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Clean bill of health

by steve, on November 24th, 2011 (South Africa)

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 and I had a little wander around Grahamstown before returning to my parents. In the afternoon we were involved in some school collection for niece Sarah and got a sneak preview of a dance/show she’s preparing for on Friday. In the evening we all headed out for a meal with the very extended family (some of brother in law Jay’s family are in town too) and had a good time.

Jet lag is still disturbing the balance. Up at 4am this morning although Helen’s sleeping through despite my tapping away.

Happy Thanksgiving to all those reading and celebrating today.

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Legs stretched

by steve, on November 23rd, 2011 (South Africa)

After three flights with combined air time of around 18 hours (plus some for all the taxying around) we finally arrived in Port Elizabeth. My sister, Sue, greeted us at the airport. It was good to have the flights behind us. Our two items of luggage came out first and third sandwiching (in second place) that of one of Sue’s colleagues who happened to be on the same flight.

Once in Grahamstown we were reunited with my parents. It was really good to see them again after just over two years. We stayed up chatting longer than we had expected before crashing. Despite the lack of sleep over the extra long Tuesday (we had an extra 11 hours added) we still woke by 4am. Actually – that’s not too bad. Hopefully in a couple of days we’ll be synched up with the local clocks.

Today we each have a dental visit planned. While we’re here in SA we hope to catch up on any and all dental work that may have accumulated. While not schedule we really should do the same for our general health.

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Two down, one to go

by KC2RIY, on November 23rd, 2011 (South Africa)

13h30m flight behind us. We’re now in Johannesburg and feeling a little tired. Boarding final flight soon.

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Last Morning in South Africa

by steve, on September 16th, 2009 (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 and Paris.

We’ve had a nice relaxing time here with the family. It doesn’t feel like it’s been so long since we last saw them all and hopefully we’ll all be back together soon.

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Sneak peek of the Indian Ocean

by steve, on September 14th, 2009 (South Africa)

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 coast which looks onto the Indian Ocean – something we will be crossing in 2-3 years.  Yesterday we all went to Kenton-on-Sea to walk the sands and have a great lunch on the one and only restaurant facing the river mouth.

Apart from that Helen and I have been out for a few more walks. The cost of eating out here is much less than in the US or the Caribbean so we have the threat of plenty of pounds to fight.

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