High Rollers!

With a 5.30am arrival back to HQ from Rustenburg, Monday was set aside for rest and relaxation to catch up the sleep that some may not have had riding on a bus for some 10 hours. Thankfully we were not on one of the party buses who didn’t manage to arrive back until approx 8 or 9am because of the regular requirements of individuals to do one of two things.....I am sure you can imagine what they are.

So off to bed we all headed in the hope of even just a few hours of quality rest, and I don’t think it was a problem for anyone. Fortunately for the fanatics, Mrs Nature provided us with a complimentary sauna this morning at HQ Durban, whether you really wanted one or not, so it was about between 8.30 and 9 am that we decided that we should actually remove ourselves from our tents before we became the latest victims of heat exhaustion. For those looking to lose a few pounds they had gained from the trip it was more than likely ideal!

Once the obligatory morning functions of blogging, uploading photos and skeet shooting the breakfast toast were completed, the group decided to head off shopping. Luckily for the lads however, (Tonia we love you) one of the bar waitresses advised that the shopping centre we were choosing to visit was not an ideal destination on a Sunday and that there was a better one to visit the next day...you know what this meant. Let’s all stay at the Mark Bosnich big bar and watch football over a drink or three! Three cheers for Tonia...hip hip....

It was an ideal afternoon anyway as our good neighbours New Zealand were playing the team aussies now all love to hate, those pizza loving Italians. For just a few hours, a few hundred aussies pretended we were still in the 70’s and became a kiwi for the afternoon. And boy did we know how they were feeling! I, along with many others am becoming frequently frustrated with referees influencing games with poor decisions. All credit must go to NZ for the 1-1 draw, and in all honestly the penalty once again was never a penalty and so our fellow ditch diggers should have come away with the upset of the tournament. Never mind they are still in with a sniff.

Tonight the four of us headed off to the Casino for a delectable meal at the Cape Town Fish Market. Between us there was a succulent selection of seafood treats and for the sake of wanting to try crayfish for the first time, I was left with no choice but to have the upgraded platter for two. Luckily the platters were not in fact that large and the task to devour was somewhat easy. The desserts in a lot ways however stole the show...they were the most delightful chocolate fudge brownies I have ever eaten, and I can’t wait for breakfast to head back and have some more....and lunch...and dinner.

Finally, being at the casino we had to do as the Romans and indulge for half an hour on the roulette wheel. So indulge we did, and the casino obliged in relieving us of all our monies...why didn’t I just play the pokies? Upon losing a couple of hundred Rand ($30ish haha), yours truly had decided that the final 20 rand note would be thrust upon the nearest pokie machine. 20 rand, 5 credits, 100 lines. Simple really, one bet was all it took. Up presented the 3 treasure chests and zippyadeedoodah....I’ll collect thanks. 1580 rand or approx $250! I got you Mr Casino....just for today at least. Roll out the brownies!