Tuesday
Today was the day…
We took Julian to the airport and got caught up in very slow traffic over Ou Kaapse Weg. When we got to the other side, we found out why. Yesterday a Brydes Whale washed up on Long Beach in Kommetjie.
They weigh about 14 tonnes…
When the story broke, I didn’t pay much attention, but when we found ourselves next to the massive flat bed truck that had crawled over Ou Kaapse Weg, I got a picture…what a site.
The story went that fishermen first spotted the whale offshore about a week ago. It washed up on the beach on Sunday night and was very decayed. Furthermore it had been heavily scavenged on by various shark species. A video has been posted on You Tube on how they got it onto the truck…
Quite an event.
Mike and I stopped at some tiling places on the way home and we think we have made a decision for the remainder of the bathroom tiling. That was a big step forward. Before the airport, we had gone across to Echo and Mike had a long chat with Werner about some other design plans. The balustrades have now been decided upon as well as the height of the roof over our balcony. The idea that I could be waking up in that building in a few short months is quite surreal.
We had some rain overnight last night and a good solid few showers now. Mike’s waterproofing worked. The piano room is dry!
Corona stats South Africa country-wide –August 2020 –
- Friday 24th July – 13944 new cases (maximum we’ve had)– 250 deaths (245 771 recoveries/169 882 active) It’s now two weeks since we had the day with the highest number of new cases.
- Tuesday 4th August – 4456 new cases -345 deaths (363 751 recoveries/148 683 active)
- Wednesday 5th August – 8559 new cases – 414 deaths (377266 recoveries/143313 active)
- Thursday 6th August – 8307 new cases – 306 deaths (387316 recoveries/141264 active)
- Friday 7th August – 7292 new cases – 305 deaths (394759 recoveries/140808 active)
- Saturday 8th August – 7712 new cases – 301 deaths (404568 recoveries/138410 active)
- Sunday 9th August – 6671 new cases – 198 deaths (411474 recoveries/137977 active)
- Monday 10th August – a new low: 3739 new cases – 213 deaths (417200 recoveries/ 135777 active)
Total cases: 563598 Total deaths: 10621
Psalm 19:7
The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
The best is yet to come.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂
Braces:
1 year and 272 days