Rainy days on Saturdays!However, the weather cleared and became hot. I walked to the Alumnus office, and the Geography Dept but both were closed. So I went for a walk in Bots ( Botanical Gardens of indigenous trees etc). It was not as good as I remember, but I enjoyed it. It was getting hot, so I went down High street and had a rooibos tea and snack at a cafe. Then off to Pick and Pay to buy some supplies. I decided to walk up to Fitzroy Street where my parents lived, and took a pic. It was surrounded by electrified wire too!! Then I realized St. Andrew's College was so close by and I dropped by to take pics. ( I used to teach music at this prestigious Anglican boys school.) I walked back to Pick and Pay, realized that my bank account had been frozen by Scotiabank, and walked home. Soon after, I called Justine, the owner of Bartholomew Loft and she suggested a walk to Gunfire Hill, so we walked again, through Bots and up the hill to the Monument. ( A performing arts centre to celebrate English heritage in South Africa) I took some pics of Grahamstown, which is in a "bowl" or valley. It was pleasant to chat to Justine. She said a lot of whites have left South Africa in the last 18 months. Once home, I was exhausted from all the walking today, well over 90 minutes or so.I had supper which I bought at Pick and Pay, and sat down to blog. I will read and sleep. Hope you have a great Saturday, which will still be going for you. THANKS for checking in.
The rafters in my big "house" above
Above: Provost building from historical Grahamstown English settlers in South Africa.
Above: Botanical Gardens....interesting trees
Below: epiphytes, or plants that grow on a tree...live off air?.probably draw nutrition from the host.
55 Fitzroy street where my parents lived. There was no electrified fencing then.
Below: where I taught long ago. I was the chapel organist, and choir director
Below: Hibiscus
Below: Monkey Puzzle tree I believe.
Scene of historic Grahamstown from signal Hill, where I walked.
Below: the signalling device used by the British. A cannon is still there!!
Rhodes is a residential university. New residences for students here.
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