Yesterday, we wrote about our favorite cruises here, but we forgot to mention Viking Cruises’ Mekong River Cruise from 2016, which took us to Vietnam and Cambodia. It was a fantastic cruise! Thanks to dear reader Jan for bringing this to my attention!
Yesterday afternoon, we were invited to a late lunch at friends Roz and Les’s lovely home located about ten minutes from us. They served a fantastic meal of roast bone-in pork loin with crispy, pork skin crackling, roasted vegetables, baked potatoes, and a lovely dessert, which Tom took home and savored later in the evening. I brought my usual Greek salad, which most people seem to enjoy.
We’d arrived at their home at 1:00 pm and returned home by 6:00 pm. We sat outdoors for an hour or so and then headed off to the bedroom to cool off and stream a show. We binged-watched “Hostage” on Netflix, a good new series with only one more episode to go, which we’ll watch tonight.
This morning, I spent time preparing everything for tonight’s dinner. This will be our last dinner at home for the two of us this week. On Tuesday, it’s Quiz Night and we’ll dine at Giraffe before the game begins.
On Wednesday, Daphne and Neville are coming for dinner, and on Thursday, Rita, he mother from Germany, and Gerhard, our dear friends we met years ago, who came to Marloth Park after reading our site, with whom we developed a very special friendship, after spending time together here and in the US. We always stay in close touch.
They were going to surprise us, as they often do, by just showing up here in Marloth Park, just as they had done several times in the past. However, with our mutual friend Lee here this past week, they revealed that they were coming when I called them. We are so excited to see them once again.
On Friday, the five of us will go to Jabula and possibly again on Saturday night. We will see them quite a bit since we’re leaving in 13 days. I can’t believe how quickly time has flown since we returned here in June, after our trip to Minnesota for Maisie’s graduation. This visit has been the busiest social time we can ever recall. We’ve had social plans several times a week. We are spoiled and wonder what it will be like when we arrive in Spain in a few weeks… no wildlife… no friends nearby.
However, the two of us always find ways to entertain ourselves and have a great time wherever we may be in the world. We are grateful for the fulfilling life we live. No complaints here.
Be well.
Photo from ten years ago today, September 1, 2015:\
