Not only have we had dinner guests and been out two of the last three nights, but our days have also been busy preparing everything for our dear friends Karen and Rich’s arrival tomorrow afternoon. After all the years we have talked about them visiting us in Africa, it is finally coming to fruition.
Tuesday evening, we participated in Quiz Night at Giraffe Pub & Grill and had a fantastic time as usual. The questions were tough, and with Tom not feeling well, he couldn’t contribute as much as he usually did. (Thank goodness he is fully recovered now and has had plenty of sleep.)
Thrilled I didn’t catch whatever he had, I am energized and ready for our upcoming guests. They are in the air now and will chat with us along the way. We expect them to arrive in Marloth Park around 4:00 pm tomorrow, Saturday.
On Wednesday evening, our dear friends who live in Marloth Park joined us for dinner and a delightful evening spent chatting outdoors, first at the bar and later at the table. Surprisingly, it wasn’t too cold in the evening, and we all stayed comfortable without hoodies or jackets.
Now that June 21st has passed, we are entirely into winter here, and cold mornings and evenings are to be expected. By the time we fly to Spain in September, it will start warming up again. In the meantime, the daytime weather is perfect, mild, not humid, and comfortable.
Last night, we joined Louise and Danie for dinner at Bos Restaurant in the Bush Centre, located across the parking lot from The Butchery. There were only a few options for me on their menu, so I ordered grilled calamari and a side salad, which was fine.
Today, we’re doing a pile of laundry that accumulated over the past week. It’s a sunny day, so it should dry quickly. We wanted to complete all our household tasks before our guests arrive. We still have a few more chores to complete around the house before their arrival.
By the end of today, we should be all set. Tomorrow, I’ll work on prepping for dinner. We are serving filet mignon steaks with sautéed mushrooms, baked potatoes, and Greek salad, accompanied by bread and muffins. Karen is gluten-free, which will be easy for us to ensure.
Tom just brought in the first big load of laundry, which I will now hang outside on the portable clothes rack. We should be done with laundry by noon. Afterward, I will head over to Louise’s office, the Marloth Park Info Centre, to help her set up her new laptop while she’s busy with tourists stopping by with lots of questions.
Tonight, we’ll return to Jabula for dinner, but we won’t be back for our usual Saturday night dinner, as Karen and Rich will be arriving and most likely will be too tired to go out.
Be well.
Photo from ten years ago today, June 27, 2015:
