MRU-JNB
Sad to be leaving something close on paradise, but looking forward to our own beds.
Tomorrow, real life resumes, with less snorkeling, almost no cocktails by the pool and quite possibly a visit to PicknPay.
Coming down hard.
Last full day of our holiday, and we filled it with dolphin hunting (not with harpoons or anything), video editing, snorkeling, some more archery and a ridiculously energetic game of football.
Even Thasveen’s towel art sculpture was way off the charts, building, as it did, to a week-ending crescendo of loving swans bathed in local flowers and foliage.
Photos will obviously follow.
Tomorrow, die Groot Trek home begins. And ends, we hope. At home, that is.
There are many good things about where I am right now. Geographically, I mean. (Mentally, things aren’t too bad, but it’s still a bit busy up there.)
But I digress. Often. (That’s one of the symptoms.)
One thing that is a bit sketchy here is the internet. It’s not fast and it doesn’t always work. That might not seem like a big problem, and that’s because it’s not a big problem, but for me, internet access is important because I read the internet like other people read books around the pool.
(Obviously, also, there’s blogging to be done.)
And when I’m not around the pool, I’m on the beach (above) or snorkeling on the reef or getting better at archery (admittedly from a rather low starting point) or something else.
But it’s nice to have the internet to fall back on when you want to catch up or share photos with friends and family. When it’s not available, I have to occupy my hands with holding a beer.
Like I said, it’s not a big problem.
No shrews is good news.
New room, fewer (i.e. none) shrews, better view.
Schlep to have to move, and we’re all a bit irritated right now, but we’ll be right back on the go by the time you read this.
Something resembling a lie in, Breakfast, Archery, Waterskiing, Boule, Lunch, Table Tennis, Tennis (well, that escalated quickly), Kayaking, Drinks at the bar, Football, Blogging. And it’s not even six o’clock yet .
Oh, and this conversation:
“Il y a un autre musaraigne dans notre salle”
“Encore?!?”
[Résigné] “Oui, encore.”
We’re guessing at the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus). Either way, it’s a flipping pain. 🙁