Hello everyone! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I'm very excited that it's now crimbo week - we're now in Perth staying with friends (Will and Suze) and getting in the Christmas spirit - their house has a lovely Englishy feeling about it, and they have a decorated tree, so we can get in the mood now! Felt a bit too strange thinking about it when in SA or Mauritius - far too humid and foreign (not that i'm complaining about being there or anything!)Will and Suze are being real...

Hello! Sorry for delay in adding photos and written updates, the internet was non-existant or rubbish in SA but we've found a good air conditioned internet cafe (that doesnt sell coffee) in Mauritius so here we are... First thing's first... An overview of SOUTH AFRICA ;(for those ofyou who Jimmy or I emailed, sorry if this is repetetive - for those of you who we havent emailed, its because we dont have your addresses so write them on our message board if you wis...

(apologies for the dodgy photo!) the leaving party! a big thank you for everyone turning out to make sure we were actually leaving finally after all the planning and boasting! it was a fantastic evening in the thatch which went all too quickly-followed by an imprompt after party at our house, that resembled a squat as we had removed all the furniture. there are some great photos which i will be sharing soon!