So random

A number of random things tickled my fancy whilst businessing in Johannesburg...


Walking out of the airport, I passed a woman breast feeding her child. Not an unusual sight in Africa except that the child was strapped vertically to her front, and feeding while his mother power walked to catch her flight. I did not know that it was possible...

Sunset was spectacular. A giant red disc slid down the sky and over the horizon, highlighting the city skyline, magnificent! Who says Johannesburg does not have anything of beauty? The fact that the awesomeness of the sunset was caused by air pollution is another matter entirely!

I took just 30 minutes to drive halfway across town. An unbelievable feat at the latter end of rush hour! Of course school holidays were to blame but happy to cash in on the traffic free road action!

Steering through the empty roads brought me face to face with a sign for a business called ‘Shady Deals’. On second glance and fits of laughter, realisation struck that it sold mature trees. A super cool name for a business!

Surprisingly there is much housing development in Johannesburg North. One massive complex, which will ultimately be comprised of thousands of houses, has an awesome advertising campaign. Massive signs on the side of the road boldly proclaimed, ‘if you lived here, you would already be home!’ Powerful considering I was sitting in traffic...

Then I arrived in Cape Town, and it was great to be home!

Cruising Cape Town

There can be no doubt that I live in a beautiful part of the world!

Friday night saw my wife and I dump the children at the neighbours and head off to the Cape Town harbour. There we boarded a motor yacht for a sunset cruise in celebration of my cousin’s birthday. This certainly was a birthday celebrated in style!

It was too terrible to behold. Table Mountain, Signal Hill, the new Green Point stadium, and all of Clifton’s beaches spread before us in all their incredible beauty. Sunset came and went and was absolutely delicious!

For Donna and I, it was magical time spent together. Time sans children seems to be so much more relaxed and calm. After dinner at sea and great conversation with family, it was time to head home and relieve our wonderful neighbours of our offspring. Only little Isabella came home with us, as the boys were peacefully sleeping their night out away.

A lovely Friday evening indeed!