win some, lose some

9.1thirty-five

Flight to Amsterdam! Early morning drop-off by the lovely SJ. Bags checked all the way through. Day in Amsterdam; bags in locker, adventure go! Walked all the way down the length of the city. Record shop stop, lunch near Vondelpark. Walk back up, finally catch the science museum (NEMO). Best part was doing experiments in a lab coat. Glass of red on the roof terrace for sunset. Dinner near the station (Thai!). Lose phone on train back from Centraal. Yotel, the conductor, going through security 3 times in one night. Change rooms, finally sleep.

Day flight to CT - watched The Danish Girl, and a Bigger Splash. Bizarrely, the same actor appears in both. Brand new plane!! Thank god for the USB and Macbook chargers. Vida's tattoo design, bedside cabinet design finished. Nes and Raz at the airport!

Phil Collins One more night on the drive through the woods to get to Kenrock. Bath and sleep. Best flight to SA in years.

Condensed milk coffee with rusks. Squash with mom! Drive to Knysna at 5am. The mini shop :-O Tannie S, B and his new gf, (was even nice to see Oom D). Dad and Ruan arrive met die langpad. Ouma and Oupa looking just the same. Oxtail, boat rides, drank. Hours lost at the hardware store and The Deckle Edge. Delving into De Bruyn history. We have (had) a family home in Tulbach!

"Nice bi' o' clicking!"

7.2twenty-seven

Ladies and gentlemen, we have internet! I also appear to have found the whole of my desk! Just in time for the carpets to be cleaned. NASA's Juno enters into orbit around Jupiter, and Djokovich is out of Wimbledon before the quarter-finals. Federer follows soon after, leaving the finals to Murray and Rrrrrraonic. Murray wins.

Football Euro final between Portugal and France - Portugal score in the last 9 minutes of extra time.

Blackheath all out now, in final week of rehearsals. Dress rehearsals Saturday and Sunday go down well. Nick the Charmer making a fuss! Coffee with Shaw in the sun.

Missed Beethoven's pastoral in the Multiplex.