...of our Easter holiday
Our last day at Haga, came around far too quickly and soon enough we were in our hire car, heading for PE. We stopped off at Nanaga (obviously) for some of their famous pies, before heading to Uitenhage where we spent the night with my dad and Felicity, where as always we were treated to a mountain of food over a nice long and chilled out braai.
We headed in to PE the next day, popping into my old primary school first, Erica to pick up the house keys from my mom. It’s always so funny going back to significant places, thinking back to just how big the school hall and quad used to feel and seeing it now...and it’s really not very big at all. :) Our first night we stayed in, having a braai at home (and yes in all the years my mom has lived there, this was the very first braai!) We first went for a walk on the beach (Mark went for a run) like old times sake...my mom and I used to go at least 3 times a week after work back in the day. The beachfront area is still pretty much the same and there were loads of people out and about for walks and runs on what was a beautiful evening.
The next day we spent with my gran, taking her out to lunch at the PE Club in Bird Street (her choice, as she had had her 80th birthday party there, which we had missed). My dad joined us for mains and we spent the rest of the afternoon nattering away and reminiscing about old times. That evening we headed out to meet Shona and see her home for the first time. We were amazed at the transformation of Stanley Street in Richmond Hill, which has become a busy little hub in PE, bustling away night and day with new restaurants, wine bars and coffee shops. We got a tour of Shona’s home and had a quick catch up there before heading out to another new spot...The Brewery. How PE has changed...it’s quite unbelievable! After dinner we headed back to Stanley Street and crashed a wine tasting at the new little wine bar there ‘For the Love of Wine’, and which Shona’s neighbour sister happens to own.
On our last day, we headed to the kids haven, The Pink Fig for breakfast, where we met up with an old friend of mine (from junior school days) Jackie and her husband Craig and their daughter Isabella, who at 2.5 years old I had yet to meet (the last time I had seen Jackie was at my kitchen tea and wedding when she was pregnant with Bella!) How the time flies! It’s amazing how there just some friends you can just pick up right where you left off, regardless of how much time has past since the last time you have seen them. :)
My mom had taken the afternoon off work and we just had a relaxed afternoon at home before heading out for dinner at the Bain Street Grill (a restaurant owned by old colleague of mine Megan, from Freidman Scheckter days). Shona joined us there for another delicious meal...steaks and fish all round...for lovely relaxing evening.
The next morning, was our last day of holiday...and to finish the holiday with yet more eating as always, we headed to Angelos (which has moved since the last time I went in Parliament a couple of years ago) now in Walmer. Andrew (Mark’s cousin) joined Mark, my mom and I, followed by my Dad and Felicity and we had another lovely breakfast, before it was time for good-byes some there and some at the airport.
We love and miss you guys...so come and visit us in the desert soon! :)
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