To South-Africa and Back…

Yes-Yes I know. It has been a while! Welcome everybody to the BlackLetter. I trust that the first 2 and half months of 2007 have treated you well. I trust also that the next 9 months will prove to be the best of your lives.  Yes we are back in Wellington after an incredible holiday which Liza and I decided to spend back in SA. Good old SA. As we got to JHB (O.R Thambo – The pilot did not even know it was called that) we were welcomed by what SA has become renowned for… Breaking and entering! Yes I know. We fly halfway around the world without anyone trying funny stuff but as soon as we touched down our suit case was broken into. Luckily for them nothing was stolen for I would not have known what Liza would have done because she was seeing red and breathing fire like a bull from down under!!! No pun intended…J 

So we held our heads up high and walked out to meet the welcome committee. It was great seeing the people we love and to see their smiling faces was just awesome. As we were driving to our home for the next month I remember myself thinking that this is exactly how I remember it. Hot, Beautiful and not a taxi to spare. Nothing has changed except the increased number of taxis. We it was good and we enjoyed every single moment of the break. At this point I must indeed ask forgiveness from those friends of ours that we did not manage to get around to. Four weeks was just not enough. We spent most of our time with the family and when we saw the chance went out to see the friends. I must say I was not entirely satisfied with the quota of golf we played but hey, I believe that we will soon play again and that we will rip up those tees.While we were there we were fortunate to spend some great times with Ed and Landi. We went to the coast with them for a couple of days and it proved awesome. The days were great and the evenings even better. We spent hours on the beach and spent some good night drinking sundowners at the KEG in true South-African fashion. It was a pity it was only four days. Ed and I played some golf at the Margate country club. Who won you might ask? Well to be honest, this huge croc came from nowhere and just grabbed our scorecard from our golf cart. It was really scary as ED and I was close to scratch game. It was fun!!! The girls went full on shopping for Togs (swimwear) and other shiny accessories.   Eventually getting back home we enjoyed the fabulous company of the family and friends. There was never a dull moment. We had early breakfasts and late lunches. We also spent a large amount of our time doing what most South-Africans do… BRAAI!!! ‘n braai en ‘n slaai en ‘n lekker tamaai! This was one of the things I enjoyed the most. Combine that with the awesome company of the families and of course the wonderfully refreshing splash pool of flying ace Frik “Land that Sesna” Conradie. WOW!! We spent some good few hours in that tub just wasting. It was great.     It was an incredible four weeks and one I would always remember as the best holiday of my life.  

 It was time to leave and we said our goodbye and yes the tears were flowing again. This time it was easier though. But alas we did not leave alone. NO! Christo “bruin monster” de Beer was set for his first big trip abroad. Flying alone on a Quantas flight we met him at Auckland Int. after he had to wait for us for 12 hours. Yes 12 hours. Liza and I had an 18 hour stop over inKuala Lumpur. Finally we touched down in Wellington Where Ian and Annalie picked us up and to our surprise with their new cabby. A Mazda Familia 1500 16 valve love machine!!! We were glad to see them and Christo has been amazed everyday by the wonderful sights of NZ. Mind you, I think NZ will never be same after Christo touched down. The whole
Wellington knows him already and he gets invited to some of the best gigs in town. The guy is a genius! Before I go I should just tell you that I went spear fishing the other day. It was mint conditions for a dive and I enjoyed it immensely! I speared my first butter fish. Ben “Look at my kingy” Roe was the fisher man of the day when he pulled out the biggest Crayfish you have ever seen from the water. IT WAS HUGE and I have pictures to prove it. Hopefully we will get to soon again.  

Well I hope you had enjoyed the update. I look forward to hearing from you all. Everybody wants to be like Haig!

Ed,… How is the meat boet? Hey man, waar is my bier? Ek knak jou sommer soos ‘n treinspoor!?

OP soos ‘n Checkers Tjop!

The Ladies that keep us sane!

Liza and Endre having a great time and loads of Wine.

TWINS!!! Renier and me. Where is the Black Label

We owe it to the guy that invented earbuds!

Coeka and Liza. What a pair!

Me and Flying ace Conradie

Best Mates!

Oooooo…Sassy. My foxy lady!

So who is the jinga champion?

The Guy

Pay attention young ones,… Just look at that perfect warmup!

What I would like to think is that i put this ball next to the flag…;)

Liza having a ball of a time at Lobster Inn

Glenn the bass master of Stock-X-change sharing a drink at the Keg in Margate.

A final toast with the perfect drink.

I’m out!Pebs