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Reflecting on another COP gone by
... were met, some
were exceeded, capacity was built, voices were shared, connections
were made and an impact was had. I definitely think that we could
have done more and that we could have been more organized, but for a
pilot project I am very impressed with what we were able to
accomplish as a team. The highlights for me were the following: our
day leading art, drama and music workshops at Manor Gardens Primary
School, leading ...
Puzzles and Planning
On Monday I left my Johannesburg family behind and headed down to Durban. For anyone who is considering this drive, it might be worth noting that taking the N3 freeway will cost you as much in tolls as it does in fuel. In Durban I would catch up with more family, make final trip preparations and finally pick up "Mozza" the Amarok.
I stayed with my Grandmother in her retirement home, Doone Village. My gran is now 95 years old and is currently tied for the longest serving resident ...
South Africa 2011 Part 3
... a place for dinner. It was raining a bit so as I left the hotel, I took advantage of the umbrella rack at the front door and out I went. I wasn't sure where to eat, so I walked around and finally decided that I was in the mood for another steak, so I found the second streak house on the waterfront and sat down. I had a nice rib eye with fries and a nice SA red and it was a good dinner, not great, but good. I headed back to the room to pack for my flight to Durban early ...
Riots in Sankontshe
... the local council!!
Would like to stress we are all fine though and now safely tucked away in our luxurious conference centre and that this is not a regular occurence I'm told. Our Lily jeep however is a little worse for wear and is leaking some kind of unidentified fluid so we are now car-less for the foreseeable future so getting lots of exercise walking everywhere.....
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Durban-thunder & Port Elizabeth's sunshine
... want we moesten deze dag per vliegtuig naar Port Elizabeth. Het was een klein vliegtuigje en die zou dat onweer moeilijk hadden kunnen trotseren.Vlucht was goed verlopen en tadaa, we waren alweer in Port Elizabeth. Het weer was alweer heel anders hier, rond de 25 graden celsius, zonnetje met een heerlijke briesje. Overnachten gingen we hier niet, maar wel even bij een entertainmentcenter langs. In PE noemen ze het de 'Boardwalk'. En in Kaapstad noemen ze het 'het Waterfront'. ...


