Of wag, ek sal nog hooooer klim

9.2thirty-six

Mini shopping with dad and Ruan, and Tannie S. Beautiful farewell brunch at Brenton-on-Sea, great big windows onto the ocean. Crazy dude with a paraglider taking off from 50m above sea level.

Back in CT after the 6 hour drive. Climbing table mountain with mom (Pipe Track and Tranquility Cracks)! Squash and gym, and then chill the eff out at Misty Cliffs! Ukulele, and 1 out of 5 videos! (Doubt).

Jazz brunch at The Winchester Hotel. Nes and Raz pack the shop to show me!

win some, lose some

9.1thirty-five

Flight to Amsterdam! Early morning drop-off by the lovely SJ. Bags checked all the way through. Day in Amsterdam; bags in locker, adventure go! Walked all the way down the length of the city. Record shop stop, lunch near Vondelpark. Walk back up, finally catch the science museum (NEMO). Best part was doing experiments in a lab coat. Glass of red on the roof terrace for sunset. Dinner near the station (Thai!). Lose phone on train back from Centraal. Yotel, the conductor, going through security 3 times in one night. Change rooms, finally sleep.

Day flight to CT - watched The Danish Girl, and a Bigger Splash. Bizarrely, the same actor appears in both. Brand new plane!! Thank god for the USB and Macbook chargers. Vida's tattoo design, bedside cabinet design finished. Nes and Raz at the airport!

Phil Collins One more night on the drive through the woods to get to Kenrock. Bath and sleep. Best flight to SA in years.

Condensed milk coffee with rusks. Squash with mom! Drive to Knysna at 5am. The mini shop :-O Tannie S, B and his new gf, (was even nice to see Oom D). Dad and Ruan arrive met die langpad. Ouma and Oupa looking just the same. Oxtail, boat rides, drank. Hours lost at the hardware store and The Deckle Edge. Delving into De Bruyn history. We have (had) a family home in Tulbach!

The Knysna week

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Knysna with Dad, brothers, Ouma, Oupa, Tannie Sus, Boeta, Nes and Raz! Braai! Chatting to bros. Oupa being confused. Boat (called toxic), Paddle boats. Jumping in after the boat when Raz falls in! 30 seconds! Nataniel DVDs from dad. Drinks with Boeta and friends, Ouma oupa new house, Wolf sanctuary. Driving Tannie Sus's car, Buffel's Baai with brothers and dad, swim in the sea, out to the bouy. Navigating Knysna like a pro. Shopping with Ouma, fish restaurant, sunset boat cruises, Bioluminescent fluorescence near the heads. Watching the cricket and showing Oupa my ukulele. Wakeboarding early in the morning! Nes and the bee. Dad and the stomach virus! Me and Ecoli! :-O fight with ouma :(