Great Times

Saturday morning I was up at five to get ready for our day out. Hubby was already up and packing the picnic basket to put in the DKW as he wanted to make sure we wouldn’t be late. After having our morning cuppa and seeing to the dogs we all got ready and left just after six followed in convoy by Godfrey and Sandy who were in their Stud Lark. Everyone met in Boksburg and we set off in convoy at half seven for Nkwe Picnic Resort. I really dislike convoys as someone is always getting stuck at a robot or stop street and then all pull off to wait till all are together again which makes the trip much longer. We were almost there when Hubby decided the slow car in front of us was too irritating and he floored it to overtake. The other side of the road was a double lane luckily as there were a couple of cars approaching. Both Diane and I were nervous wrecks as just one of the cars changing lanes would result in a head-on collision. Once he had passed the car there was no space to move back into the convoy which made us feel even worse. Thank goodness Don and Jesse were in the convoy at that point and slowed for us to pull in front of them. What A Relief! Our nerves were finished and we needed to put on our anti-stress roll-on to recover. Hubby of course thought our reaction was hilarious. We reached our destination shortly after and were pleasantly surprised to find what a beautiful place it was. As it was so early there weren’t too many people there yet. Everyone parked, unloaded the cars and set up ready for the day. Diane and I went exploring around the waterfall while Hubby with Don and Godfrey started a breakfast of bacon, eggs, mushrooms etc. When we got back we all ate breakfast and sat chatting and chilling. Once breakfast was over we cleared the things and leftovers back into cooler bags before Diane and I went for another exploratory walk to take some more pics. On the way back to the waterfall we noticed people jumping off the cliff down into the rock pool below. We sat watching and taking pics for a while before joining the group again. Quite a few of the jumpers really took a while to pluck up the courage to jump and I must say I can’t blame them as I would never ever have the nerve to do it. The rest of the morning was spent chatting and laughing together enjoying the relaxed atmosphere of the place. As the morning progressed the place got fuller and fuller with people flooding into the resort. Late morning a group arrived who were having a bachelor party. The poor groom- to- be had been dressed up with a pair of pink wings and knee hi stocking and his trousers rolled up like long shorts. They proceeded to enjoy themselves partying and jumping into the rock pool. The guys braaied some meat for lunch which we had with salds and rolls. After that we needed some more exercise so Diane and I joined a couple of other ladies in the group to climb up to above the waterfall. It was hot work but well worth the effort to see the place from above. The rest of the day was spent chilling and enjoying the company before leaving about four to return home – a much quicker journey seeing as there was no convoy.
Sunday was a lazy day having a lie-in after our early start on Saturday. Monday and Tuesday were busy days going back and forth to Alberton and Pretoria. Wednesday Hubby’s cousin Mike and Sandy arrived for a visit and we spent the day chilling and catching up on each other’s lives as it has been years since their last visit. They have been travelling around South Africa for the last three weeks and have seen some amazing places and sights. Wednesday night we relaxed under the trees with our wine and juice before having a braai.
Well Diane and I will soon be off on our European Trip and we can’t wait. Just another two and a half months to go. Time just flies by.