Sterling work by Charl from Telkom and Aldo from Afrihost has re-established the internet connection at 6000 Towers and, in addition, re-established it at some decent speed.
Suddenly:
Now all I have to do is decide if we can actually afford and justify the hefty price for reasonably quick, reasonably stable internet in South Africa.
The following are photos sent to me this week by my parents.
The first depicts the Isle Of Man Steam Packet Company ferry, Manannan, while second seems to indicate the kind of holiday they ate currently enjoying. Note the subtle inclusion of the sunglasses.
Ok, ok. We get it.
Of course, it hasn’t been half bad here either. After a breakfast of note, I took the kids to Maynardville Park, where roundabouts were ridden and slides were slidden. The City has installed one of those outdoor gyms there, but it was being used more as an extension of the playground than for any serious adult exercise.
We’re all eleven different sorts of tired now though. So it’s going to be an early night, and early to sleep, perchance to dream of ADSL reconnection in the morning.
Hold thumbs.
It’s Mrs 6000’s birthday today, but we’re only heading out to celebrate now, as we’ve been to two other birthday parties already today. What a common time of the year to be born.
Drinking will be involved this evening, so I thought I’d drop this in early, despite the lack of internet at home.
And there are three good reasons why this is all you’re getting today.
After a very successful (ie. winning) quiz evening at Cafe Roux last night, supporting the amazing work of the Jones Safe House, we hit Surfers’ Corner at Muizenberg for brunch and a bit of fresh air this morning.
Then home, where the kids were delighted to find a Garden Acraea (Acraea horta) on the patio:
Obviously, those two photos aren’t to scale, or that would be a butterfly of fairly terrifying proportions.
More kid/butterfly interaction here.
This evening marks the 10th anniversary of the day that my gorgeous wife and I met (again*) here, in what has become known as “That Putney Bridge Moment™”.
The rest, as they say, is history.
A weekend, a trip, a move, a proposal, a marriage, a house, two kids and a really, really good blog.
* As Facebook would say, “It’s complicated”.