It has started
So I officially don’t live
in Cape Town anymore, I am now in Johannesburg the Erwee’s where kind enough to
offer me a place to stay until I find my own, which I hope wont be long. Not
because of the Erwee’s they are and have always been excellent hosts and
friends to me. Simply cause as quickly as I can settle down the better for me.
I took a two day drive up
to JHB its about 1600Km (1 600 kilometer = 994.193908 miles). Ilze and I decided
to stay over at a place exactly half way between Cape Town and JHB, we didn’t know where until
we where at the half way mark called Collesburg, she then found a place in the
map book which looked pretty cool. The problem with a lot of places in the
middle of South Africa is
that they are little towns in the middle of the Karoo
and arid stretch of land :) so there are no street lights and the rest is all
DARK. Anyway back to the story Ilze explained to me how to get to this place
and as we took the final turn I felt bump, I looked closer and we where on a
gravel road (this is with my new car :( ) I wasn’t impressed this was for 10km
every time we where heading directly into a Thunderstorm (in summer
thunderstorms occur like clock work at 4pm until late at night EVERYDAY).
Eventually after thinking we where in some scary movie driving in the jungle I
saw a old barn house and this made me wonder if I was about to drive into a
headless man on a horse. After
navigating around this barn, at night, on a gravel road and really scared as I
had NO CLUE where I was we came up to the Greathead lodge. Two little children
with white/blond hair appeared waring these wired dresses and from somewhere
the host Rhys appeared. A very nice man about 35ish from New Zealand put
his hand out and I shaked, I now had this feeling of reassurance that everything
was ok.
As I walked into the house
there where animal heads all over the place from buffalo to wolf etc Rhys was a
hunter as the print on his shirt implied, but anyway I was tired and really
just wanted to get to sleep.
We went into the dining
room for supper and he introduced us to his wife and kids what really nice down
to earth people! They where warm the supper was excellent and the hospitality
was AWESOME.
When I woke up the next day
I was in paradise the farm was excellent beautiful the flora and forna (how do
you actually spell that Spell Check didn’t pick it up) was out of this world pity
I had to leave early I will def stay there again, those interested in the
places name leave a comment and I will get back to you.
Anyway I am now in the hospitality
of the great Erwee’s at the moment in JHB and I am trying to find a house as
soon as possible so I can get that over and done with.
Its really going to be a
massive experience for me and it has been so far, its forced me to really grow
up in ways I could never have thought I needed it. Its good because I need this
and it will only make me stronger.
I am worried about the
traffic it’s a real big city traffic and people just drive they don’t really
care.
Anyway tomorrow (1st
of December) is my first day and I must say I am nervous its going to be good I
am sure but there is this weird feeling that I am feeling that I cant explain, I hope it goes away
soon!
You all have a wonderful
day and speak soon
Carlos