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Our new life in yet another Country! ~Eswatini~ (Swaziland) June/July 2025

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The countdown had begun...the last few days were a bit of a blur. We had to get our house 'Airbnb ready' and pack to drive to our temporary life in Swaziland- with no idea what to expect. As we were packing up my meniscus dislocated and I had to finish the packing on crutches. There's no good time for that but really!!?? So the drive was pretty painful because if my leg is bent it gets incredibly stiff, and the brace that keeps it straight is not very comfortable at the best of times let alone in a car (with FOUR kids!) Still wrapping my head around that one!  We ended up only leaving at 5pm even though we had planned to leave by 12! It worked out well though, we got the kids dinner from Macdonalds (don't judge!) and set off, Joel fell asleep at 6 and slept for the whole trip, Lils fell asleep after 7 and Lou fell asleep at around 8. We arrived in Bloem close to midnight and had a cosy nights rest in a little farm cottage.  The next morning we set off at around 8:30 and...