June 15th, 2010
Now this is all rather humbling, but I have discovered that I am possibly not that devoted a blogger as I had previously thought.
These last few days in Joburg and now in Mauritius, and what have I done ?
Well, basically, I have not blogged as regularly as I should have done. Been having far too much fun, going to the World Cup, seeing friends, having a jol.
Let’s just say I am recharging my blogging batteries, shall we ?
Our time in Joburg flew by in a blur of friends, football, warming red wine, deep blue winter [...]
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June 9th, 2010
Sawubona from Satara Camp, which is about 95 km further north than where we were based for the last 3 nights.
Sadly, this is our last night in the bush.
Though that means, of course, it’s back to dear old Joburg tomorrow, and then, The Game.
We drove out of camp bright and early this morning, and hadn’t even reached the main road before we found ourselves in the middle of a huge troop of baboons (not my favourite creatures, I have to admit). One jumped onto the roof of our 4×4, thumped it, and then marked his territory [...]
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June 3rd, 2010
I am sitting in the office in beautiful Port Louis - which is one of my favourite capital cities, in all the world – while Himmat has a board meeting, and then we head off north to stay with Sydney and Anne-Marie. We are just here for one night, en route to Jo’burg tomorrow, but we are back again in 10 days.
Mauritius is cool - well, 28C is cool after Delhi - and oh-so-green, and clean. As ever, when I come back to the country that was home for 5 years, I feel happy and, well, I feel [...]
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May 28th, 2010
After a very windy night and a windy day, the temperatures have definitely come down a little, but as my friend Maeve commented, there is a price to pay, and it’s the dust. It is everywhere. My lips and eyes feel gritty, and every surface in the house is covered in a film of dust, despite the windows being closed.
This morning at the club, Kailash told me that these strong winds are from the east, and will bring rain.
“When ?” I asked imploringly.
“Oh, in about a month” he replied cheerfully before riding off on his beautiful [...]
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