Scot,
I am sad to say that South African wine, in contrast to Aussie wine, tastes like turnip juice. I recommend a Wolf Blass Merlot while watching a good game of the Wallabies vs. the Springboks! Most of the time, Australia trumps Sth Africa in both wine and rugby!!

I was wondering if you would meet up with Trevor Hudson on your trip to SA. His books have been a blessing to me. Seems like a Rock solid guy to me.

1. Is the coffee there different than it is here?
2. Any plans in the near future to go back to SA?

jc,
Well, as for coffee, we had some very good coffee. I’ll be mentioning some of it soon on this blog. I had a cup of coffee at a little market outside Rustenburg and wish I could have bought some beans from that place.
On returning … stay tuned.

Hi Scot.
Do not believe everything the Aussies say about beating the Springboks. Just ask them to name the present World Champions and that will settle it. Well maybe you will have to think again about their wines as well. (If I knew how to add a smiley here i would have. )
On being your pastor friend… you and Kris were the right people at the right time for me and Renate.

Attie,
I’ve been trying to read your blog … most of the time I can get the general idea. You’re a trendsetter!
And you were the right folks at the right time for me. We felt like we saw real pastoral work.

Scot and attie.
There are web programs that translate for you – although the ones for Afrikaans are not quite as good as some others I have found. But maybe that is what you are doing. Interesting stuff though. Sometimes I am sure that the translator is missing the point.
And attie, I do link occasionally to my web page (although I have no blog) to identify myself, especially when talking about science.

Scot
Jim Martin referred me to your blog. I am South African and have enjoyed checking out these posts.
Thanks
Arlene Kasselman

Scot,
Thanks for allowing us into your lives – it was good. Australian/South African wine/rugby – it all depends on your geographical hermeneutics Mine is definitely through the lens of SA – so that is my presupposition.

If risoto is your favorite Italian dish, what is your favorite SA dish?

John,
Bobotie. Some fine stuff.

Thanks for sharing the pictures, I’m really enjoying them.