A TRIP BACK HOME…
Tertius and I have been in the UAE for about a year and a half now. We get the chance to go to our home country South Africa once a year, but on top of that, I try and go once on my own as well.
This is usually a bit more of a “chilled” visit, and this time round my sister (living in Mauritus) also joined us. Thus making it a good old family reunion.
When traveling on my own to SA, I usually fly with Kenya Airways as they are a bit cheaper.✈️ This then means that you have a short layover on Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, that’s if you have not missed your connecting flight ?. The hour and a bit layover then becomes more than a five hour layover…
During this time I had the opportunity to go back in time before wi-fi and internet, as there’s either no wi-fi, or I was just not able to connect to it. I spent a lot of time just wandering about looking at people around the airport (my favourite place to do people watching), coloured a picture on my iPad using the Pigment app (I’ll attached that picture as well), and went on a small photo walk, using just my iPhoneX.
Home at last, it was awesome seeing my parents again as always. My Sis, niece and nephew arrived a few days later. I always enjoy the time with them, as they give me a good excuse to behave like a child again.
My mom planned a weekend away for us to a nice little cottage in the Walkerson Estate just outside of Dullstroom. After packing up the whole house with the kiddies (who knew 2 little people like that needs that much stuff), we were off on our little road trip.
What was meant to be a “photography weekend” for my dad and I, turned out to be a family fun weekend.
Both the kids were struggling with a bit of a cold.? South Africa was expecting one big cold front and on the Saturday evening Anika decided to try and escape before the cold.❄️ That meant she had to be on the airport the next morning. With a big rush, and an early morning start their visit was cut short, and they were on a plane back to sunny Mauritus.☀️
The house immediately felt empty and quiet after they left, but that meant I no longer had to compete with grandchildren for my parent’s attention ?.
Our last little day trip, was to Rietvlei (a nature reserve close to home). Although I did not manage to get the Wildlife photo of the year, the outing itself was great fun.
In our next post, I reunite with T, and we have some fun in and around Dubai.
Wandering off now…
T & Me.
