Friday, November 1, 2013
My Dad's dentist visit
2 ays ago my mom and dad decided to go to the dentist. On the day somebody decided I was going to be a psychic. The first phone call to the first dentist I was thinking "they are going to say a year". My dad says:" Hello, I need to make an appointment." They say something I do not hear. My dad answers: "A Year?" in a shocked voice and says no thanks. The next phone call I am thinking " A month". My dad says: "Hello, I need to make an appointment.". They answer and again I do not hear. My says in a surprised voice: "A month?". My dad calls a third dentist and I am thinking "Today". My dad says: "Hello, I need to make and appointment." They answer again and I do not hear them again. My dad answers: " I will take it so what time is it? 11:30...see you in an hour and 30 minutes!
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Our trip to Mozambique
19th September
We showered and went shopping. We prepared for the escaped convict driver but to our surprise a new taxi driver came and he drove nicely while the car moaned and groaned from old age.
We got to the shop and bought a little of a lot.
As we were driving back Rauen saw a tow truck towing another tow truck and says;" That's quite funny!" My dad replies:"You know they drive over pavements, tow trucks and taxi drivers, only difference is that tow trucks are more intimidating."
We all start laughing as he insulted the taxi driver sitting next to him. The driver then says:" Shall I just just pull over and drop you off here?" and my dad says, "no, the turn is just up ahead." We are all laughing now and my mom says:" Wow that was bad Barry." and he suddenly realises what he said and starts laughing with us. My dad turns to the driver and says:"Sorry, not you."
We got home and unpacked the groceries and were just settling down when a man comes along the dock and says:" You must move." My dad says:" When?" and the man answers:"Now."
So we dropped the lines after preparing for an hour to leave.
My mom and I get intensely ill. At about half past 11 the weather is worsening and we decide to turn around. In the morning we anchor in port again and all go to sleep.
20th September
Yesterday Roks, another catamaran, was anchored next to us. At about 8pm we noticed that they had dragged anchor, my dad starts blowing the fog horn but they do not hear. I yell but get no response so we have to drop the dinghy and oar over to them and tell them and as for the long exhausting journey back? Yes we had to oar that too!
21st September
We docked against the wall and I slept. When I woke up I ate food and enjoyed what I had wanted for a long time, Cottage Pie, Roks, the other catamaran, had another Kyle on board. We spoke to t hem and got invited on board which was quite a task walking down the ladder, going across the thin wooden plank and finally climbing aboard.
The conversation was goin well but it suddenly stopped, I said:"Oh it must be 8:30pm" and my mom corrected me and said:"No, it must 8:20pm" Rauen checked and sure enough it was 20 past the hour. When we decided to go home we went back with their dinghy as it was easier.
We showered and went shopping. We prepared for the escaped convict driver but to our surprise a new taxi driver came and he drove nicely while the car moaned and groaned from old age.
We got to the shop and bought a little of a lot.
As we were driving back Rauen saw a tow truck towing another tow truck and says;" That's quite funny!" My dad replies:"You know they drive over pavements, tow trucks and taxi drivers, only difference is that tow trucks are more intimidating."
We all start laughing as he insulted the taxi driver sitting next to him. The driver then says:" Shall I just just pull over and drop you off here?" and my dad says, "no, the turn is just up ahead." We are all laughing now and my mom says:" Wow that was bad Barry." and he suddenly realises what he said and starts laughing with us. My dad turns to the driver and says:"Sorry, not you."
We got home and unpacked the groceries and were just settling down when a man comes along the dock and says:" You must move." My dad says:" When?" and the man answers:"Now."
So we dropped the lines after preparing for an hour to leave.
My mom and I get intensely ill. At about half past 11 the weather is worsening and we decide to turn around. In the morning we anchor in port again and all go to sleep.
20th September
Yesterday Roks, another catamaran, was anchored next to us. At about 8pm we noticed that they had dragged anchor, my dad starts blowing the fog horn but they do not hear. I yell but get no response so we have to drop the dinghy and oar over to them and tell them and as for the long exhausting journey back? Yes we had to oar that too!
21st September
We docked against the wall and I slept. When I woke up I ate food and enjoyed what I had wanted for a long time, Cottage Pie, Roks, the other catamaran, had another Kyle on board. We spoke to t hem and got invited on board which was quite a task walking down the ladder, going across the thin wooden plank and finally climbing aboard.
