Freedom Day Celebrations!

We were quite impressed when our invite arrived from the South African Embassey last week. The fact that we were invited to a function to celebrate Freedom Day. I have met the First Lady, but not yet the Ambassador. So was looking forward to our meeting with all our compatriots. Paul is still convinced, the reason we were invited, is that we have a humungous SA flag attached to our spare tyre wheel cover on the Prado. I'm still not happy driving in the car and just knowing that everyone now knows where we are from. I like to be a bit more discreet, or keep them guessing? Also, in a city like Kin, everyone can spot where you've been, and no secrets are spared as to what time you left a certain establishment. I thought it would be a slightly smaller cocktail party with a few guests. Well, us South Africans don't do anything on a small scale. It had to be held in a huge Marquee tent, with loads of outdoor space for the band, and overlooking the pool. It was held at the South African compound, down the road from us. A beautiful spot, that overlooks the river onto Brazzaville. Probably, the neatest, cleanest place inside 4walls in Kinshasa. We met all our Vodacom Expats there, and a few other embassey staff. We were offered a buffet meal of BBQ meats,spinach, butternut, beans, samp and sauce. Most of the foods were flown in especially for the function, as I haven't tasted such good SA taste in 2 months. The only thing that didn't go down so well was the rainy, cooler weather ( 23 deg C) with a few bolts of lightning overhead. Well Done SA, you still keep me proud! Now I really know that I have to learn the Xhosa part of the National Anthem.