Feelings, its all about feelings!

Here is a little update about how I am feeling at this moment in time.

After my recent visit back to SA, I have had mixed emotions about my home and where I stand with my friends. Everyone knew I was coming home, but as per usual nobody ever bothered to pick-up the phone and make the first call. It is always upto me to call everyone else and plan the visits. If by chance I don't get to see everyone I was hoping to for whatever reason (this time I was sick mostly) I am the one who gets blamed for not making an effort. BORING!!!

Next holiday to SA Tiff, Jackson and I are going to the beach for 2 weeks and if anyone wants to see us, they are welcome to visit. I am over running around and trying to please everyone and actually not relaxing. Ultimately there will always be one or two mates upset with me, so from now on I won't give them a reason to be.

Also Julius Malema is causing so much trouble for everyone in SA, it is hard to stay positive for the country's future. So I left feeling a bit uneasy about what the future holds for all of us that are wanting to live there and love the country so much.

Back at Kleins, we are very happy here right now. We have no guests in camp so our nights are free to do what ever we want to, within our few choices that we have that is. Lots of movies on the laptop, lots of braais and lots of early nights.

Maintenance of the lodge with all its trials and tribulations is actually going very well. Our director visited recently and was very impressed which obviously made us feel appreciated.

We are in the process of having some serious talks with our village, the details of which I will not divulge here. However the talks are going as expected i.e. there is a lot of negotiations that still need to take place. I am learning a lot and starting to enjoy it, thanks to my director who is supporting me big time.

Tiff is happy and thoroughly enjoying her job and loving dealing with all the nitty gritty of working here. Jackson is cool, loving life and always pointing out elephants, giraffes, antelope and birds from our deck. SO life at 'home' is good.

Nothing much else to report,

To all my friends who are pissed off with me - Pole' (sorry in Swahili)