There is nothing quite like being woken up with sun rising over the sea and the sound of the waves crashing into the sand. Of course there was also the toddler shouting ‘no’ and singing that was reverberated around the house. It did feel like we had slept in though as we were usually heading out on a game drive but I was still lying in bed at 7am.

H & S had decided to go for a run and then arrived back complaining that there was nothing flat – either or up or down the whole time. After breakfast, HSKZ went off to local place that a small train, play park etc. I stayed as I had some work meetings I had to do and also wanted to catch up on the backlog of emails/work before next week started. They seemed to have fun and got back around lunchtime. SKZ all went for a nap.

After my last meeting finished at 2pm, H & I went for a walk along the entire extent of Salt Rock beach. It was hard going because you either walked in the very sandy portion or you walked on the slightly firmer portion but it had a camber. I am sure my calves are going to be complaining tomorrow.

We went out for dinner as it is our last night. There is a very nice restaurant complex in Ballito which has multiple places to eat of every type of cuisine you can think of. Also live music in the square. We had booked at 45 on Eat Street. They were very welcoming and the service was efficient and friendly the whole night. They were attentive and thoughtful about the fact we had a toddler with us. The food was pretty good. H & S said their starter (tuna ceviche) was superb and they both said it was the best part of the meal. They also had an extensive wine list which was reasonably priced too. The best part of the meal was when they brought the bill and I leant over to pay, S & K said no, it was their gift to us to say thanks for the holiday.

Our flight is early(ish) tomorrow am so we will need to leave here around 6:45am. Until next time …

P, H, S, K & Z