Day 2 - Wednesday 6th
March 2002
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Durban
Right
now they have started working back at my school in Ellidshoej, and I have just
entered the plane to Durban. I had a very nice trip to Johannesburg. The plane
moved steadily and calm all the time. I did not at all find the trip long and
boring. I was in the middle of a party of elderly people from Germany. They were
going on a bus trip in South Africa. They were very nice.
It's difficult to know exactly how long time one sleeps on a trip like this, but
I think it was quite a bit. However, I got a pain in my neck and I had a little
head ache when I woke up.
I got
the luggage in Johannesburg as I should. I walked through the customs without
problems. I had spent some time in the plane filling out a questionnaire but no
one wanted to have it at all. The German who was sitting next to me, had brought
a form which was already filled out , so I looked at that though the corner of
my eye. In the air port in Johannesburg I was "greeted" by to very
nice black young men, who wanted to help me with my luggage. They were dressed
in nice uniforms, but were actually nothing but confidence men. They asked
for 100 rand for their assistance, which is a fortune around here. I gave them a
little but was undoubtedly still cheated.
However, I did actually need a little help, because it was difficult to check
the luggage in the second time.
The trip to Durban takes 1 hour and 10 minutes on the plane. I hope David
Spiteri will pick me up when I get there.
Thereupon I need to pick up my air line ticket to the bicycle ride in Cape Town
Sunday. I have no idea what will happen the rest of the day.
I have now been informed that the temperature in Durban is expected to reach 31
deg C today. At 7 a.m it was 25 degr.
Yes!
The passengers on the plane to Johannesburg were predominantly white people
where as the personnel was black.
Right now the staff explains about the safety regulations. It's funny that I
yesterday was explained about the same regulations by fair-haired stewardess
from northern Denmark.
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Durban
1.21 a.m. It was not David who picked me up. He had been summoned to a meeting,
so now Marilyn and her mother turned up. I had a cordial welcome. Later on they
explained to me, that they were afraid they would not recognize me. They had
even written a small sign with the text: "Welcome Holger". That was
what I felt.
I popped into the booking office to get my air line ticket for Saturday. It was
ready but they explained to me, that I was supposed to pay 225 rand to get my
bike on the plane. I should not have mentioned the bike. Me and my big mouth.
It's
extremely hot here: And very, very humid. My sweat shirt came off, and I will
not probably need it again for a long time.
First of all we consumed some liquid. It is very important here.
I had a shower. Outdoor!
Then we had lunch, salad, mango, cottage cheese, delicious.
They
had some very interesting news for me. The roof on David's school is undermined
by some sort of bugs and will probable be closed most of the days I am in
Durban.
David will try to find another school for me.
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Marilyn
and her mother keep telling me, that I must always be careful with my things
here. They were shocked when they say how I chucked my luggage here and there in
the air port.
Marge
(Marilyn's mother) took us to a park in the neighbourhood in her car.
Fortunately they were able to find me some zebras to show me that I was actually
in Africa.
David
was not in the best mood when he came home. He was not that happy, because his
school could not house me. I was much more relaxed.
However, he had an alternative plan, so what's the big problem: Among other
things I will visit a high school.
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