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31 August 1994

Priceless moments (Old Mutual years: 1994 - 1999)


Willow Road life

  • Willow Road braais
  • Volleyball beach on Clifton
  • Cane duel with Russell
  • Sleep on balcony in Willow Road
  • House sitting in Pinelands
  • 1994 World Cup rugby win
  • Skinny dip at the Houenought Hotel!
  • Xmas at Willow Road


Ally

  • Weekends away (Montague, Mykonos, Citrusdal)
  • Restaurants (La Petite Ferme, cheese platter with fig)
  • Wedding day
  • Honeymoon feeling in the river
  • Travel: Ireland, Turkey, India, Thailand
  • Erotic emails anticipating reunion


Sport

  • Tennis at Old Mutual with Dutch friend
  • Tennis with Russel; Mike at UCT tennis courts
  • Paintball


Beach

  • Paddle-skiing with Donavan
  • Clifton that summer
  • Volleyball on Clifton after work - sunset
  • Wild dolphins and a whale at Llandadno


Trips, camping and hikes

  • Buckaneers Backpackers
  • Fish River Canyon hike
  • Otter Trail (x 2)
  • "What the World Needs Now" in Bains Kloof
  • Hardcore Hiking Club
  • Swellendam first day
  • Hike to Hoar Hut
  • Tittiesbaai
  • Camping with Ivor


1996 travels

  • Italy (Capri, Sistine Chapel, Naples, Rome, Florence, Venice)
  • Scotland (Eileen Donan castle, Isle of Sky)
  • Lake District
  • Hugging an ancient rock
  • Ally reading Beatrix Potter in car


1997 travels

  • Sitting in pubs in Ireland - Irish coffee, writing our journals, listening to music
  • Irish Castle nookie
  • Cliffs of Moher (Ireland)
  • Greece (Vicos Gorge, Olympos, Meteora, Corfu)
  • Olympos (boat trip, yoghurt, beach, old ruin, volleyball)
  • Meteora (Greece)
  • Caroline (Corfu)
  • Israel (Jerusalem, sleeping on roof)
  • Jordan (Dead Sea, Petra)
  • Steam bath in Istanbul
  • Turkey (Butterfly Valley & Olympus, Island swim, cruising in Fetiye)
  • India (especially Udaipur, Jaiselmeer)
  • Lake Palace (Udaipur)
  • Indian bird park
  • Ally's amazing travel journals
  • Finding out my finances were far better than I thought (London)


London life 1997 & early 1998

  • Reunion with Ally
  • Museums & tourist attractions (e.g. London Tower)
  • Plays (Jesus Christ superstar, Starlight Express, Phantom of the Opera)
  • Porchester Turkish Baths
  • Working for The Ministry of Agriculture
  • Book store visits at Mall


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