Surprise Visitations

There is never denying where one comes from, and the more you love your roots, the greater the chance it is when returning, even for a short visit. 

This is exactly what I felt in March. A surprise visit home to SA for 10 days was planned and executed with sublime action.

After a 34 hours of transportation (train rides, flights, lay overs) SA presented itself with its awesomeness. Its true what they say, SA is a great country, it really is and even more than ever I am proud to say I am a South African.

Braai time

The motivation for the trip was primarily for my mums 60th and my dads 63rd birthday. It was also time to get some sunshine. I know this was the case when, for the first time in my life there was no difference between my butts white skin colour and the rest of my body :)

Mums 60th laughs

Dads birthday dinner

So: To fill a week: Family time, Braai time, running time, dinner time, party time, sunshine time.

And some realisations: 

SA is fantastic

Sunshine is never over rated

If you have 7 hours layover, do something about it

Drink lots of water on a plane

Ethiopian Airlines is not that bad

Family is fantastic

Spend more time with friends

South Africans really do know how to braai

Water can break cars

Bad water...