Adam knocked on our door at 07.50 to remind us there would be load shedding (cutting the electricity supply to prevent the grid from overloading) between 08.00 and 10.00. We leapt out of bed. Me to make tea and Dennis to put on the porridge. It had been soaking overnight,…
Adam was up early as he had to go into town for various tasks. As there was no rush for us we rose at a leisurely pace and had breakfast on our balcony. We have decorated the balcony with a washing line. We have the luxury of a washing machine…
We left the Lavender Lane Bed and Breakfast at 10.00. We weren’t rushing as we only had 250 kilometres to drive and the whole day to do it. Adam wanted to take us for lunch at a cafe in Kloof, where he lived for 15 years. It is run by…
We arrived in South Africa in the very early hours of this morning. Johannesburg airport was deserted at this time, so we were through immigration and reclaimed our baggage pretty quickly. Adam had booked a rental car and I had booked us a hotel, not far from the airport. Finding…
The most important thing I have learned since we have been in West Africa, is that to live here you need to have patience. An abundant supply of it. Today, the most immense amount of patience has been required. We have spent the entire day from 0800 this morning until…
Sadly there is nothing new to report today. We are in limbo. Just waiting. Will the container turn up tomorrow and will the vehicles be loaded??? Views: 65
I was awake by 5am this morning. As it got light I watched one of our two resident lizards running around the walls. It’s about 3 or 4 inches long. I still work in inches, which makes Dennis laugh. Anyway, about 10cms, he says. We have a second even smaller…
Today we have made progress, although at times it was agonisingly slow. We had a patient this morning. We ate in the restaurant last night. Adam had a stew, of sorts, with rice and we had fish. Adam was very sick soon after and during the night. Obviously food poisoning.…
Today has been more positive. I now feel we may actually “escape” from here. Adam emailed Bollore late yesterday afternoon asking for another meeting at 10.00 this morning and requesting clarification on a few points. When can we get the Bill of Lading? When will we get our Carnet stamped?…
There’s not a lot to report today, I’m afraid. We haven’t left the hotel. It has been very busy at the hotel though. On Sundays all the local ex pat residents seem to come to the beach. Presumably there’s a daily charge to use the pool and the beach facilities.…