I donned my England shirt and caught a taxi into town to watch the rugby in the Underberg Inn last night. The shirt was well received and was certainly an ice breaker, the locals had the good grace to let me watch the first half hour before switching over to catch the local rugby match between the Sharks and the Cheetas. A good night until I got hungry, all the restaurants were booked up, apparently Valentines Night is a big thing over here. I was directed to a pizzeria that served the poor lost and lonely.
The fun started when I rang my taxi driver for a lift home, he calmly informed me that he had finished work for the day, apparently this is typical in Africa. No other taxis were available so the pizzeria manager kindly ran me back to my digs, otherwise it would have been a 10k walk in the rain and worryingly, in the dark!
Going North today to the Battlefields.
An English Rugby Shirt .... it could have been a jaw breaker ! Have to say they are looking stronger with each game. Scotland Wales today think it could go either way Scotland seem to be playing with more conviction.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like anew variation on the 'take home' pizza service ..... Lucky boyo
Enjoy the mountains .... Zulus love singing Taffs 😜