A lot going on...

Martin came back from his exams on Wednesday late in the evening. On Thursday Fiona (my best friend from my exchange year from Cape Town) came to visit us with three of her friends. They had been in Plettenberg Bay and were on their way back to Cape Town. It was so nice to see her again. We talked a lot, cached up on things that had happened in our lives and had some Spaghetti. Just after they had left again, Martin and me got ready to go to George to the “End of Year Function” of the Flight Training College. It was held in a golf estate, called The Three Chameleons. We had the opportunity to either play golf or put put. We decided on the second and played with two Indians. (Just a side comment: There are a lot of Indians at the college, since the government pays them a great amount for their study, due to a lack of pilots in India.) After a speech be the director of the college, we spontaneously decided to head into town to go to the cinema. We bought tickets for We both enjoyed being at the cinema after quite a long time. On our way back we passed the Mexican restaurant we’ve been wanting to try for ages. We stopped and were spoilt by really mouth-watering nachos, pies and tortillas. It was such a nice atmosphere in this little place, there was good music and some people even danced.
On Friday we actually didn’t want to move our car, so I went to the little shop in our quarter. It is actually quite a nice shop, they even have an own bakery. When I got back the guard told me that we have to move our car from the parking space we parked it in, because the people who own it were arriving that night. We decided to go to the Lagebergmall if we had to get the engine started anyway. We got the car washed and bought a cover for it, because we really want to keep it in good condition…
On Saturday we drove to the Red Berry Farm. They have a magnificent shop of homemade jams, cheese, liquors, biscuits… and obviously strawberries. We enjoyed sitting outside in the sun and had some chips and strawberries among lots of peaceful holidaymakers.
On Sunday we just relaxed at out pool. It was a beautiful, sunny day. We made a walk in the area, down to the DVD shop and back along the railway track with the view over the sea and Mosselbay.
On Monday I had my first flight! That was such an amazing experience. We taxied from the hangar to the fuel bay, where Martin refuelled the Cessna 150 called “Foxtrot November Yankee” through the wing with a little staircase. He got in contact with the tower to get the permission to take off. We started the flight by flying exactly the route we normally drive, which was nice, because it looks so different from above. I loved being in this little plane, as I could see everything so clearly from the low altitude. We flew over our complex and then headed inlands, passed Mosselbay, saw Albertinia and Riversdale from above. It was amazing to see the landscape change from a green farmland area with lots of little lakes to a desert like ground and then the steep mountain range. After flying over a Grand-Canyon-like landscape we reached Oudtshoorn, where we landed. We took a short break and then headed back to George. Flying is so great and I can understand Martins passion for it now.
Yesterday we had our night out… We drove to Mosselbay to the cinema. We had never been there before and found out that it is a very nice place. We then drove to the centre, where I had seen a restaurant, when I drove through Mosselbay with Nita. We sat outside in a warm sea breeze and enjoyed lovely Pizza with stuffed crust. Mosselbay is so different than George, because it is much more touristy, there are lots of young couples and many little restaurants, bars and places to go dancing. We will definitely do that soon…;-)