Yes, it’s been quite a while indoors with the books. The weather is starting to clear up now and the end of exams are in sight! So we thought we’d go for a walk in the forest before I left to write an exam in George.

Saturday was a perfect day in Cape Town after the long weeks of rain. Sunshine and absolutely no wind, even at Cape Point which is a rare occurance. Richard and I headed down to our spot looking out over the bay to enjoy the weather and a sushi picnic. Not long to go now until [...]

One half of the recently engaged lovebirds managed to score tickets to the Johnny Walker Strider’s Club Dinner Dance at Pigalle in Greenpoint.It was great fun to get all dressed up for an evening of great food, live music, and of course, lots of whiskey.We went with Gary and Joelle, Dan and Tarryn, Michael and [...]

Years ago we used to have family holidays every year. Most of the time we’d head to Wilderness (before we moved there) or to the Drakensburg or (and this is way back in the day) Umhlanga Rocks. Living in Wilderness is almost like living on holiday so that fell away a bit when we moved [...]

It was great to get away from Cape Town early on the Friday. I thought the traffic getting to George was going to be way worse. Jacques has sorted out some sweet accommodation at the Blue Whale in Pacaltsdorp (i know!) and I was quite thankful to not have to drive all the way to [...]