A Journey thru Jetlag

As we endeavored to get used to our little cottage and our new African part of the world, we continually felt like we were swimming thru sand! Once dropped off by Allreds who came with supplies and food to tide us over until a trip to the local Pick 'N Pay could happen, we tried very hard to stay awake to take in the new surroundings. After some wonderful, warm soup brought to us by our friends in the "big house" on the property, we both fell into a fitful sleep...which didn't last near long enough for recovery!  In the light of day we looked around again, pinched ourselves, and had to admit that we were in South Africa, and we were not dreaming! The Davies, who were the couple here before us had sent, pictures, and, yes, we were surrounded by rooms we 'd been looking at while we waited to leave. I will post some of those pictures, but the personal family pictures, etc. are gone, and we are beginning to fill in with our own.

In front of the "big house" with our little car set and ready to take off in covered parking.

If you go straight down the path on the right next to the fence and
 beyond our landlords' home, you will find our cottage.

We have this study/work area in our bedroom
which allows plenty of room for us to get lots done.

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Our bedroom, which boasts lots of natural light from the window on the left,
quite a bit of storage space and a dressing table in between.

This bathroom is really nothing to write home about,
 but is sooo much better than the one we had when we served here before!

Our living space which also boasts a huge window above the couch,
and a small dining room between it and the kitchen.

I must say that our kitchen is quite spartan, and the stove & oven don't do much to encourage me to cook and bake,
but everything works and we will have what we need.

So this is what we woke up to that Saturday morning with a whole weekend ahead to get oriented. We did some grocery shopping, and bought a few necessities. Had a few naps. The big event of the day was our first trip to NANDO'S for grilled chicken. I think Lynn has been dreaming about it since we left South Africa in 2011. He could eat it every night of the week, I think, and they just don't have restaurants in the US other than far out of our reach in the East. We will probably be their best customers in this neighborhood!Of course, by now, we were still jetlagged, and if I try to fill in many details, I will probably get them all confused, but I'll try in a few days!