Sunday, 24 August 2008

South Africa: Braai and Ballito



It was a little sad to be back in Jo’burg after the Kruger, but at the same time it was good to be able to see friends and family.

Stef arranged for everyone to come over to his place on Saturday for a braai (barbeque). It was a great way to see everyone with the short amount of time we had. Stef really went all out in catering. We also got to see his kids who are growing up really quickly. That is one thing about being away, is you miss out on all the things that are taking place. Luke now has three kids, Stef has two, and we don’t know them at all.

On Sunday after checking on our house we went across to Luke’s to see Ronel and the kids and have a braai. Peter Sinclair and Lida came over, so it was good to have a small group to be able to chat about everything that has happened over the last year.

We flew down to Ballito, which is a small town just north of Durban on Tuesday. We went directly from the airport to see my Gran. She is turning 97 on the 28th August. Every time I see her she really amazes me, always has stories to tell and jokes about the other residents of the home, most of who are losing their marbles.

We went for dinner with my dad and Liz. The restaurant was nice, overlooking the beach. My Dad was looking better than the previous times I had seen him, which was nice to see.

We only stayed one night in Ballito, so in the morning we went and saw my father again, went for a short walk on the beach and then went to the yacht club in Durban, it has started to become a bit of a tradition, but is nice to have lunch overlooking all the yachts. Maybe one day we can own one of those yachts… who knows.
After Ballito it was back to Jo’burg, some shopping and back on a plane to Korea, until next time.

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