It rained and rained

Sun 24 - Tue 26 July 2016 - River Crossing Regretfully the weather forecast was correct and it rained almost solidly with occasional thunderstorms, day and night, for three days leaving us watching wistfully from the window at the cloud shrouded mountains. Occasionally the clouds parted revealing a snow covering on the upper levels and we wished we had our winter gear with us to go exploring. Consequently we stayed indoors trying to keep warm under rungs in a typical South African house that is built for the hot and therefore has single glazed windows, high ceilings and no insulation. Fortunately the internet was reasonable and the TV had good sport coverage so life was ok. On the evening of the 26th, the last night of our trip, we went out to dinner with Ernest and Michelle, our host at River Crossing, who have also travelled extensively so we had a lot to talk about comparing adventures. They had both worked in banking and retired at 55 when they bought the farm where they built River Crossing but they told us they were in the process of selling as they wanted to be ‘property free’ so they can travel around the world and live wherever they fancy. Ernest had taken a degree in later life and moved on to become a Phd in Theology. He is currently using his auditing skills to write a book that analyses the bible exploring the provenance of its stories.

This was a good break in the clouds...

..and on the last day they finally cleared

Dinner with Ernest and Michelle