We had a fantastic weekend. First thing Saturday we packed the car with our bikes and an overnight bag and set off for Darling on the West Coast. Sadly the skies were grey and a light mist was clinging to the coast. Not to be put off, we pushed on to Darling where we checked into the "Darling Lodge" and confirmed our dinner reservation at the "Marmalade Cat". We then drove into the West Coast National Park. The national park is vast. There wer...

Nige has just popped out to rent 300 from the video store - phew, another action packed weekend in SA :) We have had 1 and a half beautiful days here in Cape Town, the sun has been shining and the sky blue. Yesterday we woke up just after 9am :) and finished unpacking - all 36 boxes from the UK have now been opened and their contents have been spread throughout the house. It was like opening our wedding presents all over again. We then headed over to Willow Br...

What a lovely weekend! Nige was up bright and early and ready to drive to Swellendam at 7.30am. Travelling at the speed of light (Nige's first journey in our new car - a nice 2litre audi) we arrived in Swellendam just before 10.30. The sun was shining and the cape looked absolutely amazing - the mountains lush from the rain looked as if they were clothed in velvet and the light cast stripes of gold and green. Chris' garden is so beautiful, the blossom is forming ...

Hello everyone! Can you believe my luck, just 3 days into our time here in South Africa and its a National Holiday :) Its a beautiful day here in Cape Town, the sun is shining and the waves are crashing in Sea Point. Nigel is busy working and I'm running in and out completing chores! Yesterday was a huge milestone - I managed in one go to organise DSTV (Sky television). It is taking some time to get things working and so far every task has involved me going to t...

We are now back in London safe and sound :) The countdown to South Africa now begins - 10 days to go!