Because we had a 20 kilo luggage allowance Jenny and I could only take a few small Christmas presents out to South Africa. So we bought more in Durban's Gateway Mall, said to be the longest shopping mall in the southern hemisphere. On Christmas morning the children woke early to open the presents in their stockings but the main presents under the tree had to wait until we all returned from the 8am service at the nearby church - over 500 people were there. Back at Sausalito, over coffee and mince pies (with Wensleydale cheese made by Wyke Farms in Somerset and bought in the local SA supermarket) we opened all our lovely presents and the children concentrated on their new electronic games. Meanwhile Sally had prepared the turkey and roast veg and most of us had joined in the making of the sherry trifle the previous evening. When all was ready we sat down to a splendid lunch (no, we did not drink the 2 litre box of wine all at once, it lasted until Boxing Day!) then after a rest we went down to the beach, which was almost deserted. After tea of turkey leftovers we played games in the kitchen (flapping fish etc) and had team races with balloons and oranges until bedtime. What a lovely day.
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