The conversation was goin well but it suddenly stopped, I said:"Oh it must be 8:30pm" and my mom corrected me and said:"No, it must 8:20pm" Rauen checked and sure enough it was 20 past the hour. When we decided to go home we went back with their dinghy as it was easier.
9 October
2013
On Tuesday
we got on a bus my first bus ride. We drove and drove and you won’t believe what
happened...we drove some more. Then we stopped and my mom smoked with my dad, we
ordered pies as we got out the bus was driving again without us. We ran after it
saying: "Wait, stop the bus!" We caught up to it, got on it and it started driving again. We
made it to the next stop the we rushed to the bathroom, we get there and only 2 stalls are
working the rest are out of order and the entire chinese Army is in front of the 2
working stalls. We get to the bus and it is leaving, oh I forgot to mention that Rauen is
sleeping on the bus and is running up and down the bus trying to stop it to let us on. It came back as it was meant to
and we drove to our destination.
We got to my mom’s sisters house slept. Stayed
the next day then left to Richards Bay then went to the border got into our new transport.
We were driven into Mozambique.
I held onto the window the roof and the floor. We got driven into by another car, there
was no damage checking, no swearing, just move along. They take what is in the past
stays in the past way to seriously. We had the wedding, enjoyed our time and drove back. I
spoke to Devon in Richards Bay and the next day drove to my mom’s sister’s house. We stayed the night and here we
are back in East London in the present.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Seals and Penguins
14th September
Yesterdy we did not stick to our normal routine, instead we walked to the beach. We saw a restaurant called Y-Knot and walked in, but it did not open until 11:30am so we walked on. We saw the German monument and went to the aquarium and saw seals wave and salute like a navy seal.
I learnt that seals are very smart and we found ourselves laughing at the trainer because he had no control over them.
We watched them feed the penguins then went to a restaurant Guido's and walked home.
Yesterdy we did not stick to our normal routine, instead we walked to the beach. We saw a restaurant called Y-Knot and walked in, but it did not open until 11:30am so we walked on. We saw the German monument and went to the aquarium and saw seals wave and salute like a navy seal.
I learnt that seals are very smart and we found ourselves laughing at the trainer because he had no control over them.
We watched them feed the penguins then went to a restaurant Guido's and walked home.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Birthdays!
2nd September
Today is my sister's birthday. Happy Birthday, have a great day Amy!
This weekend was very exciting we had 2 visitors. They got on the boat with no hassles and we spoke and fished and enjoyed our time. My mom made Millionaire's shortbread...sounds expensive!
4th September
We started yesterday by fixing the broken geyser which had been broken for years. We opened it, everything worked except there was no flame. We changed the batteries and we get a flame. Then my mom cooks lunch and we eat and try the geyser again. No flame again!
At this point we are on the verge of ripping the geyser out, along with the toilets and tossing them overboard. but with our luck the water will be too shallow and only waist deep.
We give up with the geyser and my dad has a drink instead. I decide I am hungry and try to cook, no flame on the stove.Then it hits us, we have no gas. We swop the gas bottle and and my mom checks the water. "It's hot!" she says, I lift u my foot in joy and my foot get caught under the chair and it catches my heel. I jump about in pain. My dad doesn't realise I have caught my foot and keeps telling me to calm down...having hot water is not that exciting.
5th September
This morning when we woke up there were dolphins playing in the harbour around our boat. I tried to go see and headed for the door. Rauen stood in the way and leant back as I tried to forward and blocked me from getting outside. I got mad nd squeezed past him. Then everyone said I was in a bad mood today...I did not even reply.
The day went passed quickly and near the end of the day my mom saw something in the water. We rushed outside to see and it was a seal! My first seal! He played in the water for a long time and finally left.
9th September
We went to Doreen's house, I played laptop and found out Doreen's birthday is lso on the 7th of April same as mine!
Today is my sister's birthday. Happy Birthday, have a great day Amy!
This weekend was very exciting we had 2 visitors. They got on the boat with no hassles and we spoke and fished and enjoyed our time. My mom made Millionaire's shortbread...sounds expensive!
4th September
We started yesterday by fixing the broken geyser which had been broken for years. We opened it, everything worked except there was no flame. We changed the batteries and we get a flame. Then my mom cooks lunch and we eat and try the geyser again. No flame again!
At this point we are on the verge of ripping the geyser out, along with the toilets and tossing them overboard. but with our luck the water will be too shallow and only waist deep.
