Saying goodbye and finally letting go is the hardest thing to do :-(

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So the last month that we stayed in our house (April) was very hard :-(
The thing is, when packing up and moving.. even when it is into storage, we still experience it as trauma.

We listed our home in February already to rent it out, and we had had some viewings, but no takers.
Mr Cloete asked one of the agents what the people were saying about the house, and she said that they do not like the kitchen and they think it is too much money to ask for a place like ours.

The thing is, we have been living in our house for almost 4 years now, and we LOVE it!
And obviously we no longer saw all the things a tenant would see as "wrong" when viewing our house.

We had worked so hard at transforming an old neglected house into something we loved.








and we felt that it was BEAUTIFUL :-).... obviously they didn't share our opinion.

 Anyway so in the very last week that we were still in our circle, we decided to do some paint touch-ups and unfortunately the paint-shop didn't mix the paint exactly like they did the previous time, and we ended up having to repaint the WHOLE house....

 Even more stress!

 But I really like the way our kitchen looks now.
Still old-fashioned, I know...
It was really terrible.

 And in-between I tried to organise goodbyes with everyone I love ... and failed to get to everyone...

So by the time we eventually left - we were really not so excited anymore.

 Oh goodness... what a way to start our adventure :-(

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The best surfing spots in South Africa along the West Coast (so far)

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We have been road tripping South Africa for the last 10 months now, mostly along the coast. While we were in KZN, our son went for surfing lessons and the feeling was so awesome, he kept bugging us to get to more surfing spots and surf again. We eventually listened to him and bought a surfboard while we stayed in Langebaan. So, here is a newbie's opinion of where to surf along the West coast, starting in Langebaan. 1. Langebaan We stayed in Langebaan for a whole month in November 2018. We surfed in front of Kokomo's restaurant, where the waves were small enough to handle... or completely non-existent. Langebaan is one of the best places to windsurf and kitesurf... but since we did neither of the two - it wasn't one of our best places to surf. If you are a newbie and wanting to surf, we would recommend going to Muizenberg for that. Langebaan 2. Jacob's Bay We spent a day or two at Jacob's Bay, where there are only a few people and houses, so it feels
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Verf en verf en verf

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Ons slaapkamer se badkamer het die vreeslikste pienk blommetjie teëls gehad. Een so teëltjie is mooi, maar as jy 'n hele badkamer met dit doen, raak dit bietjie erg vir ons 2014-oë. Ons toilet het ook nie eers gewerk nie (het nie geweet dat mens daarna moet kyk voor jy 'n huis koop nie...) Ek hoor toe dat mens oor dit kan verf en ek probeer dit toe.  Ek dog toe ek wil "kreatief" wees en die randjie hou van die tëels. TERRIBLE IDEE!! Dit lyk toe eerstens nie te great nie, en tweedens het ek universal undercoat en wit pva verf gebruik - glad nie baie slim nie, maar dis mos wat gebeur as jy MOEG is....jy word DOM...  Arme Kelina skrop toemet 'n potskuurder 2 weke lank af daaraan.... en ek begin toe van voor af.  Sy kon nie oral inkom met haar lappie nie en op 'n vriend van ons, Andre du Toit ( www.roofcoating.co.za ) se raad, skuur ek dit toe verder af met die klein "grinder" en staalborseltjie. 
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Week 53 - Ons laaste week in Mosselbaai

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Hierdie week is die begin van ons nuwe jaar op die pad. Baie planne en gedagtes vloei deur ons huis en ons staan verstom met hoe ver ons gekom het. Vandag 'n jaar terug was ons maar nog baie op ons senuwees oor wat vir ons voorlê en nou kyk ons terug met harte wat oorloop van dankbaarheid. Ons sien uit na die jaar wat voorlê en die keer is ons meer gerus oor die moontlikhede en avonture wat vir ons wag. By die oorspronklike eerste "poskantoor" in Afrika Hierdie week voel eintlik of dit net te veel en te vinnig was. Maandag het ons die Dias museum gaan besoek en die posboom. Ek dink ons is al OP-ge museumbesoek... dit het net uitgeloop in kinders wat vreeslik honger en dors is, ons wat geirriteerd is met hulle en op die ou einde net een deurjaag-ery van punt tot punt. Iets wat wel BAIE cool was, was die skulp-versameling in een van die geboue daar. Die mooiste skulpe wat ons nog ooit gesien het en hulle name is ook daarby! Charma was sommer teleurgesteld in
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