Silvermine.

Just for the record, this is my 300th post:-)
Anyway, back to the post then.

We were invited to join a group of friends for a braai (barbecue) at Silvermine.

Silvermine is part of the Table Mountain National Park group and is a reserve in the mountains between Tokai and Noordhoek. It is a lovely spot and really so close but I'm ashamed to say that I haven't been there for years, probably decades and my children have never been there. So as it is mostly wheelchair friendly we went along and had a great time. It was a beautifully sunny winters day with a chilly breeze.Renette and Jordan went through early to grab a spot and get the fires going. Everybody brought something to contribute, salads, bread etc. and the boys did the braaing.The braai area's surround the reservoir.

The children had a marvellous time, playing, fishing (they actually caught fish!),

exploring the forest and braaing marshmallows.

We were really close to the waters edge but miraculously nobody fell in!!! At one point every child and almost every adult was still and speechless as a duck/water bird of some sort caught and gupled down 2 fish right in front of us!! Abigail told me later that that was her best part!!

We went for a walk round the reservoir and some people were actually swimming!! It must have been freezing, 1 guy had a wetsuit but 1 did not!!

It was a great day with friends and it took me back to my childhood, we used to do that kind of thing all the time. We definitely need to do more of it.

Thank you to Jordan and Renette for all your organizing and to everyone for helping us with our stuff and navigating Grant over the steep or bumpy bits.