We give up with the geyser and my dad has a drink instead. I decide I am hungry and try to cook, no flame on the stove.Then it hits us, we have no gas. We swop the gas bottle and and my mom checks the water. "It's hot!" she says, I lift u my foot in joy and my foot get caught under the chair and it catches my heel. I jump about in pain. My dad doesn't realise I have caught my foot and keeps telling me to calm down...having hot water is not that exciting.
5th September
This morning when we woke up there were dolphins playing in the harbour around our boat. I tried to go see and headed for the door. Rauen stood in the way and leant back as I tried to forward and blocked me from getting outside. I got mad nd squeezed past him. Then everyone said I was in a bad mood today...I did not even reply.
The day went passed quickly and near the end of the day my mom saw something in the water. We rushed outside to see and it was a seal! My first seal! He played in the water for a long time and finally left.
9th September
We went to Doreen's house, I played laptop and found out Doreen's birthday is lso on the 7th of April same as mine!
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Toilet trouble!
26th August
Here I am hiding in a corner!
It all started when we started servicing the toilets. Once we got them reinstalled we tested them and they worked fine. I had to go to the toilet and when I was done it did not work. My dad fixed it again and then tested it, my mom tested it and then my dad asked me how I put toilet paper in the toilet. I say "I get 2 squares, fold and fold," My dad says:"No, only fold once and then flush it." He throws a piece in the toilet and fllushes it and it does not go down. He flushes again and again and the same thing happens. He has fumes coming out of his ears and he curses. I ran away because I wanted to laugh but my dad would kill me.
Next Rauen goes to the bathroom it works all good and fine. Rauen goes later to the bathroom and it does not work!Rauen and my dad must remove the pipes. So there I was in my corner and I heard the poof...Aah man! then Rauen comes running with disgusting water.
I am glad I am sitting int he corner for 2 reasons:
1. So I don't have to see it.
2. If it splashes on me I am going to grow 73 fingers and 81 toes.
When my dad gets upstairs he is as mad as a hornet. but at least he had ideas that made me laugh and laugh.
On Monday we went for a shower and get my dad's book. We also went shoping at Greenfel's Pick 'n Pay. I sat at the entrance because I was tired after walking all the way and people walked past giving me the stupid eyes. The eyes that say "Are you a stupid?"
I did not care and when my mom was done we walked tot he bottle store.
While my parents were inside a man asked us :Are you tired?"
I answered: "Yes" and he left.
My parents came back and the same man asked them:"Are you waiting for someone?"
We answered:"No"
He said: "I'll sort you out!" and he got the store manager to drive us back to the boat.
28th August
My mom made hamburgers that I have been craving for weeks and so I finely got them!
Here I am hiding in a corner!
It all started when we started servicing the toilets. Once we got them reinstalled we tested them and they worked fine. I had to go to the toilet and when I was done it did not work. My dad fixed it again and then tested it, my mom tested it and then my dad asked me how I put toilet paper in the toilet. I say "I get 2 squares, fold and fold," My dad says:"No, only fold once and then flush it." He throws a piece in the toilet and fllushes it and it does not go down. He flushes again and again and the same thing happens. He has fumes coming out of his ears and he curses. I ran away because I wanted to laugh but my dad would kill me.
Next Rauen goes to the bathroom it works all good and fine. Rauen goes later to the bathroom and it does not work!Rauen and my dad must remove the pipes. So there I was in my corner and I heard the poof...Aah man! then Rauen comes running with disgusting water.
I am glad I am sitting int he corner for 2 reasons:
1. So I don't have to see it.
2. If it splashes on me I am going to grow 73 fingers and 81 toes.
When my dad gets upstairs he is as mad as a hornet. but at least he had ideas that made me laugh and laugh.
On Monday we went for a shower and get my dad's book. We also went shoping at Greenfel's Pick 'n Pay. I sat at the entrance because I was tired after walking all the way and people walked past giving me the stupid eyes. The eyes that say "Are you a stupid?"
I did not care and when my mom was done we walked tot he bottle store.
While my parents were inside a man asked us :Are you tired?"
I answered: "Yes" and he left.
My parents came back and the same man asked them:"Are you waiting for someone?"
We answered:"No"
He said: "I'll sort you out!" and he got the store manager to drive us back to the boat.
28th August
My mom made hamburgers that I have been craving for weeks and so I finely got them!
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Weather Window Lost!
19th August
We got picked up by my mom's cousins and drove to their house. We had a great bath, a braai, drank, played computer games and slept over. The next day we drove to another cousin Doreen's house who had a lot of dogs.
