NEW VISITORS AND THE GREAT HOTEL STRIKE OF 1990
Another of my fond memories of visitors to South Africa was of a visit paid to us by Deysi’s sister Lupe and her companion Jack. It was a great chance to have them and a good chance to meet Lupe’s…
I MISSED OUT ON SOME READER SUGGESTIONS PLEASE RE-SUBMIT
I have missed receiving some suggestion forms from some readers over the past 3 weeks. I only realized today the some of the suggestion forms were not passed on for my action. I am very sorry to those of you…
VISITORS ATTACKED BY GIANT JUMPING DINOSAUR – SUN CITY 1990
Some of our fondest memories of all of our travels, were the times when we had visitors from home. Although I was mostly busy at work on these occasions, Deysi always had time for guests and it gave her some…
NOT ALL WAS FUN AND GAMES, THERE WAS ALSO DANGER LURKING
Now that I have your attention I am going to tell a story that is true but in a way sounds a bit outrageous. This happened later on in my stay there and after I had been moved from the…
I HAVE SURVIVED 70 DAYS IMPRISONED INSIDE MY OWN MIND
I made it, I stayed inside, I hid from all who looked like they may have been germ carriers. That included everyone except Deysi (ol’ Bubbaloo), D2 (who came for weekly welfare checks of my sanity) and Ange who broke…
NEW, NEW, NEW, HEAR YE, HEAR YE PHOTO CONTEST
PLEASE LIMIT IMAGE SIZE TO A MAXIMUM 1200px by 800px I am convinced that there is someone out there that has something to contribute to this Blog site. If I could find a way, to get them to make the…
LIFE IN A TIGHT SHIP OR ANGE CRACKING THE WHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA
Home life in South Africa was always active and full of fun. With Desyi cracking the whip and pushing my butt out the door each day, to work on the funding for our next adventure, the girls providing the comic…
WORLD FAMOUS BLUE TRAIN, South Africa’s ORIENT EXPRESS
My dad had always been an aficionado of trains and when he realized that he was coming to South Africa for a visit he studied up on the country’s famous Blue Train. This was a train that left Pretoria in…
MY BROTHER WORLD TRAVELLER AND ADVENTURER
This memory is of a time in South Africa, that my older brother arrived to visit us, completely unexpected. What a great surprise. It all started on a Friday evening, pretty late when Deysi and I had just returned from…
AN ALBERTA COWBOY COMES TO AFRICA – SPRING 1990
Back in South Africa, back at work and the time is passing quickly. I have been given a promotion and am now heading up a department that was established to oversee the engineering, specification, identification, storage and distribution of all…
