We started with a weekend at Zebula at the end of November, with much relaxing and cooking and a bit of golf. Cards Against Humanity entertained us with much hilarity one night. then after a few days in Durban with the family we arrived in Southbroom, Natal South Coast on Friday 4th. We shared a house with the Ratners and spent a lot of time relaxing and cooking; this time with a bit of beach and swimming. We had a few rainy days so Paulet, Tracy and I did a huge puzzle on the dining room table, which had to be covered with the table cloth before each meal.That's a beach house holiday blast from the past! The house was only a 200m walk to the beach and I enjoyed some of the best sea swimming in years. Neil and I rushed back to Joburg on 13th to get to Paul's 50th party. By the 16th every year almost everyone who is "going away" for Christmas has left Gauteng but our hectic social schedule seemed to continue. My calendar is usually very organised but we did turn up at Vini's for Sunday lunch with Rob and Gill a week too early! We spent 2 days at the farm sorting out our "stuff". After 8 years on the road, I thought we needed to "get rid of all the junk" but I only got as far as tidying out the cottage, sorting out the wine and giving away some clothes. Next time we will need a week! We enjoyed a fun night out at Chicago's Piano Bar, a live music venue in Randpark. Earlier in the evening there are tables of 50 somethings but by 1am we were the oldest in the place by far! We had a great family Christmas Day at the Bernwiesers in Pretoria and then spent 2 nights chilling at the Ratners. New Years was a chilled affair, back at the farm for 5 days with friends and family. Parts of South Africa are experiencing serious drought at the moment and the farm was hot and dry and the level of the dam lower than we have seen it in 15 years. We did get rain and things got greener every day. Its a hard start to 2016 for many South Africans with looming food shortages, a very weak currency and a corrupt and incompetent ANC government. I don't believe in New Year's resolutions but I did wish for health, happiness and prosperity for all my family and friends everywhere for the year ahead.
Paul and Jann
Oyster Box Hotel, Umhlanga
Zebula
Southbroom
Paul and Jann
Chicago's
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