21st August
We took the "Walk of Death" and got in the "escaped convicts car". She drove like a lunitic again but this time we almost crashed into a Mercedes which seem to be very popular here. We got to the post office but they did not have my dad's book yet. We walked home after eating hamburgers.
22nd August
We went to the cold showers then to Doreen again for a braai and I played laptop.
23rd August
We saw a weather window to leave so we called the people who were delivering our book, they had not delivered it yet so we have to stay and wait for the next weather window so Yrumoar can not go around the world yet again.
We got picked up by my mom's cousins and drove to their house. We had a great bath, a braai, drank, played computer games and slept over. The next day we drove to another cousin Doreen's house who had a lot of dogs.
21st August
We took the "Walk of Death" and got in the "escaped convicts car". She drove like a lunitic again but this time we almost crashed into a Mercedes which seem to be very popular here. We got to the post office but they did not have my dad's book yet. We walked home after eating hamburgers.
22nd August
We went to the cold showers then to Doreen again for a braai and I played laptop.
23rd August
We saw a weather window to leave so we called the people who were delivering our book, they had not delivered it yet so we have to stay and wait for the next weather window so Yrumoar can not go around the world yet again.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Visitors and visiting sites!
8th August
I did school and learnt about cube and square roots. We left the boat and I had a cold shower. We got back and I played laptop, Rauen watched movies and my dad fibreglassed.
12th August
It was another rush this morning. My mom's old friends were coming, so I brushed my teeth, brushed my hair, ate breakfast and cleaned the boat. 8 people were coming so we went up to great them some of them were late. When we got the the wa,k of death, Aunty Max could not go on it. So they headed over to the yacht club and we motored across tot he yacht club to fetch them. The late arrival visitors did not want to go on the dinghy so they went home.
15th August
We went to the museum, we saw fish, fish and more fish, mammals, dinosaurs, birds and humans. Manys shells and shipwrecks. By the time we were done we were out of energy, got into the crazy taxi that moved warp speed along straights and light speed around corners and flew when it hit potholes and speedbumps. It did not slow down for either, it just kept speeding. Now I know how an escaped mass murdering convict drives when he is getting chased by cops.
I am sure more than once people thought they were in the middle of a movie scene. I wonder if the taxi service, Eagle taxi's is for convicts that are on probation for sppeding too much and I m sure that the South African flag is not there anymore for the fire she makes while speeding burns it away.
The next day we were going to be driven by friends, we enjoyed our ride and shopped for a few things, 1 whole trolley is little to my mom but to me I think we go overboard with food. We went to their home, ate quiche and came home.
16th August
We decided to go to Nahoon Point nature reserve, the weather looked right to go. We were excited to go, Nahoon point had blowholes and a cave, it was a 12km hike. We ate breakfast and walked on a wooden walkway and saw rocks, we ended up rock climbing, miountain climbing and going along small edges and walking.
When we had finished we decided to walk the whole 20km home. When we got home we slept.
I did school and learnt about cube and square roots. We left the boat and I had a cold shower. We got back and I played laptop, Rauen watched movies and my dad fibreglassed.
12th August
It was another rush this morning. My mom's old friends were coming, so I brushed my teeth, brushed my hair, ate breakfast and cleaned the boat. 8 people were coming so we went up to great them some of them were late. When we got the the wa,k of death, Aunty Max could not go on it. So they headed over to the yacht club and we motored across tot he yacht club to fetch them. The late arrival visitors did not want to go on the dinghy so they went home.
15th August
We went to the museum, we saw fish, fish and more fish, mammals, dinosaurs, birds and humans. Manys shells and shipwrecks. By the time we were done we were out of energy, got into the crazy taxi that moved warp speed along straights and light speed around corners and flew when it hit potholes and speedbumps. It did not slow down for either, it just kept speeding. Now I know how an escaped mass murdering convict drives when he is getting chased by cops.
The next day we were going to be driven by friends, we enjoyed our ride and shopped for a few things, 1 whole trolley is little to my mom but to me I think we go overboard with food. We went to their home, ate quiche and came home.
16th August
We decided to go to Nahoon Point nature reserve, the weather looked right to go. We were excited to go, Nahoon point had blowholes and a cave, it was a 12km hike. We ate breakfast and walked on a wooden walkway and saw rocks, we ended up rock climbing, miountain climbing and going along small edges and walking.
When we had finished we decided to walk the whole 20km home. When we got home we slept.
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