Verve's 30th....First to Fall

It took some time to get this up but back on the 11th of May Greg turned 30 and to celebrate he invited us all to the Prawn Shack, which is situated at a fantastic venue almost on the beach up the North Coast past Zinkwazi. The order of the day was eat, drink, and be merry. I reckon there must have been in the region of 30 guys and gals there which lay testament to the popular guy that Verve is.

I was a Prawn Shack virgin so didn't really know what to expect. Cally had told me that it was a very rustic setup and that it was super chilled and is an absolute blast of a place to frequent for a weekend getaway. Most of the well wishers ended up staying over for the night and once you've told 30 hooligans that they don’t have to drive anywhere, things generally get out of hand and people start doing strange things. Marc (VD) for example took it upon himself to set a new Prawn Shack record of how many live shrimps could be eaten in one afternoon/evening. We lost count after 40.

VD's mates

The way it works is you start eating at around midday and there are several small courses that are prepared on site and presented to you in a buffet type style. After each meal, you generally sit around, chat, take in the view and move between the eating area and bar area. These mini meals are truly awesome and there is something for everyone. From small prawn bunny chows to pasta to biscuits and cheese to my personal favourite…..”Zulu Sushi”, you really won’t go hungry. This carries on until about 5 in the afternoon after which it’s a free for all and you can generally just have a party. Which of course we did.

After spending some quality time at the bar we ended up down in the boma area where Cal, Candice and Veeds had successfully ignited a raging fire. From there it was music, dancing and drinking into the early hours.

Verve, great idea boet. I think everyone had a superb time and judging by some of these photos I’d say that you were going balls to the wall and having a pretty festive time yourself. Hmmmm…how does one top a 30th like this one…..I reckon I’m going to fly Chris Rock in to do a personal show.

Classic Blue Steel

House Warming

I never thought I’d believe it but somehow it IS possible to host a party of 32 guests inside 78 sqm’s. It definitely helped that we had an outside area in the form of the communal corridors but it’s not something I’m sure we could get away with on a regular basis.

Anyway I’m glad we at least did it once. I had a thoroughly enjoyable time and so did Cal. It was great to see such a big turn out and we both really appreciate you all coming round to see our flat. Thanks also for the gifts, we really didn’t expect anything and it’s really appreciated.

I’m happy to report that Stanley the goldfish is doing very well. After what seemed like a very dire situation on the night, he has made a full recovery. There were some concerns from a few of you, so I thought I’d mention that he is doing fine. Cal “Googled” “Goldfish” on Monday morning and I’m not sure if you know this, but goldfish actually take about 2 weeks to become familiar with a new environment and contrary to popular belief, they actually have a memory of around 3 months. So anyway he’s settling in and swims around quite enthusiastically when we get home in the evenings.

Here are some pics from the evening.