Well, things have finally slowed down after the holiday
rush. All of the tourists and holidaymakers from Joburg have headed home, and
St Francis is back to its sleepy, deserted state. As honourary locals, we’re
pleased about this, since we once again have parking spaces at the grocery
store which finally has bread in stock (although the avocados still have not returned, to our dismay). There were a few too many weeks of
empty shelves!
The Christmas season was very busy at the centre – there was
a constant flow of families, so there were tours to be given, activities to be
run, and boat rides to be guided. There wasn’t much time for relaxing, but I’ve
been up to a few fun things since the last time I blogged …
OX BRAAI. A massive outdoor dance party and camp out.
Thousands of people flock to a farmer’s fields in Bathurst, where they consume
vast amounts of alcohol and deliciously spit-roasted ox.
ANYTHING THAT FLOATS. A hysterical race that occurs every year on New Year’s Eve on the canals. People craft “boats” out of whatever they can find (barrels, floating toys, etc). We decided to try and send an environmental message with our Recyclo-Craft, but hilariously enough it was extraordinarily slow and we came dead last.
NEW YEAR’S EVE. Probably the best New Year’s Eve party of my life (considering the only other contestants are the cabin and Kingston, it wasn't a tough race). We had a relaxing evening with just the four of us,
then at about 11:30pm met up with our friends at a bar in Cape St Francis. One
of the BEST things about Africa is how chill everything is – we walked into the
bar carrying about 4 bottles of champagne, and NO QUESTIONS WERE ASKED. We were
not stopped. When the clock struck midnight, a champagne shower erupted as
bottles popped all over the bar. We spent the rest of the night dancing (South
African guys actually know how to dance – SO MUCH FUN), then headed to the
beach to watch the sun rise.
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| Pre-midnight, Blair attempts a somersault with some dire consequences. |
QUADRATHLON ROUND 2. January 2nd. Let’s just say
we hadn’t quite recovered enough to beat the athletic holidaymakers … but we
still had fun!
PIRATE SHIP. Our friend and neighbour Ian has been working on restoring an old sail boat (aka pirate ship). It is a beautiful vessel, and last week we were fortunate enough to enjoy an evening cruise aboard.
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