Gamtoos Ferry

We were away in Port Alfred for Father’s day. So we had a belated Father’s day / kiddie swap at the Gamtoos Ferry Hotel. The kids are going to ouma and oupa for the week.

As usual, uncle Peter was the only one that caught much. He lost a nice Shad on the edge of the river.

After a great lunch time braai we had an unproductive afternoon of fishing.

We all had a great time and the facilities were good. But management sucks and no idea of customer is king. Day visitors had to park a way from the river and carry everything in. There was nobody in the caravan park and with a pregnant aunty Taryn and lots to carry we went for the more expensive hiring a caravan site. Some dipshit had a hissy fit because we had 3 vehicles (instead of 2) on the camp site. Didn't seem to matter that we had no caravan. So we wont be going there again.

When we got there we were greeted by a 35kg Kob being weighed. The kids were gobsmacked at the size of the fish! Maybe next time well catch his brother.

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Bokkies forever

The kids got into the spirit for the last Springbok vs. England game in Port Elizabeth. Shirley did the face painting, even with the kids not being able to sit still for very long.

Unfortunately the game was a bit of a drag and we managed to squeak a draw. At least the kids had a good time.

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Fishing long weekend

Well the kids could have got their Eastern Cape rhythmic Gym colours if we were prepared to trek to Johannesburg for two 30 second routines each. We decided that a long weekend in a beach cottage in Port Alfred would be a better bet. So we left Thursday after school for a long weekend break with Aunty Taryn and Uncle Peter.

We had a lovely cottage 50m from Bretton beach.

We had perfect weather, T-shirt and shorts weather. The weekend before and the weekend after had perpetual rain and cold.

The kids had a great time fishing. Their cheap rods and reels lasted a morning, so Friday afternoon we went to Port Alfred in hunt of new equipment. Walking into DNA timbers there was a pink and a purple kiddies rod, needless to say the hunt was short. the kids love their new rods. Kayra has casting taped, Jorja needs a bit of work.

Peter caught the vast majority of the 20 odd fish we caught. Mostly gully sharks, a few barbels, and a shad. Peter graciously donated it to us, it was delicious!

We all had a great time, Thursday in bed by 10:30pm, Friday by 9:00pm and Sat by 8:30pm. Amazing what the sun and fresh air can do to you. We definitely will be going back there!

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Welcome Dusty

Well the Parker-Nance Animal Welfare Society has increased its numbers again! Some idiot dumped 2 cages full of bunnies over the wall of a school nearby. A pet shop took them in and Shirley happened to go into the pet shop. Need I say more, we now have a new bunny Dusty.

Was quite a sight as Shirley and the lady from the pet shop went through sexing about 20 of them before finding a female. Don't know what passer byes thought.

She looks a lot like Tom that died a while back. Took a day or two to settle into the cage with the other 2 bunnies. They are getting along like a house on fire now.

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Lucy update

So we have a new dog, Lucy the dachshund. She was abandoned and Shirley, of course, adopted her. Not that I had much say!

She is a lovely dog and has fitted in well with the kids and the other dogs. They are normally quite snappy with kids, but Lucy adores them and they love her.

Other than the 2 chic's she killed all had gone well. We had a good talk when I caught her killing the last one and she has given the chickens a wide berth since then.

Comparing her to Amy, there is no way that Amy’s mother wasn't naughty. Definitely she has some throwback from a Jack Russell or something like that!

She was very quiet for the first few days, but has now found her voice and her and Lola spend time chasing each other around the garden every evening.

She has put on some weight, but is still on the slender side. Hopefully it stays that way.

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