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Posted August 19, 2022: I need a reason to post more photos, so let me share a little more of Johannesburg and Cape Town. As I’ve written before, our Johannesburg arrival was traumatic (well, only for me I guess) but a few nice things happened in our time there. We were in a fancy suburb which wasn’t the plan, but, you know…there’s always a good side. Turns out one of Sara’s favorite… Read More
The photos included in this post were taken over my many visits to South Africa. Those of you who were Dance Umbrella (best dance festival on the planet!) aficionados should scroll through. They’re among my favorite pictures of all times and I want them included in one more blog book. So enjoy a visit back with me or skip if you’ve already seen them before or are tired of travel posts… Posted… Read More
Posted June 23, 2022: Concern for how my unruly stomach would behave caused a good deal of pre-travel anxiety—after all, Sara deserved relatively healthy travel companions (even if a little long in the tooth as the horsey expression goes) on her first big trip abroad. Well, I made it until last night without one single down day, and now about 12 hours later I believe it’s come and gone. I have a… Read More
Wish I had an atlas with me. A big paper world atlas. One whose pages I could write on—latitudes and longitudes; countries left to visit on the African continent; degrees from here to there. It is 9614 miles to Albuquerque from Johannesburg. Crazy cawing flocks of birds are flying overhead. It’s spring, where are they coming from, going to? Are they crows? I am still feeling discombobulated about being here. Thought it… Read More
Third day. So let me tell you about Hafiz’s desert and Xhosa initiation ceremonies and the full moon over Soweto. It is actually Tuesday but this a Sunday tale. Today must suffice as my weekend for the next two weeks—no more days off, and festivals and traveling are exhausting ventures both. Besides we have presented two of the artists performing this afternoon at N4th already so I am only missing two new… Read More