Friday 3 July 2020, Day 33 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4 (99th day of Lockdown) 😷
Corona Gratitude 🙏
#Grateful for a very up and down day, learning that one needs the bad to appreciate the good even more; for catching up on sleep during the early morning and afternoon after a very restless night, having terrible toothache, needing to take painkillers; for a good writing morning, getting back into my rhythm again; for a lovely walk in Camps Bay, initially feeling sorry for myself, but once the painkiller kicked in I was right as rain, meeting Chris Robson, a newish Facebook friend from Sea Point, he recognizing me 😱, and we will meet next week for a chat, as he is in the hospitality industry too, chatting to Juanita Sweeney from Rainbow, and Jameela and her husband, the couple I met yesterday about the shop they want to open, loving her confidence and negotiating power with the landlord, all three full of compliments, making me feel much better; for what was meant to be a quick terrace snooze in the sun becoming an hour long sleep, Minsky lying on the second lounger, just like her mom…. 🐱❤️; for the highlight of the day being a visit to Bidvest Bank in Sea Point , to cash in the few $€£ still sitting in a travel card from last year, with the most amazing service; for celebrating with an ice cream at The Dairy Den, even though the (cracked) cone broke and fell into my lap…. 😱; for a lovely visit to Café Charles in De Waterkant to meet Justine Bee and to hand her the bottle of ADHARA extra virgin olive oil which she won for the presentation of her delicious Lamb Curry and information provided with the Food Delivery; and for feeling happy and healthy 🙏💙
It was Sweet and Sour Service day today, having neglected it on my Blog in the past two weeks as there was so much Restaurant news to share.
The rest of the morning was spent updating the list of restaurants offering a Sit-Down service. I have just seen Pam McOnie, the owner of FaceBook Group Cape Town Eats, blatantly crib my list and pass it off as their own! Not cool at all 😡😡😡😡
Restaurants offering Sit-Down service in Cape Town and Winelands in Lockdown Level 3: a First List!
Justine gave me a Vegan Brownie to take home and try, made with peanut butter, avocado and chocolate, topped with pistachio…. mmmm what an amazing combination and taste. 🙏👏❤️
I’m learning a lot about our local landlord, apparently having ‘forced’ Woolworths to open their second door, to create a flow of foot traffic in the Promenade, and telling The Hard Rock Café to reopen. Today Zenzero reopened in Camps Bay
I did a quick Bakoven walk 👣 as it was chilly as the sun was setting, and I danced the rest of my steps to Kfm. 💃
Early to bed to keep warm 😴
SA Corona Status: 177124 cases 2952 deaths 😷😥
FitBit 10000 steps 7 km 👣
Lovemylife❤️
The Corona Virus Lockdown (Level 5), announced by our President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier to commence on 27 March and to continue until 16 April, subsequently extended to 30 April, lowered to Level 4 from 1 May, and lowered to Level 3 from 1 June, is an unprecedented event in my lifetime. I am posting my daily Facebook post to journal this Corona Lockdown Journey, perhaps to serve as material for a future Book.
Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleTales Blog: www.chrisvonulmenstein.com/blog Tel +27 082 55 11 323 Twitter:@Ulmenstein Facebook: Chris von Ulmenstein Instagram: @Chrissy_Ulmenstein
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