Brett & Amira come to Visit

At least a month ago (my blogging is abysmal), we had Brett & Amira Clarence visit us. Brett and I know each other from UCT - from the days of Smuts Hall and Fuller Hall - student residences on Upper Campus. Brett married Amira about 2 years ago - they live in Atlanta and Amira is from Khazakstan... see I am not the only South African who ventured out to super sized America.

I missed Brett's wedding and I was super glad to hear that he was heading over to California to travel on vacation and enjoy Yosemite and the beautiful coastline that California has to offer. The last time I saw Brett was in London when he was over for business and this was my first meeting of his wife, so I was super excited. We took them around and our first stop was Torrey Pines Nature Reserve.. Below is the view from Highway 101 as we approach Torrey Pines. I use this as a good advertisement to get all our friends to come visit us.. The nature beuaty on this end of the world is enticing.. andwe have summer all year round - really we do...

Torrey Pines at this point in time was a busy spot as the US Open (Golf) was starting within a week and there were many tourists who had already arrived. Trying to spot Mr Woods however was more difficult than trying to sight a tiger in the Indian Jungle. (very corny, I know)

We did however manage to get a photo of the four of us, thanks to modern technology. Brett, I will be sending you and Amira some photos in the mail shortly. It was good to spend the weekend catching up with old friends, discussing the election (note only one of us has the right to vote in this crowd) and getting updates about old friends. As part of parcel of our tourist routine, I did take them to La Jolla on the Sunday..

Now we all know that Brett (especially the UCT crowd) that Brett tends to be the crazy one amongst us. so he dons a pair of swimming trunks and heads down to swim from La Jolla Cove to La Jolla Shores, in freezing water, after having swum for an hour in the PAC pool... Thankfully Amira is the sane one and hung out with me reading the newspaper and catching up on our past lifes.

We hope you guys come again... soon!!!