Seasons are changing

September 23, 2004

Autumn has arrived although it is not too bad. There is a bit of a chill in the wind and the leaves are falling, it has started to rain more frequently. Apparently this is the pattern until the snow arrives. I have no idea what to expect when winter hits, I have never lived with snow before only wind and rain – know how to deal with that. The boys are nearly grown out of most of their clothes and don’t really have the appropriate clothes for here. I will do some shopping in SA as it is much cheaper (R8:E1) but I guess there isn’t much call for snow clothes there. I bought some clothes in NZ but they need things like gumboots and raincoats and snow clothes.

We leave for SA on Sunday and will be taking the train to Amsterdam then flying via the UK. The whole trip will take around 16 hours, so not as long as from NZ but at least this time we know what to expect from the boys. If we are still in the apartment, the train stop is only minutes away, if we move to the new house, then it becomes a bit more difficult. Will see on Sunday!