To distract everyone from the rather awful cricket match we just watched (match-fixing if I ever saw it), have a look at some of the excitement from the Andrews household this past week.
My brother-in-law Spec (or Derek, to those who aren’t in the know) has been the focus of my blog just once before, when he turned 30 – click here for a reminder.
He arrived at Cape Town International Airport last Wednesday evening having flown in from Lanseria, so we went to collect him from his shortest flight ever – sadly I JUST missed the reunion hug after these two had been apart for a whole year… if you don’t count the weekend we flew up for my dad-in-law’s 70th in April.
Wednesday, 18 December: Cape Town airport and home base
![The eagle has landed!](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131218_222843.jpg?w=474)
![Bertie greeting Uncle Spec](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131218_230636.jpg?w=474)
Thursday, 19 December: Café Villagio at Sable Square and pool side, home base
![Name on the Coke can is just right](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131220_102929.jpg?w=474)
![Posing at the pool](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131219_160331.jpg?w=474)
Friday, 20 December: pool side, home base
![Dad and me having fun in the pool](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131220_152359.jpg?w=474)
![Mom, Spec and Bassie had already had their pool time](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131220_152405.jpg?w=474)
Saturday, 21 December: Grand West Casino and Burger King on Heerengracht Street
![Very pretty Christmas scene in Grand West Casino](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131221_113422.jpg?w=474)
![Couldn't resist taking a photo at the booth](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/grandwest.jpg?w=474)
![Spec has his first South African Burger King experience](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131221_125159.jpg?w=474)
Sunday, 22 December: Waterfront, Long Street (we’re not crazy – went by bus to prevent a parking problem!) and home base
![A free litchi-flavoured ice cream for me at the Waterfront](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131222_114255.jpg?w=474)
![Spec had passion fruit](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131222_114257.jpg?w=474)
![So did his (reluctant) cowboy-hatted brother](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131222_114259.jpg?w=474)
![We couldn't resist a photo at this sculpture in town after exploring Long Street](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131222_134343.jpg?w=474)
![Spec enjoying his second ever Gatsby - this is a chicken tikka one from Durban Diner](https://ramblinglitchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131222_163555.jpg?w=474)
There’ll be more pics up soon as the rest of the ‘Joburg invasion’ arrives tomorrow, so keep an eye on my blog 🙂