Johan and Marion & all our loyal Staff at The Armagh Country Lodge Spa & Rafters Restaurant wish you all a very happy Christmas and a wonderful healthy and peaceful New Year.
It has been a really interesting and challenging year. Our Country became a united proud nation during the Soccer World Cup held in June/July and from that moment onward, we, at The Armagh, have been happily busy with Guests and advance bookings.
We have had several changes in personnel in our Spa but in the restaurant we have remained constant with both Veronica and Marie very firmly in place. The Guest Lodge itself found Teshi again but she left us at the beginning of December to have a baby.
We miss her very much but again we were very fortunate that the Student serving his 6 month apprenticeship has proved to be a winner; Vuyo is unfazed by anything and has integrated so well that our Guests think he has been here for a very long time - not just a mere 3 weeks.
Sarah, whom many knew and loved at the Spa, left us end of September to follow a career path in the Kwazulu Natal Midlands at a Health Spa (Hydro).Sadly after only one week in the job she sustained really serious injuries in a car accident. She is slowly recovering and our thoughts are with her and her family as Christmas approaches.
Thank you all for all your support, for your return visits, and for your lovely motivating comments. It is not all sunshine and roses and we live and learn a lot; we are deeply hurt sometimes by what we consider to be harsh criticism but we progress and grow because of it.
We look forward to a very exciting New Year; we feel that overall, as the world economics improve, so the much needed tourists will return to our beaufiul country.
Remember by visiting us over here in Africa many are helped into employment, and they, in turn, have the resources to educate their children.
See you again in 2011!! and travel safely!
