Author Archives: steve

INSERT_MAP Still just chilling with family. School’s off for summer. Brother-in-law and nephew have gone off on a male bonding trip to Namibia. My speech about our travels seemed to go down well elsewhere. Weather is pretty variable. Plenty of … Continue reading →

Haven’t blogged for a few days as family time, while being meaningful to us, doesn’t provide a lot of material to write about. The most notable event was being without power for a day and a half which is now … Continue reading →

There is no ‘broadway’ in Grahamstown so we have to make do with the local entertainment. At 1pm we visited the town center cathedral where some local school boys from the choir were making their last ever performance. They seemed … Continue reading →

Thursday was my mother’s birthday and American Thanksgiving all at once. We all carry British passports and love turkey so given that Helen and I happen to have US passports as well it was a damn good excuse to lay … Continue reading →

Visit to the dentist went better than expected. Neither of us need any work done and the rebuild on Helen’s tooth performed in Fiji was declared sound and solid. No crown required. All good news. After our dental appointment Helen … Continue reading →