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| French Eric, King of the Rock! |
GABBY - We slept in a bit this morning preparing breakfast for Eric
around 8:30. I made a final feast for
the French, which consisted of eggs and boerwors. We truly had an incredible time with these
people. It’s amazing that all four of them
were total strangers to us just a couple days ago, but have impacted our lives
in such a way that we will never forget them.
We have shared something way too unique with each other to forget. We exchanged information and pictures before parting
ways. I went to Underberg with Tash all
day. I bought all of the groceries for
the backpackers, sat in the Trendy Bean and proceeded to bask in the access to
technology. I was also able to buy Ben a
Christmas present, which is hard to do when you are together constantly! You really have to be sneaky. Later on, Lulu picked me up from town. Today happened to be Lulu’s last day at the
farm, well the last time Ben and I would see her on the farm. She was really stressed out and anxious about
all of the loose ends she still needed to tie up. On the way home, Lulu pulled out an envelope
from her purse which she handed to me. I
immediately recognized the handwriting as Amy’s, my sister’s. I could barely contain myself as Lulu
described that the letter went to Drakensberg Gardens Hotel. Candice, Steve’s daughter recognized my name
and gave the letter to Lulu to give to me.
It was pretty miraculous that the letter actually made its way to me,
but then I thought of course it would make its way to me. The letter sparked a meaningful conversation
with Lulu about our families. I think I
managed to get her a bit more excited to return to Mexico. We finally made it home where I was able to
read Amy’s letter in the privacy of Ben and my bedroom. It was such an amazing thing to receive. It truly made my day to get that from
Ame.
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| The Happy Couple, Steve and Lulu |
For dinner Ben and I made Spaghetti
Bolognese and green beans. Ben took over
the green beans and concocted a dish, which as buttery, garlicy and incredibly
delicious. We said some tearful goodbyes
to Lulu because she was leaving early in the morning for the Pietermaritzburg
airport. Lulu is a really sweet person
and I sincerely hope that our paths cross again somewhere.
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