Good evening from South Africa! Here's a wee blog about last week (number 47!)...
On Monday Scott got back to base after travelling with his family for a while so it was nice to catch up with him and hear all about his time away. After all the rain it was finally clear enough for me to do some washing and I was joined by a tortoise! Haven't seen one of them in months (way back when it was hot and sunny here) but this one has been around nearly every day this week.
We didn't do much Tuesday morning but after lunch Scott thought it would be a good idea to go for a swim... there was only really one way to get in the water and that was climbing onto the whaler - which has been moved into the shallows - and jumping off the end of it where the water is deep enough. Fair to say the water was EXTREMELY cold and we were out as soon as we got in! During my shower afterwards I noticed something green sitting up in the corner under the roof... a boomslang. Definitely the quickest I've gotten out the shower and hopefully the first and last time I have a snake in there with me!
The rest of the week hasn't been that busy. On Wednesday we took a walk to Wimpy for some food and WiFi, we took another jump into the water on Thursday, and on Friday I chilled and done a lot of reading.
On Saturday we took a walk to the market which was really nice as usual. We bought some fresh veg and meat from the farmers market to cook with and also took a look around the crafts side of the market. We ended up in Wimpy again for lunch and the rugby was on the TV there so we got to watch that too! Sunday was very chilled again. We cooked up a stirfry with the veg and beef we bought at the market for dinner which was amazing. Our cooking skills have definitely improved the past year!
On Saturday we took a walk to the market which was really nice as usual. We bought some fresh veg and meat from the farmers market to cook with and also took a look around the crafts side of the market. We ended up in Wimpy again for lunch and the rugby was on the TV there so we got to watch that too! Sunday was very chilled again. We cooked up a stirfry with the veg and beef we bought at the market for dinner which was amazing. Our cooking skills have definitely improved the past year!
We also got our flight details for our flight from George to Johannesburg. It's scary to think how little time I have left here in this incredible country. And although I cannot wait to see all my family and friends again I'm really really going to miss this place!
Enjoy the photos,
Rachel :)
Spotted this little bird one morning and I loved his bright blue feathers
The tortoise - he's quite friendly! (This photo makes him look much smaller than he actually is)
The view from my doorstep while it rained
And then when it turned to a blue sky moments later...
This guy eats a lot!
The water front and whaler we have been jumping off from
Not something you want to see in the shower
Don't worry I used the zoom on the camera to get this photo - definitely wasn't going to get close!!
The start of our fantastic stirfry
And another picture
And the finished product
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