SA Trip: Chores, A Fire and a Very Yummy Lunch

Yesterday (Saturday) was an eventful day! We woke up to a beautiful but extremely windy day which, we learned, was especially bad, as a fire had broken out on the mountain above where we are staying. The cause is still unknown but with the strong winds the fire spread very quickly and destroyed several vineyards, farms and homes on the side of the mountain here. The houses above our neighborhood were evacuated.

Jack and Andre spent the morning doing a few chores around the house together and I went for a wonderful pedicure at a spa nearby.

Later, we met up with my Gran and aunt, Tracy, and her family for lunch at a restaurant just over the mountain, where they make delicious meat pies. YUM! They all came back to our place for tea and we ended the day with a lovely walk out on the golf course. We kept going outside to check the progress of the fire but were glad it had burned out quite a bit by the evening. Jack was enthralled with the airplanes and helicopters flying back and forth spraying water over the area.

Helping Daddy sweep the leaves

Fire

Yummy lunch with the family