Reasons for a return visit

I have never been comfortable with "tourism by numbers". If I am even aware of a list of top-ten must-see attractions for an area then I am more than happy to see some of them remain on my list of reasons to come back next time. The obvious miss this time is Robben Island. We discovered too late that one has to book in advance to get tickets. However, instead we went up Table Mountain on Wednesday morning. The weather was beautifully clear and the views stunning. We went up and down the cable car; I did not want to risk any further damage to my Achilles tendons. Next visit, I look forward to being able to walk at least one of the two directions. I have heard two slightly different stories but basically either the top of Table Mountain or the wider Cape Town vicinity has more spieces of flora than the whole of the United Kingdom! Certainly easy to believe by the abundance on top of the mountain.

Apologies for the lack of posts; we have been busy. Tourism has been one distraction. But we have also been helping with the preparation for the Championship. One of the major tasks has been to set up suitably protection for the boundaries of the courts. Several of the Egyptians hit the ball at a fearsome pace and in the wrong circumstances even a six-foot fence is not enough. In particular, Dick Strover and I helped to put up rented three-foot barriers that will increase the safety at Rondebosch. I have also put together the spreadsheet that will generate tables of the results during the block play. Watch this space to see if there is any controversy over my programming ability ... !