Author Archives: mlaw

The restaurant at our hotel perches over the river bank…there is something wonderful about eating fresh mango and pineapple and watching the Zambezi river flow by.  Even though we are only about 1 km above Victoria Falls here, the river … Continue reading →

We left this morning for the 450 km drive to Victoria Falls. It  was chilly, but bright and sunny, a perfect day for a drive.   Along the way there is a lot of land that used to be farms, and … Continue reading →

Bulawayo We had a lazy day. Ray brought all of us coffee or tea in bed, and I told him that with that kind of service I might never leave.  Buhle and Helena went to church and I helped Ray to … Continue reading →

We didn’t actually set off at 5 as we had planned; we had to mill and for a while first and then look for all the things we had forgotten, and get  ourselves organized, and then check if we’d actually … Continue reading →

Pretoria A lazy morning packing, a walk in the sun, and then off to the airport to return to Johannesburg. The man next to me was an engineering manager for Marlborough tobacco.  We had a great conversation while he explained … Continue reading →

Pretoria Yesterday was one of those days that a person will remember forever.  After my early morning meeting, I set off with a friend on a journey of discovery.  I hired a car and driver for the day, made a … Continue reading →

Cape Town Today was the AGM, an event that I used to try to avoid.  Unfortunately, I know far too many people now, and so it’s hard to slip out unnoticed.  The meeting was as tedious as always…most of the … Continue reading →

Cape Town The day was the usual round of meetings.  Between committee meetings that I have to go to, and catching up with colleagues from other countries who want to update me on projects that we are involved with, the … Continue reading →

Cape Town I’ve spent the past two days watching the progress of the men across the street painting a building.  The building is finished in something that looks like stucco. It’s three storeys high, and is quite long…it has at … Continue reading →

Cape Town So I’m on my way to the conference centre this morning, strolling along at leisurely pace and enjoying the sunshine…and I’m not thinking about much. I’m keeping an eye out for anyone who might be a threat or … Continue reading →