The Kokstad Kids have left but Lolz is still with us for a few more days.   Lisa returns to work tomorrow.  The weather is stunning and I still feel as if though I am on holiday.  Retirement, I think, will only seem real when schools reopen and I don’t have to go!

My weekly “Back in the Classroom” blog is no more.  But Blog I must so my new Blog title will be – Retiring Adventurously!   We do not intend to sit back on the stoep in our rocking chairs.   Exactly how we are going to spend the next few years of our retirement has not been quite planned yet but what is certain is that we will not be staying in one place for long!  Our holiday house in Struisbaai will be our base but we will also spend time in Cape Town where will be until mid-March.  In the meantime we are going to decide upon what kind of mobile home to purchase – a campervan, caravan or just a tent!   We have planned one big luxury trip for June – a safari in Namibia and The Kgalagadi.  Watch this space!

Our first adventure this year is also to Namibia!   Tomorrow we will be driving to Robertson and overnighting with our friend Abri at his home – Springfield Wine Estate.  Abri phoned Earl yesterday and invited us to his game farm in Namibia for the weekend!  Yes for the weekend.   And how will get there?  In his private aircraft of course.   To say that I am terrified would be an understatement.  I don’t even like flying in a Boeing.      A tiny light aircraft is my worst nightmare!   Airasia crashes so what chance does a box with wings have?   But I have committed to a retirement of adventure and the first one has presented itself out of the blue – so here I go!  I’m old enough to be brave now aren’t I.  I’ve lived a full life so whatever happens now is a bonus.  How grateful am I to still be young and healthy enough to enjoy whatever else Life has to offer.

I don’t think I will have access to the internet so I won’t be blogging daily on this trip.  We return on Monday or Tuesday next week.  If you don’t hear from me you’ll know I went down with a smile on my face!