Summer Holiday Part 6...

 OK, so here I am again, posting the last of our summer holiday photos.  It looks like it was the busiest holiday ever, but I was off work from 13 December - 6 January and believe me, there was plenty of down time.  Marius' kids went away with their mom for a few days and so Jake had their XBOX all to himself.  We did manage to drag him down to the beach a few times and he'd specifically asked to go fishing, so Marius made a plan. 

We all enjoy visiting the island, it's always a treat when the tides play it fair and when low tide is at a suitable time of the day to walk across.  During high tide, the island is closed off, but as you can see in the picture above, when the tide's out, there's a nice path and you hardly have to get your feet wet.  A bonus of visiting the island, is beautiful views of the mountain...

 Marius has lived in Blaauwberg, in the same house since he was 4 - that's a long time.  He knows the water and the island like the back of his hand and he knows just where to go to catch the perfect klipvissies.  Jake loved learning where to find his own bait too...

 The weather was perfectly calm and warm.  I love it when Robben Island looks so nearby and so clear that you can even see it's little lighthouse...

 Another view of the mountain...

 Jake helping Marius to find some bait.  Jake loves the guy time and I sometimes feel like I'm an intruder... don't you just love his hat?  That's from my wonderful friend, Deusl, in Vienna...

 After a spot of fishing, Jake had fun messing around in the rock pools...

 But this is pretty much where I spent most of my holiday.  In that hammock - there's no better place to have been.  I've actually claimed my squatter rights...

 I had the best seats in the house for the start of the Cape to Rio Yacht Race too...

The kids spent a lot of time body boarding.  On this particular day, the waves were huge and the water was warm. The great part about being able to see the sea from the balcony, is that Marius can judge straight away what the water's doing.  Jake and Cam enjoyed the surf...

 While Michael and Marius went wave ramping...

 Jake has grown so much this holiday too.  He's going to pass me before I know it...

 I love happy faces...

 Pretty clouds and a beautiful view...

 Boys having fun...

 And the last one - Cam jumping into one of the few deep rock pools - I really love this picture, just wish that I had managed to get his reflection in the water too...

And that brings you all up-to-date with all that we've been doing.  Finally!  After living the life of a beach bum, getting back to work has been a harsh reality.  The relaxed, happy time we shared with Marius and his boys was truly wonderful and we miss them every day.  Not to mention how much I miss my hammock, of course...  So, to my Marius:  Thanks for sharing your home with us and your boys and for making this one of our happiest holidays ever - already looking forward to the next one!  Oh and you may borrow my hammock while I'm not there, but I'm not giving it back XXX

 Have a happy, safe weekend!!

Sending love,

Sue XXX