The sounds of Africa

Two Brazilians pitched up tonight with two djembe drums they picked up for a song in Cape Town. We all got jammin' with some shakers and a random didge player and had a bit of a mellowed-out boogie. It was a beautiful moment; spontaneous, indigenous, natural and real. It was the sound of South Africa and has reminded me of the reasons why I fell in love with the country in the first place.

Ocean Vomit

We caught the tail end of a hectic storm a week or so ago that flooded lots of land, closed roads and gave us a stunning lightening show. The ocean has since vomited up a huge amount of kuk from the storm; driftwood, bamboo, three dead fish, one beached whale, a shoe, plastic bags, plastic bottles, soft drink cans, toothpaste and a bottle of whisky.... sadly empty.