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Up North

We’re now “Up North” staying with Helen’s sister Joanna and her husband Alan in a place near Manchester called Appleton.

The last couple of days have been quite interesting. The first 24 hours in the country we managed to cover, again, all our missing favourites. Wednesday lunch we had a full English breakfast. In the […]

Back in Chesham

Traveling by airplane just doesn’t have the sense of excitement as it used to – particularly when there are three to catch.

The flight from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg was non eventful. We had a short wait of about an hour or so until the overnight Air France flight to Paris. Entering the plane things […]

Last Morning in South Africa

Two weeks flies by really fast. This morning we’ve already said goodbye to Sue, Max and Sarah (sister, nephew, niece). We have the hire car ready to drive back to Port Elizabeth around midday. This morning I need to go to the doctors to have my stitches removed.

Then it’s back to London via Johannesburg […]

Sneak peek of the Indian Ocean

In the last few days we’ve been bouncing back and forth between my parents house in Grahamstown and my sisters house in Port Alfred.

Last Friday we were invited out to friends of the family, Ingrid and Sheila for an evening meal of excellently prepared curry. Very nice.

We spent Saturday and Sunday on the […]

Medical Holiday

While here in South Africa we’ve decided to make good use of the excellent but low cost medical services available in this country. I have had a lump on my shoulder removed at a cost of US$50. This morning Helen and I visited the dentist for a check up. Quite by coincidence Helen shattered a […]