Thanks for your comment Thanks Greg. It's nice to see someone responding to a blog with a constructive comment. It seems like a very complex problem and it's certainly not something I could hope to fully understand in just a few days in SA.
Cape Town is one of the most beautiful places on earth, though.
jo'burg citizen. Not prisoners, just cautious citizens. We come and go as we please. Or at least most of us do. I suppose it must seem strange though if you're not used to it. The walls and electric fences are all a facade really because crime tactics have evolved to a point where no-one bothers coming over the wall to gain entry to your property. They simply wait for your car to arrive at the electric gate and then put a gun to your temple and follow you indoors. But these things are not worth dwelling on. One lives much the same as everyone esle in the world lives - wrapped up in a small world of personal concerns. If you give in to fear, you're finished. You're right about the rich and the poor thing. Some visitors have told me that they feel sickened by it, and yes there's no glib answer or easy way to sort it out. One lives in a constant state of guilt. Despite the fact that one might have worked for what one has, one is reminded daily that being white makes these achievements criminal. (sweat of of the enslaved; colonialism etc.) This , more than crime makes it tricky living here.
Thanks for your views. Greg
Morton Island Sounds great! I'll be travelling to Australia next year and spending a week on Morton Island, anticipating a fantastic holiday even more now.
Hello. Hello. You appear to have logged on, on 1st November, but no comment was made. How is everything going? Are you on your way to Borneo?
We are at Ger's this weekend. Eleanor is at home as she had to work.
Remember to take more pictures, can't wait to see them.
Dad. (and everyone at Ger's)
JohnMorley
John Morley
Thanks for your comment
Thanks Greg. It's nice to see someone responding to a blog with a constructive comment. It seems like a very complex problem and it's certainly not something I could hope to fully understand in just a few days in SA. Cape Town is one of the most beautiful places on earth, though.