Happy New Year

Christmas and New Year is a time for family but alas my brats were far away, but Mark arrived with Lisa the day after Christmas and with the internet and phones each shared their photos as the day progressed. We also managed a good catch-up with Llewellyn's brother and family down from Johannesburg for the holidays and we enjoyed Christmas Day together.

New Year was the first time my daughter and the rest of us were in different years at the same moment - Kate being 7 hours ahead of us in Busan, South Korea. To all my wonderful family and friends, including my FaceBook friends I have connected with and shared so many photos and memories over the past few years, wishing you a fantastic 2015, and good health and prosperity as we incredibly go forward another year.

In the collage are top Mark and Lisa in Durban, Kate and Chelsea in Busan, South Korea, and Llew's family in Umhlanga.

Lisa and Mark

Lisa and Mark's 1st anniversary together.. they are making wedding plans

Dave and Llewellyn

Getting the table set for Christmas lunch

Our place setting for Christmas lunch

There were 14 of us for lunch including Llew's brother, family and friends

A Christmas selfie 

Kate's mate Chris in Busan.. hopefully not Christmas lunch being blended

Kate (right) with her mates Chido and Chelsea in Busan, South Korea

New Year holiday and flights

I said I wanted to get away from home for New Year for a change and we had an awesome few days with friends in Margate and were able to fetch our planes and do some flying down the Wild Coast on the last day. So many drinks and Margaritas and some yummy meals out.

 

We found the skankiest pub amongst the many we visited

I had to jump in the foam during our New Years pub-crawl

Leopard Road, Oribi Gorge where we drove for breakfast

Margate Airport

Port St John's in the eastern Cape, Wild Coast. Incredible mountain-top runway

New Year's day lunch 1 Jan 2013 at La Mer where we stayed for a few days in Margate. In the photo from l to r are Marc, myself (Dave), Llewellyn, Jacqui and Lee.
 

New Year a family affair

New Year started off with a braai at the guesthouse on New Year's Eve, followed  by a full roast dinner on New Year's day with my mom and the kids and the afternoon with the Galway cousins at their Westbrooke Beach holiday home. The next day we flew off to Margate and San Lameer where Llewellyn's sister picked us up for morning breakfast on the beach and a lazy morning in the sea and around the pool. Awesome re-charge of batteries before I head off to work today.

Great start to 2011

Dave, Llewellyn, Mark and Kate-Lynn on New Year's Day

My son Mark sings us a song

Getting off to a great start to 2011, we had a little braai, relaxed, played guitar and look forward to a great year ahead.

Welcoming in the New Year

Proposing a toast to the New Year are guesthouse visitors Andrew, Mias, Louis, Charl and Michael with myself (left) and Llewellyn (right).