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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 52 of Level 1, 21 April 2021

 

Wednesday 21 April 2021, Day 52 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a relaxed smooth-flowing day, preparing for my client meeting this afternoon; for always being spoilt with a tea and a biscuit treat at our Anatoli meetings; for hearing from my client Russell about the special 2 for the price of one Smarties deal at FreshStop, on a bigger box size, meaning I’m getting double the Smarties for the same price 👏; for a weather change as I drove home, with fog rolling in at Camps Bay, the temperature dropping from 28 C earlier today to 19C, making it easy to go out for a power walk, up the 100 Houghton Steps and then down First Crescent and Camps Bay Drive, to the Beachfront, with sunsets of a different kind, hiding behind the fog in part, earning 300 Discovery points; for two Discovery Gameboard plays, being able to get a Woolies R100 voucher; for a delicious homemade omelet with shelled peas, prosciutto, and cheese mmmmm; and for being happy, healthy, and free. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 18 March

WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   Exhibition space for Cape Wine 2015 is practically sold out, says Wines of South Africa (WOSA) CEO Siobhan Thompson.  The largest wine expo in the southern hemisphere, it will be held from 15 – 17 September.   A conference will run alongside the Expo, and speakers include Leeu Collection owner Analjit Singh, WOSA Chairman Michael Jordaan of Bartinney, and Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities Alan Winde. (received via media release from De Kock Communications)

*   The Table Bay Hotel offers its guests special foraging tours in Cape Town, seeking wild sorrel, num nums, nasturtiums, and sweet peas on Table Mountain, as well as seaweed from the sea in Mouille Point, and dune spinach near the Radisson Blu hotel, ingredients which are transformed into a meal for the foraging guests at Camissa Brasserie.  A foraging tour, cooking with the chef and a three-course meal with wine cots R5800 for four and R7000 Continue reading →

Cape Town Cycle Tour Sweet and City of Cape Town Sour Service Awards!

Argus Cycle Tour finishThe Sweet Service Award goes to the Cape Town Cycle Tour and its 35000 participants who took it in their stride to participate in the much-shortened ‘Solidarity Ride’ cycle race last Sunday, the route change resulting from the devastating fires in areas of the cycle route last week.  Many cyclists wore red, to honour the firefighters in working so hard in fighting the many fires in the South Peninsula last week. Continue reading →

Cape Town fires reduce 2015 ‘Argus’ Cycle Tour Route by half on Sunday, becomes ‘Solidarity Ride’!

Argus Cycle Tour finishFor the first time in the 38 year history of the Argus Cycle Tour the temporary 47 km route this year will be less than half of the standard 109 km route, due to the devastating fires raging in the South Peninsula, an important part of the Argus Cycle Tour route.

The Route reduction comes ‘in solidarity and support for those affected by the tragic fires burning on the mountains around Cape Town‘.  Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities and keen cyclist Alan Winde has requested participants to wear a red arm band, to demonstrate their solidarity. Continue reading →