A little breakdown...

You won't believe what happened to us last weekend. In the late afternoon we drove to the Langenberg Mall where we had arranged to meet Nita (the agent who found our apartment) at five o'clock. We went into the mall to get some flowers for her and when we got back to the car we couldn't turn the ignition on. Martin tried and tried, unscrewed parts, checked all the wires and fuses, but couldn't find the mistake. So we drove to Dana Bay, where Nita and her family lives and decided to find a solution later. They live in a big house on a cliff, with a beautiful view of the sea. We sat and the balcony and talked for quite a while, before Nita and I went into the kitchen and prepared salads and Kubus (her husband) showed Martin how to prepare a South African braai. A braai is a special grill. Every apartment has one (we too, but we didn't really know how to use it). The coal takes quite a long time to get really hot. They are both Rugby fans and since it is very close to the final, which is this weekend Rugby was on on TV. It was a very relaxed atmosphere, we laughed and enjoyed ourselves. Later we ate the great, colourful salads. We had no idea how to get back to the mall, what to do with the car... But they helped us to solve the problem. The borrowed us one of their cars, which was so nice of them.
On Sunday we drove to the mall again and while I did some shopping, Martin tried again to find the mistake, but nothing was wrong, just the ignition lock didn't move. We drove around the area to find a place where we could have it fixed and found one close by. Martin phoned this guy and he told us that he will fix it on Monday, we should just leave him the key. We enjoyed a lovely vegetarian burger at Wimpy and drove home, Martin told the Flight Training College that he couldn't come on Monday and I told the plaschool that I wasn't able to get there. There is simply no way to get anywhere without a car! Nita, Kubus and their daughter came to pick up the car and we had a nice tea time.
On Monday we just stayed at home, Martin studied and I read. We were so glad that we got the car back in the afternoon so that we could drive to the college by half past 3 and Martin could start his lectures for the Commercial Pilot Licence. I went to gym in the mean time.
Today everything was back to normal again. The weather is beautiful and Martin can fly twice! We are having the care cleaned inside and outside today to make it look perfect.
We are well, apart of this little breakdown and enjoy the sunny summer close to the sea! It is so beautiful...