We planned our stop in South Africa, primarily to visit Norma.

Honestly, the bunny chow was secondary, and family was first.

Unfortunately, just before arriving, Norma had to go in to hospital for a while. We made sure we visited as long as we could on the days we were there, pushing our luck on that final day.

I don't think the hospital has quite recovered, and our faces might be on a board entitled "do not allow entry". We caused quite the stir with our bursts of laughter and general joy.

The flowers we brought were also troublesome, not having a vase. We fashioned one from a soft drink bottle. Next visit, we discovered the flowers sitting separate and dry. Apparently it was not stable, and I believe there may have been muttering or worse when the staff had to do the clean up.