Colette's Birthday

Celebrated Colette's birthday in Harare today. Colette and Nina were up at the crack of dawn and Colette joined Nina for a yoga class Nina instructed. We left Simon at the house to finish sorting out our private planes for the flight to Bumi on Saturday, and Mana on Monday. We all chipped in and bought Colette a gorgeous locally-made leather shoulder bag and popped in to see Loveness and introduce her to Colette. As luck would have it, Granny just happened to drive by as she was in town for her "ladies who lunch" gathering in Harare. So, she was able to meet Sonia, Claudia (AKA Colette) -- Granny has a hard time believing people aren't named how she would name them! We ended the day with a great meal on the veranda at Amanzi, an African fusion place to far from Paul's. Then off to bed for our 7 a.m. departure to Bumi Hills on Saturday, followed by a 3-day safari with the Vardens. Will be out of contact, now, with the first world for a week. Back in Harare on the 15th for my birthday, before flying Scare Zimbabwe to Livingstone on Friday the 16th to meet Liam and Ashleigh and spend some time on the farm. Stay tuned for safari posts in a week. The woman in the pic with Colette and me is Carey Brown, Nina's best friend who lives in Joburg and my future wife ;)