Wednesday 07 February

There are two unexpected things that we have learned from our visit to Durban already. Firstly, it is a city built on hills that is quite reminiscent of San Francisco. In a vehicle such as our little Kai, it is no small challenge to pull away from a stop sign - especially to turn left or right - when the gradient is more than likely to cause a bout of kangaroo hops.

The second lesson is that by the beginning of February​ summer is considered to be almost over. In the northern hemisphere, of course, this date equates with early August. The difference, it seems, is concerned with children starting and ending their school holidays sooner.

The dullness returned and we had a restful day - just a dip in the pool this morning and seeing a film this afternoon. The venue for the latter was the Gateway Shopping Mall at Umhlanga. This already has all the big brand stores that anyone could wish for, but it appears to be in the process of becoming even larger.