Mauritius with the family

Mum treated us to the most amazing holiday in Mauritius to celebrate Mike's 80th birthday.  We stayed at Le Victoria hotel and the food was sumptuous beyond description with 3 restaurants to choose from (Buffet, Italian and Seafood).  Highlights also included a sailing trip and an amazing hike at Le Morne Peninsula.  It was fantastic to spend quality time with everyone.  Poor mum was in a wheelchair because of a very sore back but she was an indomitable champion, refusing to let it spoil the holiday.

Photo: Jo

Grand Bay

Sailing

Hiking

Where we were

Farewell fair Mauritius

Cape Town & Garden Route 2016 & 2017 Highlights

It's been a wonderful two months that has flown by.  Lots of quality time with the family. Some great outings and swims at the beach and Silvermine. A fabulous roadtrip. to Sedgefield.  And I even managed to get plenty of work done.

Date

• 20 Nov 2016 - 15 Jan 2017  (8 weeks)

Outings

• Hout Bay
• Kirstenbosch
• 7 a side rugby
• Silvermine for a swim
• Chapman's Peak 
• New Year's Eve at Blouberg
• Annie at the theatre 
• Swim at Danger Bay 
• Clifton 
• Silvermine with family

Road trip to Sedgefield

• Journey to Wilderness 
• Garden Route Game Lodge 
• Wilderness
• Swimming in the lagoon at Wilderness and our amazing lodge
• Sedgefield 
• Swellendam
• Driving home
• Playing with the bouncing ball in Sedgefield

Walks

• Muizenberg to Kalk Bay walk with Jo
• Walk in the Greenbelt
• Walking around Bertram Crescent
• Mindful walks round the block with Jason

Family

• Jo's rennovations
• Lunch on Jo's patio 
• Xmas with the family
• Matt's 14th birthday (Jan)
• Lunch at Katima 
• Farewell dinner 
• Helping mum with computer and checking Woodsider

Food

• Mum's orgasmic Xmas cake
• The Spur (Pecan Nut Sundae!! x2)
• Pizza at Pomodoro (Wilderness): blue cheese, onion, ham and sweet fig and the best base ever.
• Kudu, Ostrich and Steak in Stellenbosch
• Fish and chips at Woodside
• Braaid fish and Kalamari with Jo at Kalkbay
• Pizza at Kelvin with Liz and family
• The Eatery for lunch with mum
• Facachia with the Botings
• Peddlers
• Forries
• Lunch at Katima 

School

• Matt's final days of high school
• Helping Matt get ready for school 
• Matt's first day of junior school 

Friends

• Staying with mum and Mike 3 times
• Visit Jill and Derry
• Fun with Matt in the pool
• Antony's birthday party, seeing James, and Richard & Kerry
• Lunch with Heather 
• Visit Joanna and Steve
• Visiting The Pater and Kobus in Sea Point

Purchases

• New sunglasses
• New reading glasses
• Shoes with mum
• Battle Field 1 for Matt

Admin

• Getting new passport and ID

Movies

• Star Wars Rogue 1  (*)
• Planet Earth 2
• Happy People, a year of the Tiagra
• Miss Saigon
• Girl on a Train
• Nocturnal Animals
• Forrest Gump
• Brooklyn
• The Lego Movie
• Miss Saigon
• Hell or Highwater
• Sicario
• Eye in the Sky
• Zootopia
• The Accountant
• The Light Between Oceans
• Suicide Squad
• Black Mirror ("Playtest" with Matt, then "Be Right Back" with Jo)
• Hunger Games Mocking Jay 2
• Tickled

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South Africa 2015 Highlights

What a time in South Africa. First the Tsitsikama Trail with the family and Chrisel. Then Storms River, Addo Elephant Park and Mosselbay with Chrisel. Then back to Cape Town do enjoy outings to Kirstenbosch, Lion's Head, Table Mountain, the beaches and Hermanus. Then a super trip on the Baz Bus to Jeffrey's Bay, Cintsa, Hogs Back, Port St Johns, Southern Drakensberg, Northern Drakensberg and Joberg. Finally some more time in Cape Town with the family.

Date

• 22 March 2015 - 31 May 2015  (10 weeks)

Cape Town

• Reunited with the family again (Mar)
• Fun with Matt (Apr)
• Easter with family (Apr)

Garden Route

• Tsitsikama Trail (Apr)
• Storms River (Apr)
• Addo Elephant Park (Apr)
• Mosselbay (Apr)
• Harold Porter Botanical Gardens (Apr)

Cape Town with Chrisèl

• Kirstenbosch Gardens (Apr)
• Franschhoek (Apr)
• Lion's Head (Apr)
• Beach crawl (Apr)
• St James to Kalk Bay walk (Apr)
• Climb up Table Mountain (Apr)
• Hermanus wine tasting (Apr)
• Cape Point (Apr)

Baz bus

• Jeffrey's Bay (Apr)
• Cintsa (Apr)
• Away with the Fairies (Apr)
• Port St Johns (May)
• Southern Drakensberg (May)
• Northern Drakensberg (May)
• Utopia (May)
• Joberg with Chrisel's family (May)

Cape Town

• Rhodes Memorial (May)
• Tokai Forest with Jo (May)
• Kalk Bay with Jo (May)

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