For those of you hoping to see something up yesterday evening I apologise. South African internet connections are not as trusty as we are used to back in London. However, it is things like this that promote what’s known as ‘African Time’ and this is something you have to get used to out here.??For example if someone says “see you just now” that’s not the same as “see you now” nor is it the same as “see you now now”. All three of these commonly used SA phrases mean different things and if you don’t tap into their meanings pretty quickly, you could be waiting for quite some time.??Anyway that’s that, more about Trip I… ??Yesterday was day 3 and was another good settling in day for the group. It kicked off with a 2 ½ hour surf lesson which saw everyone standing up and riding waves, we are all really excited about this, everyone is smiling and rightly so. ??
Lunch was an opportunity for everyone to do their own thing, refuel, spot of shopping, internet café’s etc.??The afternoon was back on long beach (the one with the mountains in the background) which is under 100m from their pad. It was as hot as it gets yesterday so everyone was taking it nice and easy in preparation for their first meeting with some the local township kids at 4pm. These little fellas train with Thomas who coaches them on a strip of grass / township dumping ground every day. Ticket to Ride has been involved ever since TTRide first set foot on SA soil in 2005. We help out with the training, which we often move to the beach by picking up the players in our buses. Beach football is always a hit with the kids.??The 2 hour beach footy session went down a storm not only for the local kids but also for the group who were as energetic as them.
We work with the same kids on a daily basis throughout our stay in Cape Town, which is a perfect opportunity for everyone to get to know each other and have a good time on the beach.??All this action was then followed by a Braai back at the TTRide pad with Shaun and Lucinda putting on quite a feast. ??Now by this stage, even you as readers must getting tired. However the same was not true for the guys and girls who proceeded to put in what is best described as a powerful session at the local bar. When we arrived everything was quietly closing up for the evening, 3 hours later with no more of the preferred beer in stock, we wander home.??Off to go and wake them up now, because today is another day, ??See you ‘just now’……..?