Yesterday morning, since Nick had finished his sermon prep and everything else urgent for the week and could spend time with us, we decided to go to the museum. There I met up with two ladies here on holiday, who arrived on Monday this last week and will be leaving again on Wednesday. The one lady lives near Corlett Drive in Joburg, and the other lady is German and lives in the Cape. Of course I exchanged some German words with her which is always fun.
Today, being gloriously hot and calm, we packed up a picnic lunch after Good News Club (cheese, tomato AND lettuce on ours, wow), and headed to Rosemary Plain, with the specific intent of climbing Mount Eternity, the foot of which is across the road from the picnic area. It was an easy little walk, a short steep uphill, which afforded a beautiful view. The boys collected pinecones on the way down, which Nick promptly burned when we got home (that was what they were collected for). We went swimming at 3 pm and came home at 5. It was so nice at the pool, and I even swam today. The water was warm. Nick and I played pool volleyball (just us), while the boys swam and played with the other children. There is one little girl, Jessica, who has taken a shine to Aaron, so the two of them hang out together. Jess is about 10, and I suspect she thinks Aaron is still a baby and wants to mother him, but they’re quite happy together. I’m surprised she enjoys his and Caleb’s company so much since they are so much younger, but when they had had enough swimming, the three of them sat chatting and munching chips. We all got a bit too much sun, but oh well. The German lady was at the pool yesterday and today, so we had some more conversation. She doesn’t believe in God, rather going for the evolution and philosophy side of life as many Europeans do. She told me the story of her two marriages, and a bit about her life, which was very interesting.
Today, being gloriously hot and calm, we packed up a picnic lunch after Good News Club (cheese, tomato AND lettuce on ours, wow), and headed to Rosemary Plain, with the specific intent of climbing Mount Eternity, the foot of which is across the road from the picnic area. It was an easy little walk, a short steep uphill, which afforded a beautiful view. The boys collected pinecones on the way down, which Nick promptly burned when we got home (that was what they were collected for). We went swimming at 3 pm and came home at 5. It was so nice at the pool, and I even swam today. The water was warm. Nick and I played pool volleyball (just us), while the boys swam and played with the other children. There is one little girl, Jessica, who has taken a shine to Aaron, so the two of them hang out together. Jess is about 10, and I suspect she thinks Aaron is still a baby and wants to mother him, but they’re quite happy together. I’m surprised she enjoys his and Caleb’s company so much since they are so much younger, but when they had had enough swimming, the three of them sat chatting and munching chips. We all got a bit too much sun, but oh well. The German lady was at the pool yesterday and today, so we had some more conversation. She doesn’t believe in God, rather going for the evolution and philosophy side of life as many Europeans do. She told me the story of her two marriages, and a bit about her life, which was very interesting.
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