Dear Diary

They say that Johannesburg is a dangerous place. When I visited this part of the world before I didn't dare leave the safety of a 4 star hotel. But this time I see they are right and I will list just a few of the dangers here:

1. Danger of being caught in an electrical storm.
There have been at least 4 of these in the 4 days we've been here. You can feel a build up of atmospheric pressure and then it really lets loose on a biblical scale. The fork lightning arcs horizontally across the sky and the rain pummels into the ground. It wants to give you a headache.
2. Hordes of marauding family members.
Both friends and family descend en masse from all corners profering alcohol and good wishes. They're all lovely but the problem is that they've all got their own individual 'names' that they like to be 'called by'. Best not to get those wrong, eh.
3. The sun.
It's the dead of summer and that's a big African sun up there. It's strong. It wants to burn you. It burnt me. It was my own stupid fault but its best to watch out for that one.
4. Pool monster
When you're in the pool don't turn your back on the Creepy Crawly (Other pool cleaning equipment is available)... It wants to creep up on you and suck your face off or b****-slap you with its pipe. Its clicking and sucking will haunt your dreams.
5. Steak.
The steak round here is amazing. You'll want to eat lots of that. Don't get used to it.

We're driving to the coast to the north of Durban later today. I hear that it's nice. I'll let you know.

Love and kisses, Nick and Linds.