Some of you may know that we took Jordy to the bush for the first time a few weeks ago, and he just loved it! He noticed all the animals and pointed vehemently at the giraffe and zebbies especially, though he did also quite like the warthogs and impala. Despite spending 4-5 hours in the park at a time, Jordy was very good and when he was tired, he slept on the back seat. We would never normally do so, but we took his car seat out and put it in the boot, so he had the back seat to play on. I sat with him at the back to stop him falling and hurting himself, though at the speed we travelled - 30km/h, it was almost stalling speed so there were no concerns.
We only went away for one week, but we stayed at Ngwenya for 5 days - just the 3 of us which was nice, and Marloth Park for the weekend - with Brad & Mary-Anne (good friends of ours from Jhb) which we enjoyed. We made several visits to the Kruger Park, since we were just 10km from Crocodile Bridge gate, and we enjoyed every visit. On one visit, with Mary-Anne & Brad, we met up with Wendy & Brad, and Indigo (their 3 month old daughter) for a brunch cook-up at a picnic site in the park which was really nice. It was good to be together again since we don't often see our friends from Joburg.
We were lucky with sightings... we saw the big 5, and lots of antelope, zebbies, giraffe etc so were very lucky! There were not many birds to spot, but being the time of year, we couldn't have expected to find many. The weather was great - lovely warm days with the evenings quite fresh. There was not a mozzie to be seen... just the usual bugs one finds in the bush. Fortunately there were no snakes either!
Before we knew it though, we were on our way home. Mark drove home on his own, as he did driving to Mpumalanga, while Jordy and I were treated to a flight which we really enjoyed and at least it cut down a lot on travelling time. It's not something we can get used to though, so really enjoyed the experience. Feeling rested, we were still sad to leave as we had such a great time and felt it could have been longer. Next time we'll go for 10-14 days... whenever that may be?!
Now it's back to life as we know it, and back to the grindstone as I am being kept very busy with lots of big wedding orders, which without sounding like I'm complaining, becomes a bit tedious when every order is over 100 invites and I have a few each week. My hands feel tired and achy by the end of the week from the constant cutting and folding of invites, but it's the path I chose to pursue so I won't complain. I just can't wait to have the time to complete my website which will make life easier for me to some degree... this seemingly unnecessary admin and having to work on quotes all the time, makes for a sore head but that should change soon I hope... hopefully by mid/end June the website will all be ready?! Let's hope!
Well, I must dash... got to go and do some dinner for Mark and I.
x Robs
P.S. The pics on the blog are from our holiday but you probably guessed that already?!
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