It's been too long since I had a little time to update this blog. The trip in the Gulf of Mexico went without a serious hitch, and in fact, I am sitting in the hotel whiling away the small hours of the morning, waiting to join the Columbus again after a break that was way too short.
Isolde and Betsie became friends again, after about two years of not speaking to each other. It was nice seeing an old friendship being repaired.
The break was so short that we did not get to do too much. One thing that absolutely had to get done was to swap around the front door and the only window on the front of the house. Now I don't have the front door going directly into the lounge anymore, and a foyer again. The lounge stays a little cleaner, too. This is all in preparation for the big kitchen remodeling that is surely going to happen. We are getting an Laundry room as well, and this will free up a little more space in the kitchen, too. This break we got the foundation for the Laundry room down, the driveway along the side of the house paved, too.
This break also marked the date that Isolde finally got divorced. After months of working with lawyers, and finally driving up to Windhoek and the high court it's all over, and she is a free woman again! We stayed at the Arrebush lodge while in Windhoek. It's truly a beautiful place. The next morning we actually went to the wrong court, but we were lucky enough to chat to a lawyer who pointed us to the right court.
The judgement actually went a lot better than expected, and we were all smiles on the way back to Walvis Bay, straight after leaving court.
Finally after all that work we had to take a break and relax a little.
Since my Land-Rover's has not been finished yet, and the Jetta is no good on gravel roads and towing heavy trailers... we took the Yellow Rover for a camp, towing the trailer...
Going to a place 200km away in an open-topped offroad competition vehicle is not for the faint of heart, though. It was a little adventure all on it's own getting there and back. Ah, Spitzkoppe never disappoints. Isolde took breathtaking photos, and I just managed a couple of photos of rock art we discovered AT OUR CAMPSITE on the second day of camping.
Some Pictures....
Isolde's Photo:
The Yellow Rover and Trailer parked at Spitzkopppe...
Rock art by bushmen....
Till next time! ( However long that might be )
