Jess and I have been back in South Africa for just over a week now, and it has been truly amazing so far.  We spent the first week in a tiny beach town called Kleinmond, and it's exactly what our souls needed after an extremely long and stressful year.  We spent our time sleeping, going for long runs, lying on the beach, swimming in the river, hiking in the mountains, walking on the beach, reading, admiring sunsets, window shopping, appreciating good wine, barbecuing, and drinking severe amounts of coffee.  Now tell me if that doesn't sound like the perfect vacation...

We are now back in Stellenbosch, the town I grew up in, where it is inhumanely hot at the moment, so we're mainly hiding inside so that the sun doesn't kill us.  But that, too, is a good way to spend a day or two.  It's weird not having any plans, anything we have to do.  In a way I feel more comfortable during the year -- I know I have to get up and go to work.  Here every day is new and fresh -- of course it's great, I'm just saying it takes some getting used to.

So as for what's on the agenda this week, I'm not sure.  We'll keep going to the beach, we'll also catch up with friends, go wine tasting, go to the movies a few times, go shopping, and just be on vacation.  Nothing too exciting, but that's what we want...

I've taken way too many pictures already, but since Internet access is a little slow and expensive here, I'll leave you with just one for now, to sum up how we feel about being on vacation in this beautiful country...