A Chameleon's Tale

Chameleons are great little creatures and sadly we don't see them in SA suburban gardens like we used to when I was a child. Vivienne told me they only drink dew drops and are therefore very susceptible to environmental pollutants that settle on leaves. When we were in the Kruger we saw a little one in the road. He crossed under our car and so we waited and waited for him to appear on the other side. When he didn't come out, Neil went to investigate and found he had crawled into the wheel rim. He wouldn't leave, even with gentle prodding with a stick and held on for dear life with his little opposing digits. When he started climbing into the engine, we had to prise him loose with a bit more force and send him on his way.

Boere Nuwe Jaar by die Plaas

We love braaivleis , boere jacuzzis, lots of rain and Toyota bakkies! We win the prize for "going local" in the Vrystaat over New Year!!

Safari, Beach and Berg

South Africa is really a world in one country. We love December - we have playmates because all our friends and family are on holiday too. We started off with a week in the Kruger Park, with the Maggs family and Stefan and Andrea. Then we had a family weekend on the farm. We spent another week and a bit down in Southbroom at the beach with the Nortjes, the Ratners and the London Greenfields, who unchilled and then chilled out with us. We stayed in such a lekker house, right on the beach,and were waited on like royalty by Florence and Irene. Then we had a family Christmas in Gauteng, before dashing back to Bulwer in the Berg. The haunted, old hotel turned out to be a real find, with great food and lots to do. Then we dashed back to the farm again!!

November 2010

We tried to slow down the pace, but we did not succeed. We did 2 trips to Zebula and spent time at the farm again. Neil and Tommy also did another bike trip through the Karoo and Free State. We had a fun weekend with one of the boats finally up and sailing. ( so you see there was some work done after all ) The weather at the Vaal was just perfect for sailing with sunshine and plenty of steady wind.