Back from the Orange River, which I did with a few young folk from school. What a trip. Hot. Hot. Hot. At least the company was great and the food more than palatable. River Rafters & Bundi got us there and back again - and save for the murder of all the paddling and the suicide of the road trip, I’d do it all again in a heart beat. Roll on 2008!

Two weeks of holiday still await - though the trip to Pretoria feels less like a holiday than living here - which just goes to show that Franschhoek is a far too idyllic a place. The local literary festival is coming up and it'll be interesting to see who gets their poems published as part of the run-up to the event. Today we're off to see our friend Geddan finish the Cape Epic. It doesn’t look as if he and his partner can win the mixed event, but he seems to do better and better each day so a good showing is no doubt on the cards.