Thursday 01 February

Today was given over entirely to cricket - South Africa vs India in Durban. The weather was glorious and we had the most enjoyable time imaginable.

We were provided with a lift to the stadium at the very kind insistence of our host. There was plenty to do even before play began and the match itself was very exciting to watch as honarary home supporters. We left the game once it became clear that India was going to secure victory as we preferred to get a taxi back to the cottage before the inevitable rush occurred.