Vacation

We have just returned from a great holiday in the USA. Ned's high school/grammar school reunion in Carmel, California was a long weekend of fun! His former classmates are really interesting people. The mayor of Carmel gave us a guided tour of the Sunset Centre (which was the grammar school). Their theatre is state-of-the-art and Carmel has a community facility to be very proud of. After many social events we ended our trip spending a few days in Washington, D.C. More socialising with old friends - dinner in Bethesda, dinner at their home in Wheaton; we seem to eat a lot! Our favourite restaurants (new the Convention Centre, where we stayed) are Tony Chang's and Ella's. Favourite museum is the brand new Newseum. As a journalist and photographer I found much inspiration from those who bring us the news. The fun part was being able to report the news 'live'. I choked in the middle and finished by giggling so I know where my talent does not lie. All things come to an end. Our trip home on South African Airways was really good even though we fly cattle class: what a great airline. Now it's time to catch up on all the news with friends and family!