How could I possibly begin to explain the magic?

June ended with a gypsy birthday party, it was a great jam with my beautiful cousin, Ross and Jo. I have forgotten how fun it is to get dressed up for an event. We went back home afterwards to play 30 seconds and drink some wine. A good evening with great people.

I have no idea how to begin explaining the past ten days. I managed to achieve five things on my list. The past ten days were adventurous, relaxing, fun, funny, beautiful and SO much more. I went to Plettenberg Bay with the best person in the entire world and simply having that great company made the past ten days magical.

I can now say that I have been on a road trip as it is a 6 hour drive to Plett and 6 hours back. On Friday the 1st of July we awoke at 03:30 and were on the road at 04:00 with great music to sing along to. 

I felt terrible having to do the Knysna Road bike race on your birthday, but after walking through the door and seeing you so happy I realized how committed to our friendship you really are and how much you really care about me. I only hope that you know that I care about you just as much. 

The cycle race was way harder than I thought it was going to be. There were so many hills and the distance never seemed to come to an end. At 15km's to go I couldn't help but shed a few tears. Although I had already covered 85km's The thought of 15 more with a strong headwind and cramping legs terrified me. After the tears though I realized that I had to get over myself and keep fighting and we fought will the very end. Our end time being 03:40, 20 minutes behind the fastest tandem time. Thats the beauty of sport, it teaches you to hang in till the very end and when you get there everything becomes worth it. You seem to forget the pain you were and are still in and you feel this huge sense of accomplishment. Nothing can compare to that feeling. 

I love that on our first walk on the beach we saw a HUGE school of dolphins. It was a beautiful moment with you, dear. I'm glad that we were able to share that moment together. From us laughing in Europa, the struggle of the Miss South Africa entry form and our evening drives to look at the views and listen to our incredible CD's, every moment with you was perfect. 

We fell in love with elephants together and now I can tick off another accomplishment on my list: Touch on of the big five. I never would have imagined that doing that would be as incredible as it was, but sharing it with you made the moment more superb than comprehensible. 

I started knitting my jerseys for the aids orphans and I am over half way on my first jersey. Something else I have started to accomplish on my list. 

I love that you became better at making decisions and I became more feisty. Thank-you for teaching me that I can express how I feel and that I am not being irrational. Thank-you for loving me so much and making me see how much I deserve. I know you get so angry when people take advantage of me and it means so much to me that I mean that much to you. You make me see the light and make me feel comfortable enough to express how I truly feel. 

I cooked/ baked a lot while away in Plett. I baked a banana, cranberry and coconut loaf on the first day, A delicious chocolate cake for Harsha's birthday (even if I do say so myself), Mughlai chicken curry and amazing Blondies, all thanx to the wise instructions of Nigella.  

The Miss South Africa entry has finally been completed. All thanx to you. I don't know how you managed to put up with the stress. I will never forget the pictures in the cottage with Luke and Nikki holding up the lights. Most of all I will never forget our adventure at the lagoon. The perfect place, perfect light and the perfect friend. These were the photo's I submitted and the extra ones we took for fun.

I loved the fun fair with you and that we were kids again going on the Ferris Wheel, the swings and the bumper cars. I was so happy that you were right next to me. 

Saturday was the half marathon. My first one ever! We got there, walked a fair distance to the very long line while we waited for the taxi for over an hour. After the scary taxi ride into the mountain we eventually started the race an hour late. I was scared, I knew I had hardly trained and feared the worst. My dad and Nikki were the best encouragement. It means the world to me knowing that I have people in my life that love me enough to put my race ahead of theirs. They were incredible and I could never have done it without them. The end got difficult, but I gave it everything I had and I finished in 2hours and 31 minutes. Not superb, but not bad for my first and I look forward to improving this time in the future half marathons that I will take part in. There will definitely be more to come.


We threw our message in a bottle out to see. It was the perfect final walk on the beach, the perfect conversation to end the perfect holiday and the most liberating feeling to release our words to the sea. Another thing I can tick off on my list.

So now I am back home and can hardly walk, but it was all so worth it. 

Thank-you Harsha for the most incredible holiday. You were the best company. Thank-you for every moment, for the many more days we can now live because of the laughter we shared. Thank-you for singing in the car, for the elephants, for the photo's and mostly for the unforgettable memories that I will always have of our trip to Plett together. You are my soul mate, my sister and my best friend. I love you.