It is 8:25 am. We’ve just finished our breakfast in Ufudu when Roger receives a group WhatsApp message: ‘Breakfast at Brits, departure at 8:30 am’. Roger and I look at each other and unanimously shake our heads. We are still recovering from yesterday’s cold. He goes out to chat to the guys and to tell… Continue reading 18 April 2021
17 April 2021
It takes a concerted effort to get out of Buzz. I am so cold that my muscles do not seem able to obey the instructions from my brain. We had been flying in our little open cockpit Bathawk, named Buzz for those who don’t know, for the past two and a half hours. By choice… Continue reading 17 April 2021
March 2021
Life has more or less settled into a new rhythm for us. I am happily retired and therefore not concerned about my personal ‘job security’ as are folk out there that are desperately trying to keep things together. I’ve even started going to gym again. It has been more than 3 months since my foot… Continue reading March 2021
February 2021
Roger got a call from Random Harvest Nursery on the last Saturday of our Marloth Park visit. David wanted to know where Roger was; the course is about to start, and they were waiting for him. Oops! He had signed up for an 8-week Garden Design course a year ago, before lockdown started. The course… Continue reading February 2021
January 2021
We spent ten days at Silver Creek Gorge. I, sadly, was not mobile yet so spent most days sitting inside Ufudu crocheting, reading, and listening to audio books. It was very hot so the aircon was going full blast for most of the time. We were home again on the 3rd of January. Kevin, meanwhile,… Continue reading January 2021
December 2020
Before we knew it December was upon us. The year seemed to have been long but at the same time it passed so quickly. I think it’s because there were no real milestones; nothing to look forward to, thanks to the pandemic. Days became weeks, and weeks became months… I was scheduled for a foot… Continue reading December 2020
November 2020
Ufudu had to get new tyres and shocks. Rather an expensive exercise but unavoidable. And what a difference it made to the drive; so much more comfortable, and quiet too! There was a fly-in organised for the weekend of 14 – 15 November in Mbombela to celebrate Andrew Pappas’ birthday. Buzz was still not airworthy,… Continue reading November 2020
October 2020 2
Our scuba diving sessions with Coral Divers in Sodwana were booked, starting on the 26th of October. We left home on Friday the 23rd, after having dinner at Alessandra’s to celebrate her birthday the evening before. We normally don’t travel on toll roads with Ufudu because of the toll fees; we inevitably have to explain… Continue reading October 2020 2
October 2020 1
The whole family was excited. It was time to welcome the new addition to the family. A healthy baby boy, Jan Louis Visagie, named after his great grandfather, was born to André and Alesia on the 2nd of October, weighing 2,9 kg. I was frantically working on the blanket that I wanted to present to… Continue reading October 2020 1
September 2020
It is spring! What a wonderful feeling to know that winter is behind us. We are still not allowed to cross provincial borders but have since learnt about a little-known fact: if you can produce a municipal bill for the residence you are going to it is accepted. That did it. We were going to… Continue reading September 2020