Back in Palma

After spending a couple of weeks in York sorting out our new house and getting it ready for the rental market we have now returned to Palma to start the search for a new job and new adventure.

We have been here for a couple of days so far and it has been great catching up with all our friends. The weather is fantastic with lots of sun and hardly a cloud in the sky.

First Wedding Anniversary!

Time is flying by....today is our first Wedding Anniversary! We really can´t believe a year has gone by since our wedding, it seems like yesterday!

Following our amazing wedding day, we have had a fantastic year and to finish it off we took ownership of our first house on the 18th October. To celebrate our anniversary and becoming homeowners we are heading out to our favourite restaurant for dinner.

South Africa!

We have just arrived back in England after a fantastic three and a half week trip to South Africa, visiting family and friends. We spent the first two weeks in Cape Town, followed by four days at a Game Reserve in the Waterburg and finished off with a long weekend in Joburg.

Cape Town
Our first week in Cape Town was quite cold and windy. We drove to Hermanus with Andrew an Tania to see the Whales but they seemed to be taking a day off! However, a few days later in Simons Town we were lucky enough to see Whales playing and breaching, just off the beach. We spent time with Colin's family as well as our great friends Barbara and Jayson, including several dinners, kite flying and even a 6km walk up a mountain. A good hang over cure!
The weather started to warm up in the second week and we enjoyed travelling around the Cape which allowed Colin plenty of time to practice his photography.














Game Reserve
We spent 4 days at Lindani Game Reserve in the Waterburg (about 3hrs north of Joburg). We booked a self catering lodge, which slept 12 people! We took Colin's Dad with us and had a fantastic week, full of fun. Although the reserve didn't have the Big 5 it was still amazing. We saw plenty of antelope, giraffe, zebra and lots of birds. We also visited a local Rhino Museum and hand fed a four year old black Rhino!! The weather was excellent and we got up early every morning to enjoy a drive through the reserve as well as going out in the afternoon, just before sunset. We can't wait to go back next year! On our way back to Joburg we stopped in Vaalwater and had breakfast with good friends Harry & Peggy.





















Joburg
We enjoyed a long weekend in Joburg before flying back to the UK. We managed to see lots of friends and family and had a great night out with Andrew and Tania aswell as a lovely Braii with
Andrew & Cheryl. On Sunday we enjoyed lunch with Graham and Aileen and finished off with a round of Pictionary!

We can't quite believe how quick the time went. Thanks to everyone for making it such a great trip!