's step-son, clowning around
- Ruby, Robert's step-daughter
- (Crouching) John, (Hidden Dragon), Helen's father
- Helen after a dip in a mountain river
- Richard, Helen's cousin, and Venetia, his fiancée
- Memorial mandala for Helen's mother, Margi
- Puck, a family friend, with Helen
- Ross at Puck's home
- Graham and Anne Dominy, family friends
- Phil and Callie, friends from Helen's church in Champaign, IL. Phil spent a year in Malawi on mission, and Callie was visiting him over Christmas.
- A giraffe bull at a game park. The youngest giraffe (right), less than a year old, is peeking over the body of its mother.
- Ross posing for safari.
- Sylvia Bruinders, Helen's friend and compatriot at UIUC.
- Helen delighted to be in Kirstenbosch Gardens, in Cape Town.
- Jeremy and Bronwyn's wedding. Bronwyn is a friend of Helen's from university.
- View from Helen's grandfather's house, Durbanville (outside Cape Town)
