I don’t know why Daniel made all the fuss – I have been in the Lions den and they didn’t cause me any problems!
Its warm over here – although gets chilly at night and you need a jumper – but it is winter time here.
We had a good flight over, the food was good, and Linda has found a liqueur she likes (Amarillo), I slept most of the way, and in fact the pilot woke me up, as we approached Jo’burg.
We are staying for a few days at Rob and Jan’s, in their flat. They are very friendly and hospitable. We have had a braai – with fresh meat and potato’s. It was a bit chilly outside, so we ate inside. Tonight we have had choka (squid) which was nice. We meant to have fish, Rob has been gone all day, and allegedly caught some but its now 8pm and he still has not come home!
We went to the Broadwalk to see the shops and have a coffee, it was very nice. Then we went to Greenacres, and saw some different shops, but Linda didn’t spend too much money.
Today, we went to Seaview, a lion park, we saw plenty of animals. There was Giraffe’s and Zebra’s, and they started a fight when the Zebra approached on the Giraffe’s territory. There were three tigers, and they were hiding in the undergrowth and difficult to see. We also saw some white lions, and then went and played in the Lions den.
They are quite playful, and I have a couple of scratch marks on my hand to prove it! We were in there about 20 minutes, and they were quite playful. Evidently orange isn’t a good colour to wear, shame they didn’t tell me that before I went in. Linda was in her element and really enjoyed playing with them – and she saw Meer cats and they were quite funny.
So it was a good day out – and we are still enjoying our time in South Africa