Sunday, August 27, 2006

The Flying Visit

Dean and Paula have spent most of the past ten years living and working in Africa, first in Tanzania, then Zimbabwe before settling in South Africa. They have been figures of pure inspiration. In fact, it's their example of bravery/madness that has led us to uproot with the aim of taking on fresh challenges on foreign soil. Earlier this summer Dean and Paula with their two children Joel and Eli were in the UK to see family, friends, work a bit (and watch the odd World Cup match) and we were fortunate to steal 22 hours of their time as they made their way across the country.

It was as if no time had past since our last get together around two years ago. Thanks to their blog we been able to follow their progress that meant we could look forward instead of just catching up. So, Getting the Shakes will help bridge the gap with those we leave behind so that when we do return for a visit everyone will already know what we've been up to.





Roger shows Dean his boxing skills. As you can see, Dean is hardly impressed.



Handsome Dean with his cheeky grin which he has passed on to Joel.



Paula looking fabulous.



Baby Eli getting into the swing of things.



Joel tries to work our the clues to the riddles in the Botanical Gardens.



Dad Dean continues the tradition of the bedtime reading ritual. The Gruffalo is still a favourite with the kids.

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