Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 Hi folks, Had a message from Sally, she (and the family) are safe and well on their holidays.... A little message from her below... Hi everyone!! Yes, we're here in the most incredible place! This is South Africa and boy is it HOT!! It is so green and lush, a city of trees. There is so much colour and energy - it is bustling and dusty but in a completely relaxing way! We stepped out of the plane into blasts of hot air and beautiful sunshine. It was very strange to be back in summer heat having left the cold, damp fog behind. Here at the Gamedze's place we spent our first afternoon lounging around the pool and getting used to the sights and sounds of a completely new environment. Lots of unusual birds and insects to spot. Today we've been to Gold Rush City - a huge theme park with all kinds of rides. The boys have done all the scary stuff - the white knuckle stuff. True to form I did the 'gentle' stuff but managed to get soaking wet a couple of times! Who cares - you dry in seconds. It is hard to witness the poverty and destitution of some. It makes you feel very guilty. Nonetheless it is an amazing place - absolutely mind blowing! Tonight Mick and the boys are amusing themselves watching water go down the plug hole in the 'wrong' direction! The West Indies are here playing RSA at cricket and Mick hopes to go see it 'live' on Sunday. Quality assured at this level. The fruit is just fantastic - delicious. We're devouring fresh pineapple, mango, water melon, peaches .... scrummy! Some of the insects are feasting on us in return. My legs look like I have chicken pox and Mick has some rather 'angry' looking red lumps. So - you can see we're having a great time already. Thinking of you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Water down the " wrong " way, really. The water goes down the plug hole the correct way here in the Southern Hemisphere. Message from Sally..... Hi folks, Had a message from Sally, she (and the family) are safe and well on their holidays.... A little message from her below... Hi everyone!! Yes, we're here in the most incredible place! This is South Africa and boy is it HOT!! It is so green and lush, a city of trees. There is so much colour and energy - it is bustling and dusty but in a completely relaxing way! We stepped out of the plane into blasts of hot air and beautiful sunshine. It was very strange to be back in summer heat having left the cold, damp fog behind. Here at the Gamedze's place we spent our first afternoon lounging around the pool and getting used to the sights and sounds of a completely new environment. Lots of unusual birds and insects to spot. Today we've been to Gold Rush City - a huge theme park with all kinds of rides. The boys have done all the scary stuff - the white knuckle stuff. True to form I did the 'gentle' stuff but managed to get soaking wet a couple of times! Who cares - you dry in seconds. It is hard to witness the poverty and destitution of some. It makes you feel very guilty. Nonetheless it is an amazing place - absolutely mind blowing! Tonight Mick and the boys are amusing themselves watching water go down the plug hole in the 'wrong' direction! The West Indies are here playing RSA at cricket and Mick hopes to go see it 'live' on Sunday. Quality assured at this level. The fruit is just fantastic - delicious. We're devouring fresh pineapple, mango, water melon, peaches .... scrummy! Some of the insects are feasting on us in return. My legs look like I have chicken pox and Mick has some rather 'angry' looking red lumps. So - you can see we're having a great time already. Thinking of you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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