Randolph From (very early in the morning of) 15 January to (very late in the evening of) 19 January, Marinus took me to Umhlanga Rocks. For those who don't know, this is a town north of Durban, in Natal (KZN).
We stayed in a complex, which is owned by the bank where I work as part of a massive timeshare plan which they extend to their employees. The townhouse had two bedrooms and was fairly comfortable.
The weather was blisteringly hot, and all the ceiling fans in the house were left on at all hours just to generate a draught.
During the week, we went to Gateway shopping mall, visited the beach at the famous lighthouse, went to uShaka Sea World (sharks and dolphins and seals and rays and lots of cool creatures), the Natal Sharks Board, the Botanical Gardens, and a magic / music show at the local casino (featuring Philippart and Anja, whom I originally saw in "Beyond Belief" at Sun City). We also managed to squeeze in a visit to a friend of M's who lives in Kloof (which is a lot cooler than Durban).
On our last day, since we had to book out by 9am, we did the Midlands Meander. The drive there was long (it starts at Howick, which is the wrong side of Pietermaritzburg), but was worth it. We visited several places, including a millhouse restaurant and Howick Falls, an ice-cream farm and a cheese farm, and then on our way to the airport, we stopped off in Durban at a little restaurant where I had the biggest burger of my life. Wow!
Anyway, thank you to my darling honey for a wonderful time.