have been taking care of their house and their dog, which is a lab. Its been great. It has been really nice to get to hang out with a dog. I sure miss Buddha, but seeing another happy dog only brings back happy memories. We have been taking advantage of their oven because that may be the thing we miss most. Our first night we made baked macaroni and cheese and I made malva pudding for dessert. The mac an cheese was amazing, but the malva pudding is from another world. It's by far the best non-chocolate dessert I've made...ever. Its a south african dessert and it is kind of a cake drenched in caramely custard. Its also very easy to make. I would be happy to give out the recipe I used, but its pretty easy to find on the internet. It's worth your time. Seriously. Anyways, then we went for a hike up Helderberg Mountain. The hike started at this family farm and then wound you through the vinyards in the whole area and then up this mountain for these incredible views. It was one of the most unique hikes I have ever been on...really focusing on the journey and not just the destination. And there was this black lab at the farm that followed us all the way up...it was like a 5 hour hike. This dog was exhausted. People had written in a comment book at the farm that Trix was a good guide and then we realized that the dog's name was Trix. That dog lives a good life, just getting to pick his people for the day and go for a beautiful hike. Obviously, it again made me think of Buddha and all of the times he would go on hikes with me. He really loved them. It was nice to be around dogs for sure.Then, we went fishing but you'll have to wait for the photos and the story on that one. All in all, it was a really great little vacation. Although it seems like we should feel like we've gotten a big vacation, so far it has been a lot of work trying to get settled. So it was nice to kick back this weekend.
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