Back in the end of September, we had to say a sad farewell to our dear friend, Kristie McMannus. As you can see from the photo, she is ADORED by us!!
My first memory of Kristie is from the very first barbeque we attended on Groote Eylandt, Australia. Kristie had also recently arrived on the Eylandt and we had a short conversation about how we were finding things. She struck me as pleasant, and I was impressed that she had taken on the adventure of Groote Eylandt, as a single woman. Our paths didn't cross again for many months, but eventually, she started dating our good friend, Dan Bigney, and so she was dragged along on our weekend adventures and was at our house for dinners and picnics and such. It didn't take long for her to become part of our family! And when it was time for us to move from Groote Eylandt to S. Africa, we were all so sad to be leaving her behind.
FORTUNATELY.... she accepted a job in Johannesburg a few months after we had moved, and so once again we were dragging her along on weekend adventures and making her trial our new dinner recipes. We were so lucky to have her here and to share some great times in S. Africa with her.
Kristie was here for nearly two years but then she decided to go back to Australia and so, in September we had to say goodbye -- happy for her, that she was returning to be closer to her family, and moving on to a new adventure, but sad for us that one of our favorite people was leaving the continent.
WE MISS YOU, KRISTIE!!!!!
Herding Ostrich!!!! No joke, this is an actual scene we witnessed while we were driving near St. John's Bay. I laughed nearly as hard as I laugh when I watch the herding cats commercial.
It really was quite a sight to see these men trying to get this group of Ostrich to not only go in the same direction, but also the direction intended by the men. A VERY amusing moment. Naturally, we pulled off to the side of the road and enjoyed the entertainment.
My first memory of Kristie is from the very first barbeque we attended on Groote Eylandt, Australia. Kristie had also recently arrived on the Eylandt and we had a short conversation about how we were finding things. She struck me as pleasant, and I was impressed that she had taken on the adventure of Groote Eylandt, as a single woman. Our paths didn't cross again for many months, but eventually, she started dating our good friend, Dan Bigney, and so she was dragged along on our weekend adventures and was at our house for dinners and picnics and such. It didn't take long for her to become part of our family! And when it was time for us to move from Groote Eylandt to S. Africa, we were all so sad to be leaving her behind.
FORTUNATELY.... she accepted a job in Johannesburg a few months after we had moved, and so once again we were dragging her along on weekend adventures and making her trial our new dinner recipes. We were so lucky to have her here and to share some great times in S. Africa with her.
Kristie was here for nearly two years but then she decided to go back to Australia and so, in September we had to say goodbye -- happy for her, that she was returning to be closer to her family, and moving on to a new adventure, but sad for us that one of our favorite people was leaving the continent.
WE MISS YOU, KRISTIE!!!!!