NZ: Please welcome Ryder William Russell to the clan!
Hi there, well this is the latest clan member, born 24th July 2010. 7lb 10 oz Kelly & Ryder both doing well & Greig enjoying it all. Summer is over the moon, is quite amazed at wee man haha Will be a busy time but thought I’d send a photo on. Take…
Out of Africa and Into Pictures
Lindsay and Angela, John and Janis, bread-stealing baboons and headless giraffes. From Little Switzerland to Umhlanga to Cape Town, Muizenberg and McGregor, here’s a smattering of photos from Dave and Susan’s 3 week trip to South Africa. To see al…
OZ: Linda and John take a break …
In Australia, seen here in Port Macquarie and nearby Flynns Beach.
South Africa Update: Rainbows on a rainy and cooler day!
Another email from Susan: “So many weather changes in the last couple of days – blazing hot, too hot – finally much needed rain has fallen on McGregor – the first since November 3rd. Thunder, lightning and rainbows – lovely… the garden is starti…
South Africa Update: Along Came a Spider
“It has been sooo hot 43??C (109??F) yesterday. We finally had rain thunder and lightng and a rainbow. Wow. Heat brutal. NO air conditioning or fans in the house! Mt in front of back porch caught fire and is still burning. We took pix.” ??? Susan Miln…
58K+km traveled
“After 341 day, 12 counties, over 38849km travelled, 8 plane journey’s, 12 train rides, 8 boat rides and more sleeper buses, local buses, mini vans, tuk tuks, jeepny’s, kayaks, mopeds, motorbikes, horses, zip lines and bicycles then i can remember…
Gordon & Sarah on the long journey home
Hi there, Thought I’d send you a photo or two of Gordon & Sarah’s last supper with us. They flew out this morning for Melbourne, the first leg of thier long trip home. Lorna & I took them to the airport, at 4am, their flight was at 7am. Later Lorn…
South Africa Update: Wild Hors?
If you’re someone who uses text messaging on your mobile phone, then you know it only allows short messages, another reason why so many of us substitute 4 for “for” and u for “you,” etc. Susan is pretty good at this and sometimes I have to think a…
South Africa Update: At the Roxy
Shortly after I posted yesterday I had a phone call from our intrepid explorers. They were sounding quite happy (and slightly tipsy) having just flown in to Cape Town and were settling into a “beautiful and ultra modern apartment” that John owns i…
South Africa Update: “Just when you thought it was safe …”
That’s right, there was no update yesterday as all I got was “Dad shopping, Susan golfing.” No, wait, I have that backwards. My reply was to go back to sleep. But today is a different story. Dad and Susan flew from Durban to Cape Town to meet up w…