HAZYVIEW CABANAS August 5th 2010

Two weeks after our Drakensberg weekend we are sitting in Hazyview for 5 days.

a holiday we planned and booked in the beginning of the year already, and

believe me, much needed.

It's a beautiful resort, quiet and tranquil.  Having said that, I have already been to the

office, on this our first morning here.  Yes, to complain.  I am NOT impressed right now.

Everything is beautiful and perfect. EXCEPT for One thing.

I packed a chicken flatty, Ribs and chops etc, for the two of us to braai each night.

Only to get here last night and discover the Log cabin we are in does not have an

oven.  Ok, no problem, not serious, because we planned to braai anyway.

HUH, get outside this morning, guess what? NO BRAAI...???? WTF

how do you prepare a chicken flatty or ribs on the stove top, which,

 by the way is only a small two plate stove top???

So, Yes, I went to the office and had my Bitching session.

The lady says to me, but you welcome to use the communial braais up at the

Coffee shop!!!!  Uh, yes, I suppose I WILL have to do that.

But I'm still not happy, because thats inconvenient, now I have to carry all

my stuff there, braai our food, and carry everything back again.  Definately

inconvenient, I'm supposed to be on holiday. 

Well she didnt know what to say....

Well, nevertheless, we will compromise, but holiday club will be hearing from me too.

Everything else is great.

the first of the pics on our first day here.

The View from our Cabin Balcony

Our Log Cabin

Our Cabin is the one on the Right hand side

Front View

Sabie River runs past about 500m away from us +-

The pool area

Kiara Lodge Drakensburg July 23rd 2010

Percy and I had planned to Join the Hefers on a weekend to the Drakensberg to support

Megan on her first soccer tournament.  So we went ahead and made reservations at the closest

 resort to where they would be that had place for us, which was Kiara Lodge.  Booked and Paid.

And then Riaan informed us that he had gotten the weekends mixed up so we went anyway and

had a lovely weekend, we spent almost four hours walking around Clarens in and out of

the shops, then we went sight seeing through Golden Gate.

Kiara Lodge Entrance

 The View from our Balcony, early morning the sun coming up over

Mountain, Beautiful.

The Chalet 

 Clarens Museum

 Breakfast at one of Claren's many restaurants

 A cave in the mountain

 Beautiful view from the top of one of the mountains

 I slowly walked up to this guy and got about 15 metres from him

isn't he/she Beautiful

Some miscellanous Pics

I thought I would share some pics that I just never got

time to post.

Playing Drunken Tower, Justin trying to decide which

block to pull out without the tower tumbling over

cause if it does you got to drink

Richard and Chey

Megan and Kaylin in the bath the weekend before last

when they slept over by us while Gillian and Riaan went out

Such little angels aren't they

Last Saturday afternoon at Donovan's Final cricket game, a fun day just

a pity the other team were sore loosers...bad sportsman because

they walked off the field half way through the game and left

Norman with a mouth full of Frito's

Donovan in action

Gillian playing ball

Mandy and Megan and a bottle of wine, hhmmmm

Kayling kicking ball

Norman, Megan and Kaylin kicking ball

Thought I would do a good deed and Abba my Mom LOL

Last Saturday night Donovan and Tammy

and some friends went to a Hillbilly Birthday Party

Aren't they just Hansome

Donovan and Jarred

Donovan and Jarred

Donovan Tammy Kirsty and Jarred

such a hansome Hillbilly, don't you think LOL

Love the eyebrows

Stunning Tammy, What big teeth you have?

Mandy's Birthday Braai

It was my birthday Thursday last week, and my son Richard is currently 

living in Durban in he's girlfriend's parents home, and looking for

a job down there.  So on Thursday night I just got some cake,

and a couple of friends popped in for cake and not

 expecting Richard to come up, but did have a little inkling

of suspision that he may just come up for the weekend but not really expecting him.

Plane tickets and bus tickets are quite costly....

And....the next thing, who walks in the door.............Yes, Richard,

Well that was such an AWSOME surprise and best birthday present ever.

Off course some others knew that he was coming except me.

Then on Friday night when I get home and walk into the house,

guess who's there, Cheyne, Richard's girlfriend,

She also flew up to spend my birthday with me

very very special....

So, at the last minute I

decided to have a few friends over for a braai on saturday.

Cheyna and her parents bought me a drinking game called

"Drunken Tower" for my birthday.  Thanks very much guys,

I really appreciate it.

We played Druken Tower on saturday night and had

sooooooo much fun and a good few laughs.

Gillian, as always, very difficult to get a normal pic of her..

Wouter

Ouma, Kaylin and Cheyna feeding Kaylin.

Wouter and Richard

Wikus and friend

Natasha and Friend

Richard and Donovan and Kaylin

Percy and Piet

LET THE GAMES BEGIN......

Mandy, Mickey, Shaun, Norman, Arno, Wouter and Richard

Cheyna's turn to pull a block out the tower

Tammy's turn to pull a block out the tower

Chey following in Gillian's footsteps...

Still playing and having a good time