21 Nov Monday

Did I mention in my Sunday blog that we would be headed south. Well, our planning is never cast in concrete as you know by now. When we got up this morning the sun was shinning; it was warm with a nice 30 KM breeze and the ocean was beckoning for the swimmer to join in.


Since we dearly wanted to ride the SkyCar at the famous soccer stadium we decide to stay another day and go back to Durban. On sunday we were advised by the Ticket agent that Monday was " Booked " for Schools but what she did not apparently say was that after the schools were done we could ride the skyCar. So , Carroll decide to Call the Skycar office on Momday and they said, for sure the ride was open and available as we would not get there until near noon anyhow.
So back to Durban we go , some 45 KM away and for a city of 3.5 Million people it is very easy to get around. also we were heading for the Malacon, ( my word for the waterfront and beach ) which of course is on the ocean and the stadium is only 3 blocks away.
You may recall, the minor parking problem i had on Sunday. Well " Mr who thinks he Owns the parking Lot " was on duty again and again he said No way...you are too big and you are a Bus, which not allowed. . But I am now in the entrance way blocking any traffic so he comes close enough for Carroll to discuss the situation. She explained that this our passager vehicle, not a Bus, etc etc etc. He finally gives in and allows us to park. besides the parking lot is half empty anyway.
So we get to ride the SkyCar to the top of the soccer stadium and the view of the stadium and the city are fabualous. I think we are 300 M off the ground so you can see forever. The stadium holds 56,000 for a soccer game and will hold 85,000 . ZA dearly wants to host the Summer Olympic as the world cup did so much to help bring this country to the world stage. I think it help bring the people together also.
After the SkyCar ride we decided to have lunch at the stadium as there are several resturaunts, cafe's and other boutiques around the perimeter that will gladly take the tourist money.
As we were eating lunch we mused about walking the Malacon and do some people watching , just to top of the day. However, the weather turned from beautiful to down right nasty as the winds increase and the rain returned. therefore we decided enough was enought we headed back to our camp. Carroll, the navagator decided, and rightly so the we could stay on M2 ( M stands for Motorway ) as we would eventually need that road to exit the city. what she did not know was the M2 took us right by the Convention centre and there was an Enviromment Conference hosted by the United Nations. Hence the security was tight and the 4 lanes of traffic became one. Which means i had to pilot our Motor Home into the traffic jam and of course I'm probably one of the few with Insurance and i beieve most of the drivers are 'training " for the Indy 500.
With Carroll help and her brave words such as " Cut in Now" we managed to get to the freeway called N2 ( I have no idea what N stands for ) then stopped at the grocery store to pick up a ready made supper. It now appears the the windis increasing and for sure rain will not stop tonight.