The first thing that struck me when we arrived in South Africa is the road safety.....or lack of it! All the roads are straight with crossroads, however,with no traffic lights to be seen, each time you cross the road you take your life into your own hands! When in the cars, crossroads are even more terrifying, with cars from all directions playing chicken to decide who will make the first move.
On the food side, the local delicacies are meat, fish, and more meat and fish. Trying new meats on the braai (or BBQ) such as ostrich and springbok is a pleasant surprise, with both meats rich in flavour, and succulent to taste. The cost of food was also a pleasant surprise. The night we arrived we enjoyed steak meals for R145- the equivalent of just under a tenner! A weekly shop for seven people cost R975, or an equivalent of £70!
Finally, something that seems to have taken the locals by shock is the lack of layers that we seem to be wearing. To the locals, winter is creeping in, and therefore to them the weather is turning cold, however, with temperatures between 24 and 28 degrees in the day and round about 15 degrees at night, there is absolutely nothing cold about the weather!
More musings will follow!
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