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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 68 of Level 1, 7 December 2021

 

Tuesday 7 December 2021, Day 68 of Level 1 šŸ˜·

Corona Lockdown Gratitude šŸ™

#grateful for a peaceful relaxed working day, posting on clientsā€™ Social Media; for doing some personal admin; for receiving delivery of a Christmas order I placed with Haack & Heart, so fabulous to receive it at home; for a walk to Bakoven; for collecting two 4 kg bags of Whiskas cat food, my CatKidsā€™ favourite, which Pick n Pay Camps Bay had kept for me; for The Pottery Camps Bay confirming that they now serve tea šŸ’™; for a meeting with Chef Pavel at Zest, so lovely to see so many diners enjoying the lovely view Continue reading →

SA Travel Ban: a good news story of a German couple staying in Cape Town a week longer than planned!

 

German couple Wolfgang and Cornelial wanted some Cape sunshine, and booked a two week trip to Cape Town spontaneously. Ā Their travel agent booked them three destinations: Franschhoek, Sanbona, and the V& A Waterfront in Cape Town. They had visited Cape Town seven years ago.

The Travel Ban was instituted by most countries in Europe, the USA and UK on their last day, a Black Friday of 26 November. Ā They received notification late that evening that their Qatar flight to Frankfurt had been cancelled for the following day. Instead of being upset about it, they saw the positive side of it, in enjoying a further week in our beautiful Cape and country.Ā  Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 64 of Level 1, 3 December 2021

Friday 3 December 2021, Day 64 of Level 1

Corona Gratitude šŸ™

#grateful for a busy day, getting up at 6h00, to squeeze in as much client work as possible; for the fantastic news that Utopia won Africaā€™s Best Rooftop Restaurant 2021, in amazing company of other category winners Wolfgat, La Colombe, and Chefs Warehouse Tintswalo ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø; for fetching my German tourists at the V&A to take them on a day trip on their last Cape Town day down to the south, including Muizenberg, Kalk Bay, Fish Hoek, Kommetjie, Chapmanā€™s Peak, Hout Bay; for the Boulders Beach cashier recognizing my Tourist Guiding badge, and reversing my entrance fee at Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 63 of Level 1, 2 December 2021

 

Thursday 2 December 2021, Day 63 of Level 1 šŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude šŸ™

#grateful for a rainy start to the day, unexpected as it was not forecast, with a second shower mid-morning; for a busy morning, preparing for a client Status meeting; for a Bakoven walk; for electrician Rod coming for the sixth time to fix a Day/Night light not working šŸ˜±; for fetching my post at the Vlaeberg Post Office on Loop Street, all Waterfront box holders having to fetch their post here now, due to the Waterfront Post Office having closed and renovations taking place there, it taking 15 minutes to receive my post over the counter; for a relaxed Utopia and Anatoli Status Continue reading →