Surfed, worked, walked, read. Found a fish and chips take-away restaurant near us. One gets a large piece of hake deep fried in an authentic, British batter for about $3. Finally found a good value in SA. Of course we also bought little tubs of various salads that were tasty but more expensive than the fish. We got coleslaw that I think had thin bits of apples in it and some rather interesting spice; green beans in curry sauce, which Bob liked better than me; and sliced carrots in a slightly hot (spicy) and sweet sauce that was yummy, especially later mixed with lettuce back in our room.

 

I rented a video for the evening but we worked until so late that I didn’t start watching it until 8:45. Bob went to sleep but I watched the whole thing. It was a South African movie called Walking in Circles (I think). It was set in 1850 in the pioneer town of Knysna, which was one of my favorite towns along the Garden Route. It was the true story of a Afrikans wood-cutter who loved the forest and especially the Knysna elephants. He was dirt poor but when he grew up he made some money panning for gold, then spent the rest of his life trying to save some of the forest and its indigenous elephants. Although the movie doesn’t show how things are today, there are NO Knysna elephants left, even in game preserves. There is a rumor that there is still one pair in a game park nearby, but I believe it is a rumor only. It was not a great movie as far as acting, editing and such goes, but it did a great job of depicting the mid-19th century of Africa with great sets, costumes, and customs. Since I’m a bit more than halfway through reading James Michener’s, The Covenant, I just happen to be in the mid 19th century timeframe so seeing the way people lived, on film, was quite a treat.