Thursday, 3 January 2008

Thursday is chilly again, with a bit of sun at times. Had a lovely chat with Jill and Reneé at the office in Durban and my sister explained a bit about Canadian winter life when it's -15ºC outside. Reneé told us someone had been eaten by a lion in South Africa. The quote from Mail & Guardian:

A LION killed a Mozambican illegal immigrant and dragged his body through the town of Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, said the police on Sunday. Inspector James Ngoepe said the lion had since disappeared and the police and SA National Defence Force (SANDF) were still searching for the animal. Ngoepe said the immigrant, aged around 35, illegally crossed the border to South Africa and then hiked through the Kruger National Park, where he sat down for a rest and apparently fell asleep. Ngoepe said police believed the lion attacked him while he was sleeping and then dragged his body into town. - Sapa

That's why visitors to the Kruger National Park aren't allowed out their cars except in the camp sites!

Anyway, back to today...

We went to fetch the dog from the parlour then went down to the Avon River which runs through Stratford (Stratford on Avon, where Shakespeare was born - this is the home sick British immigrant's Stratford). While walking along the partly frozen bank it started to snow. We got in the car and went to see the Mallard ducks which live near the river. They didn't seem to mind the cold.
Not a very active day today, but then I am on holiday after all.
I like this.
On the other hand, with the sun out for the first time in a few weeks, the children in the neighbourhood turned the road into an ice hockey pitch and played for a bit until clouds rolled in later.