Weekend in Richards Bay

We spent the weekend up in Richards Bay to touch base with the Hemsworths on their farewell tour of South Africa. We also got to spend some serious quality time with all our friends from Richards Bay and Empangeni. It was like we had never left...

The garden at Hillton Manor was wonderful and was a big hit with the kids. Mark treated them to a first-class tea party.


It also came complete with a wendy house, jungle gym and swing!


The young(est) man, of course...


Reign is less of a toddler every time we see him. We're probably not making the trip up North often enough...


It was a wonderful time, catching up with the Hemsworths on their plans for the U.S. They're moving to Woodstock in New York State. Fortunately, their departure date has been postponed, so we will be seeing them again in June.


A rare photo of Amanda and I!


We had a wonderful braai and caught up with our Thandaza family.


Norman applying seasoning.


Me expertly manipulating our meal.


Cindy celebrated her birthday and got to have two sessions blowing out the candles (once for the adults and once for the kids). The Newmans were our hosts and, as always, they were an incredible blessing to all of us. We cannot recommend Hillton Manor Guesthouse enough.


Morgan and Nicholas enjoyed viewing the yachts at the Small Craft Harbour.


The kids had great fun with all their old friends from Zululand. Here they are terrorising the patrons at the Small Craft Harbour.