How amazing it has been to see our kids happily adapting to their new lives here in Plettenberg Bay.  Lauren has been to meet a few colleagues at her new school, set up her classroom and has Simon’s uniform sorted.  Tomorrow they start their first day – Lauren to teach a class of 22 Grade 2s (what a pleasure) and Simon to finish his final primary school year.

The Earl has been busy doing handyman stuff around the house and I have enjoyed the wonderful new kitchen so much that I’ve done a lot of the cooking!

On Friday Earl and I took Lauren and Simon to George.  The excursion was to find school shoes for Simon and the only ones that would do were the Woolworths brand.   Plettenberg Woollies could not oblige and nor could Knysna so it ended up being a two hour but scenic drive the the larger town.  It was shopping paradise and we managed to complete it all in time to meet our relatives, Diane and Carey, for lunch.  They drove the hour from Great Brak to meet us.  It was a really good bonding time for us all.

The weather has been pretty awesome.  At this time of the year it can be iffy.   Jubilee Farm is in the mountains so gets a bit of mist but it doesn’t last all day and we’ve had some really sunny clear days.

On Sunday it was glorious so Allan and I took a long up hill and down dale hike while the others followed in the Everest.  I found it somewhat exhausting but totally awesome.

Today was another glorious day but rain will follow as a berg wind was blowing.

Lauren had to go to school for a few hours, Allan took Simon to get the remainder of his uniform and we met up at The Lookout Deck for breakfast.

After breakfast the family went off shopping while we explored a bit of Plettenberg Bay.  We used often to visit the Beacon Island Hotel in the old days so it was a bit of a trip down memory lane.

 

We had a  very brief thunderstorm – not unexpected after all the heat. After the thunderstorm we sat out on the deck and enjoyed the view while Allan had a business meeting in the dining room.

It’s so great seeing our kids settling in and enjoying their new home – and we just love it too. They’d better watch out – we will be visiting frequently in the future!