We've been in Cape Town about 10 days now and it has been hectic to say the least. Apart from seeing Athol Fugard's excellent play 'Statements' (about the old 'immorality act' that forbade whites and non-whites having sex), we have been nose to the grindstone working on the condo where we will stay for the 3 months. It was in a pitiful condition. It has been a sort of camping experience, staying at friends (they're away) and my sister and husband in the delightful seaside village of Hermanus last weekend. It was good relaxation and fun, with good food, good wine, and good company in a beautiful place (1.5 hours along the coast from Cape Town).
I watched sunrise this morning with Table Mnt glowing and warming up. Now, at midday, it looks blueish-purple.
The weather is lovely and hot. The locals are complaining but not us. They don't know how hot we get in Madison in July and August! Yesterday we went to Kirstenbosch Gardens for lunch with friends, and then a little walk followed by a short snooze under a tree. It is magnificent there, with the mountains very present and glowing dark blue. the gardens are extraordinary especially the wild Fynbos plants. The rows of Agapanthus are going off now, but the Strelitzia look dandy - also called Birds of Paradise There are tree ferns and cycads, and an excellent collection of indigenous plants used for medicines, food, teas, and whatever people need. The healers say that plants offer everything needed by humans..
I am planning to teach yoga as a volunteer with SevaUnite. We will go to various townships and work with high school students from these impoverished and highly abusive regions. The idea is to bring some mental calm into their fraught lives.
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