Thursday 6 December 2007

2 goals and an Elephant

Just been on safari for a few days with mum and dad at Hluhlwe Game Park in KwaZulu Natal. We stayed at an amazing place called Hilltop Camp where you can see out over the park with water buffalo grazing and birds of prey everywhere. One yellow billed kite tried to swoop and steal mum's rump steak from her plate, but she held on tight! We saw loads of rhino, an elephant, hyenas, porcupine, giraffe etc etc... the big cats were elusive but there aren't many there so it wasn't a real surprise. And tomorrow i'm going on a shark dive on the Aliwal Shoal near Durban (without the folks!!). Likely to be in the water with Tiger Sharks and Black tip sharks, and no cage!! Nuts....
On the way to Hluhlwe i got pulled over by a traffic cop who claimed i was speeding (i confess i was but i didn't immediately admit this). He told me i had to pay a 'cash fine' to which i nearly laughed in his face at how brazen he was being about the bribe. I played dumb, told him i was here working in a rural hospital and miraculously he wandered off after giving me a verbal warning. And to think i was just about to give him R100 cash!
My final bit of news is that i notched 2 goals for the Blue Stars last week at Nkandla stadium in front of maybe 10 supporters (it was pissing with rain). For midweek games our manager gets smashed on whiskey and delivers the teamtalk with a slur. So at half time he put his arm round me, told me to score 2 goals and then took another swig. So i duly obliged... one of which i beat 3 players and then slotted past the keeper. Nice!

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