Tuesday 22 December 2020, Day 93 of Level 1, Day 272 of Lockdown 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a most beautiful day at close to 30C, with very little wind this afternoon even though the mountains were shrouded in clouds; for an early trip to the Waterfront, where Brian Van Hansen took some pics after he’d finished playing the piano for breakfast at The Table Bay Hotel, which I needed for my Tour Guiding Operator in Canada; for Brian accompanying me in running through the Waterfront, doing last minute shopping and chores before Christmas; for the Waterfront having a Covid Marshall, addressing people not wearing their masks; for getting my car wheel pressure indicator reset, still not being able to do it after 5 years, Hennie Kriel having spoilt me at Audi; for spoiling myself with a Dairy Den ice cream; for a walk through a reasonably busy Camps Bay; for a special call with Barbara Lenhard, not having spoken since she and Florian returned to Germany 8 months ago, and hoping to fly to Cape Town tomorrow evening; for having dinner at Utopia with Vivian Warby this evening; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙

I didn’t get to writing a blogpost today, but I am grateful that I have almost completed last minute errands. A few more to do on Thursday.

Brian played bodyguard to me, and he was happy to tag along with me, until I could drop him off at his place. Once again he took some stunning pics, and ‘collaged’ four of them so that I could send them off to Canada.

I realized how useless having a postbox is, at R375 for the pensioner price even, so I have given it one more year, so that I can have all the post delivered to my apartment. The service at the Dairy Den was poor. I have so loved going there, perhaps not a bad thing. I will be terminating my Vodacom contract when it expires in February, I cannot wait! Brian and I both loved the Tomes chocolate shop, but we were rudely told that only two customers are allowed inside at a time 😱.

A new (temporary) statue emerged on the Camps Bay beachfront. Bizarre art of two masks (not the Covid kind) on the pavement. 😱

Viv played Ms Uber, and drove us to Utopia. She had never been, so I showed her around. We had the five course Tasting Menu, and as she was driving I had a lovely glass of Pinot Noir with my meal and an Espresso Martini afterwards mmmm ❤️. The restaurant was fully booked, and sporting brand new umbrellas.

Well done to the DA for getting beaches in the non-Hotspot areas to open at 6h00, and to close at 19h00.

Nothing that I have read about Maker’s Landing food market in the Cruise Terminal in the Waterfront has impressed me to date. I wanted to experience it, so Brian and I drove there. There is no eye-level branding, no one at the ‘security’ entrance (one could just drive in), and the Waterfront has created a paid-for parking area. Yet there was not a soul! So disappointing. No opening hours posted anywhere.😡

One good thing about my Alex being in self-isolation in the UK is that I know he is at home, and that we can chat without me interrupting him at work. ❤️

It is three weeks today that KitKat was taken away. Minsky and I miss him dearly 😿😢

SA Corona Status 940212 cases 25246 deaths 😷😢

FitBit 12000 steps 8,5 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, lowered to Level 3 from 1 June, lowered to Level 2 from 18 August, and lowered to Level 1 from 21 September, 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, My Cape Town Guide/Mein Kapstadt Guide Instagram: @Chrissy_Ulmenstein @MyCapeTownGuide

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