Here we go again

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Heading into the interior of the Cape for a few days away with friends.

We have a standard joke in our family that every advert for a Western Cape weekend getaway is advertised as “just 2 hours out of Cape Town”, whether it’s 30 minutes or 4 hours drive, but it does seem that this one really is almost exactly that. Presumably, that’s the sweet spot between being too close to the city and travelling too far from the city, so it looks like the nail has been firmly hit on the head here.

Fine work by the organisers (it wasn’t me).

Limited plans, then: just a weekend of relaxation, good food, good company and maybe one or two beers.
And probably – almost certainly – plenty (or more) football.

Previous trips have been nothing short of excellent, and honestly, I’m sure this one will be no exception, so look out for photos and news on here. I’m told that there is an internet there, but you know me and my blogging – you’ll be covered on here no matter what.

“Total Victory”

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Look, this whole “ceasefire” thing is very welcome. It’s definitely more palatable than the alternative.

But with both side claiming victory, it’s interesting to see what has actually been achieved.

Which is nothing.

The Strait of Hormuz still isn’t open. Which it was 6 weeks ago, before all of this started.

And incredibly, Iran is even less popular amongst its neighbouring countries than it was 6 weeks ago, before all of this started.

Well done, lads.

Additionally, neither side seems very sure about what the actual T&Cs of the ceasefire are, which surely means that by the time this post publishes on Thursday morning, it’ll likely already be business as usual with the despotic leaders of both nations (and Israel) bombing each other as much as they can.

No wonder I’m looking forward to a weekend away.

Still on Earth, mind you, so not really escaping from all this crap.
But interplanetary travel is so expensive with the price of fuel right now. Because of… well… you know what.

Back to it tomorrow

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Still reeling a bit from a week away, and all the admin and work that greets you on your return home. A lot of clothes washing, a lot of removing the Breede River Valley from my car. Just an all around catch up.
But I think we’re just about there now. Although, I’m just about to go away for another 4 days, so maybe I’ll have to do it all again next week.

On the plus side, I will have a safer car to get there in, having had some nice wheel alignment done this morning. Always equal parts reassuring and concerning when you can very much tell the difference.

So let me leave you with a nice quota photo of the Breede River at sunset.

Almost makes you want to go back.

Which you can’t, because we were the last public group on this camp. And Felix Unite on the Breede is very much no more. Sad.

Slingshot

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With all the space stuff going on at the moment, a space song by HENGE.

HENGE, described by HENGE:

Attention Earth! This is HENGE! We have travelled to Planet Earth from the far corners of the Galaxy to bring a kind of music new to your world!

HENGE, described by Wikipedia:

Henge (stylised as HENGE) are a British rock band formed in Manchester in 2015. The band play a type of electronic crossover rock which they call Cosmic Dross whilst performing as the fictional characters Zpor, Goo, Sol and Nom.

Well, whether they’re from Salford or Saturn, it’s… it’s quite something.

DO give it a go:

Flux magazine likes them:

Yes, we know it’s not real but we choose to believe. They are really good musically. If they weren’t then the whole edifice would collapse. It’s very infectious and quite dance-able too. They are the leader -backed with live drums and two brilliant aliens twiddling away on laptops and keyboards.

Yes, quite weird, but actually rather catchy. And I like it when people enjoy their work and don’t take themselves too seriously.

There’s a whole new world out there album available too, which I’m going to have to try.