LEKKER TAAI TOFFIE

I SAID GOODBYE
I said goodbye to my special car this week. I have been fortunate to get a buyer for both vehicles. In our economic climate that was a real difficult thing to do. I am not emotionally attached to this car BUT it always made me feel so special and to drive it was only a pleasure. I had so many happy kilo's with this black number. I remember the day I got it. We were at Umdloti and it was perfect summer weather. It was wrapped by the dealer with a huge red bow. had a big card on it with my name on it.
I took the top down and did a scenic drive down the coast. It was superb. But it has come to an end and i enjoyed it very much

This was Hannes's baby. Also a pleasure to drive. I hope the new owner will have many happy hours driving it. Whoever gets these two power houses is getting very good cars in absolute perfect condition.


The last entry told you about my revisit to my Phinda "timeshare"...This time I went to Phinda mountain lodge with Rossouw and his girlfriend Marlette. Phinda was Divine as always although I do still prefer Phinda vlei lodge. This foto is taken from my private veranda with it's own splash pool and open air shower (yes I did shower there every morning looking out into the beautiful countryside with Impala and "pumba's" strolling by.) Now for me to shower is one thing but to shower at 05h00 is totally unheard of. But the game drive is at 06h00 and I really needed to be wide awake for that. (And also not stink on the vehicle) This shower however is in a different league. You get body scrub and shower gel and "lekker" soap and fluffy towels, so roughing it does not even come into the picture. You can see the shower surround in the left of the foto. I did not even attempt the pool as it is freezing cold water.

One afternoon on the game drive we came across these lions. Sorry the light is not good as I only have my "mik en druk" camera in SA. (For my international friends that means Point and shoot camera) It had rained very much in Phinda the previous week and this pride was having a sun downer in the road puddle. The game was very difficult to find with all the rain as the veld was green and thick and they need not come to water holes.

This is the entrance to Phinda mountain lodge. All open and inviting. I love safari in this style. I am not made to camp and rough it up............ I am a real Jumeira Jane. believe me I am not ashamed of it either. Just sometimes have to wonder about God's sense of humour. he give me this absolute love of luxury, but does not fit my budget accordingly.............

Rossouw and Mella were in awe at Phinda and really enjoyed it. They were up every morning for the game drives (slept on the vehicle to my absolute disgust..................got a lecture not to do so.........................and then all was fine.)

We loved the meals and the spoils and for me to have the days at total leisure as you have no cell phone coverage or TV is so relaxing.

Coming home after Phinda was with a huge "fall off a wall" type of stuff. It felt like every thing that could irritate and test me happened. My dad passing away, Rossouw having to go and write a sub at university, toilets at home packing up, cell phone ringing off the hook with relocation business, struggling to get visas for Rossouw and Dian to go to Dubai in a week ect ect ect.

The visa story was very testing. You have to have a book and paid for airline ticket to apply for a visa. Ok here goes trustably trudie (me) books and pays the tickets after weeks of juggling the boys dates and needs, and I cannot get a visa for longer that 30 days..........I am told to change the itinerary and then re apply...........Too many phone calls and stories to tell later I have to surrender, not and easy one for me to do, and hannes has to do the visas from Dubai. So sclepp all the paperwork to him (you have to have foto's too) and off he goes on a few days up and down to get the visas. Anyway the visas were issued today for 90 days for each child.....SO I CAN FLY TO DUBAI ON 04 DECEMBER.................... I cannot wait. I miss Hannes and am really not made to be single at all.

I also think Hannes is really looking forward to seeing us all again.

Tomorrow I am going to PE to be in time for my dad's funeral on Friday morning. I did not plan in going BUT I am. What a mission to arrange that. I have a few choices of flight but anyway option takes me 3 days to execute . I could go connecting flights between Richards bay and PE via Johannes burg or Durban Johannesburg direct. I just have one small problem PE is 2 hours drive from the airport to Port Alfred where the service is, and 10h00 is the time of the service. SO I leave on Thursday to sleep in PE to leave early by car to be in time in Port Alfred.

Coming back same story. I just took a deep breath and said to myself "don't sweat the small stuff" I think it is less time to fly to the "bleddie" moon than me getting to Port Alfred.

Rossouw and Mella also leave tomorrow. I will meet Rossouw at the airport in Johannesburg when we leave for Dubai.

Dian is writing an entrance exam on Friday for his university course and then he goes to "matric week" in balito. His week has been cut short by 3 days for him to do the exam. he was not a happy chappy when I told him this.

I have also let the house to holiday tenants for 3 weeks while I am in Dubai.......... We will just have see how that pans out.

Ok all it is now 3.30 in the morning and brain is slowing down. Just enough time to bath and do the hair pack quickly and leave for the airport in Durban.

Chat again over the weekend.

Georgie , all the way form the USA, nice to see your comments on the blog. Think of a Dubai for a visit. WD40 not needed...............................................

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