It certainly has been eventful 7 days to say the least.
South Africans living abroad were able to vote in the 2009 elections – the 4th time to the polls as a democracy still only 15 years in the making. It was a surprisingly calm affair in London where over 7000 voters had registered and based on the discussions in the queue had travelled some distance and considerable expense to make their mark.
The election day was also Jen’s birthday. It was also a sunny warm day (20 deg C) and we had both taken a days leave. voting over in the morning and off to Greenwich in the afternoon. Check out the pics here!
My Uncle Neville remarried this weekend to a lovely lady called Carol. Set at Barnsgate Manor near the Ashdown Forest which is incidently the setting for Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh series. This info was passed onto us at breakfast on Sunday morning by our B&B hostess, Alison, who had worked for many years in the local tourist office and was happy to pass on any info with the approrpiate enthusiasm.
We ended the weekend in the back garden, lazing in the afternoon sunshine with the first braai of the season puffing slowly next to us.