Life in 'Maritzburg continues at its moderate pace. Rob was doing some DIY in the kitchen when he heard the great news that he'd passed his primaries. HUGE relief.

We got swept up in Rugby World Cup fever, and for a few days after the win the country basked in a sense of togetherness and optimism.

I am drawing near to D-day with a certain level of trepidation and have started packing a bag of obscure things I never new existed.