haiikun – Page 7 – Naomune Haii

Soccer Tournament

What can you do at the weekend in a Township?
Yes – you can play soccer. The local bakery organized a small tournament. 5 teams, ten minutes games.
200 Rand to join – and in the end you could win an astonishing price of 800 Rand.

Within the first round we lost nearly every game, only one draw could keep our temper.
But the second last team in front of us resigned, thus we could continue. And we got in the quarter, semi and the final.
And we won! Ohh Yes. Hell yeah!!

But: South Africans do hava a pee every where they need or want to.
In the middle of the field, next to my car, even in front of me (I’ve to admit, it had been a little child of 2 years)
After a couple of drinks I new why, there is just no public toilet in a township!

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Driving in South Africa

Is far different of driving in Germany. First driving drunk? No problem at all. If I look at all those people who leave our garage. They are far away of being able to walk straight. Second: driving against the speed limit? It’s just a figure to read. TÜV? No way, it accelerates, it brakes, it turns. Far enough. Safety distance? Who needs this?

Just to be sure – South Africa is not for sissis!

But: No hijacking ’til yet!

I moved!

Thanks to Gumtree, I’ve found a nice appartement in a very nice lodge house.

Not much to tell, I just went shopping, bought necessities and yes

Thats pretty much it!

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Apartheid – Museum

Today we were off to the Apartheid Museum located at Gold Reef.
Unlikely a Taxi Mini Bus had hit Andre’s car – no serious damage (flat tire, deformed metal) but a driver – who just got away.
In the end were just happy – that nothing happened for serious.
We didn’t know anything about the region, but it we felt uncofortable, two white men, stuck in traffic, changing the tire and just beeing observed by a lot of strangers.
At last we got to the Apartheid Museum. It had not been as shocking as I thought, but it was said enough. Not funny at all.

My car is on service, and due to the South African way to stick to deadlines, I’ve got the buggy with me. It’s our delivery car, with an enormous unprecise steering! But quite fun to drive it!

It’s quite a looker!

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It took me to Eastrand Mall. South African do like shopping malls. They pretend to be more save than the other stores – but I don’t think so. If you want to, you might finda lot of victims, if you are a burglar 😉

I made it!

Since Tuesday I’m in JoBurg. It’s realy a totaly new experience, for sure, I’d been here already a few weeks ago, but it had been more a travel, than a real stay.
But this time, I had to look for an apartment, and finally I got one.

It’s, be aware of: Kempton Park!! Yes, I moved from Kempten in Germany – to Kempton in South Africa.
And it’s hopefully a good choice!
Two stories high, fully made out of wood, balcony, living, game-area, barbeque-area, safe parking and living (two big Danes – I mean really big Danes!).
But the sadest point at all: no internet access!

But I’m working on a solution, through my mobile (3,5G coverage nearly all over JoBurg and it’s surrounding. So I’ll use my cell to get online 🙂

5 days left in Essen / Germany

more or less 5 days left in Germany.

It’s time for family matters, so I’ll spend my last days in Essen.
Not my place of birth, but the town in which i spent more or less 15 years of my life.

Best: I spent 7 hours in the same train, no changes, but a slow inter city train from Kempten to Essen. But best had been to feel and see, how the behaviour changes the farer you get north. Firstly I sat there alone, in the end I had a nice chat with 3 business men having fun twitting themselfs….
Who’s in?
On monday I’ll be gone for 4 – 5 month, so I won’t have plenty of time, but there’s no limit of cutting a day into pieces.

By the way: the entirely new designed main station looks as dull before…

5 days left in Kempten

time to pack up all my belongings and stuff it in the attic.

on thursday 15th I’ll be in Essen, its time to meet some good old friends!
Who’s in?

And after another 5 days – I’ll leave for south africa. YES!

Ivory Tree – Game Lodge

Hi there,

as I told you, at the weekend we spent our time at some game lodge at Pilanesberg.
During game drive Mohammed, our guide showed us four of the Big Five. Just the leopard had been missing!

It was amazing, to see those animals passing us by, not wondering who we were.
Calm and never agressive, but always beeing aware of us.

Enjoy and comment!

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