Mthatha Country Club

17:45 at Mthatha Country Club for an early supper of pizza and house wine (Overmeer box red is standard throughout Mthatha). Night tennis on the go (bottom right). Glorious evening.

Holy Cow!

Bob and I were walking the dogs, and came across this bull (note no fence) wandering down our road. The bull spent most of today grazing and resting outside our gate. No wonder Telkom didn't arrive to fix the ADSL.

Pothole hunting - 2

Jasper found a pothole that had been fixed. The idea of numbering them is quite novel. What happens when they erode and the numbers disappear?

Pothole hunting - 1

Went pothole hunting with the dogs. Didn't have to go very far. This one is on one of the main roads. The intersections are worse, and traffic is totally unpredictable. Makes Cape Town taxi drivers look positively pedestrian.

All Mlungu look the same

Drove my car for the first time today, after arriving in Mthatha over a week ago.

I decided to practise my elementary Xhosa on the petrol jockey, and all was going swimmingly until he mentioned Hellen Zille. I asked him to repeat his question in English.

"Are you Helen Zille?"

He looked skeptical when I said no, because Helen had been in Mthatha just before the elections and she can speak a smattering of Xhosa.

My voice is quite croaky (like Helen's), my hair is the same length and colour (sort of) as hers, and we both wear specs. But I'm sure that is where the similarities end. Oh, and we both drive cars with a CA registration (very rare in Mthatha).

I think he still didn't believe me, because when I left, he asked again, "Are you sure you're not Helen?"

Just call me Ma'am.

Sunday sunrise in Mthatha

The view from the lounge window.

Recycling in Mthatha

The builders finished yesterday, and needed something to keep wet cement in place. I guess you can say there is some recycling here...

Neighbours

This is my neighbour's yard. I hesitate to call it a garden. He works from home, and is currently burning a pile of plastic rubbish, the smell of which which is permeating our house. Lovely.

Welcome to Mthatha!

So, as I'm signing off the job card for the electric fence, the dude says to me:

"So what do you guys do? I heard a construction company was moving in here. I mean, I know what YOU do. You sit around here all day."

Not often that I'm rendered speechless.

Study unpacked - Bob's space

If you're wondering why his workspace is so small, remember that his desk was trashed by the movers :(

Study unpacked: My space

Lovely morning sunshine and a view looking out over the golf course. Now to tackle the rest of the boxes...

Monday morning coffee in Mthatha

Power cut since 6.30am.

Security in Mthatha

So now we're getting an electric fence. The poor dude couldn't install it this morning because of the power cut, so arrived now - 3.45. Look how low the sun is at 4pm. Dark by 6.

Ready, Steady, Go! - 2

Bob's job today: transform this murky soup into a sparkly pool.

Ready, Steady Go! - 1

My project for today: find my pc and turn this into a liveable space.

Hunnee, I'm home!

Arrived in Mthatha last night. Bob has been so busy unpacking boxes he forgot to water my plants :-/

Okay...

...so where do I find the peanut butter?

Should I be worried?

Should I be worried that this car belongs to the electrician who is installing the garage door motors?

Yay, fun!

Tam was walking the Muppets and stopped to help pull the plastic off the new doors. Better than bubblewrap.

New garage doors going in

One step closer to Mthatha. 3 more sleeps in Cape Town!

The truck has arrived!

Phew. Bob's desk crushed, few scratches on furniture, box check still in progress, but so far so good. Bob spending his first night in our new home tonight.:-)

Take it away!

All our wereldse goed on its way to Mthatha. And Bob found us somewhere to stay, so we are no longer homeless. Phew, this has been hectic!

D-day

The new tenants move in at 5 today. Our removal company arrives tomorrow. All furniture now in the garage. Still not 100% sure of address on the far side.