Having spent the night at Port Alfred we had an early start to get to Addo Elephant National Park. Avid blog readers will remember the pics from last year. But it’s hard not to visit as elephants are such marvellous creatures. And we weren’t disappointed. I’ll just let the pictures and video tell the story.<\/p>\n

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After the park we sadly had to take Ben and Amy to the airport. They were off to Cape Town for the last three days of their vacation and it was time to part ways. Our time together had been brief but joyous. We could well be seeing them later this year as they seem keen on tying the knot sooner than later. Better still, it is highly likely Ben will be placed in London by his current firm for a year or two. Amy is excited by this as are we.<\/p>\n

With a room now spare in Sue’s home in Grahamstown, Helen and I took Ben and Amy’s space (in Sarah’s room) for the next couple of nights. That first night we stayed up late (apparently) loosened by our efforts to trim the left over wine bottles from Sue’s recent 50th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Having spent the night at Port Alfred we had an early start to get to Addo Elephant National Park. Avid blog readers will remember the pics from last year. But it’s hard not to visit as elephants are such marvellous creatures. And we weren’t disappointed. I’ll just let the pictures and video tell the story.<\/p>\n

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