Pennington

Pennington is a small town, mostly (but not all) retired or wealthy white people live here but there are also Africans around. It is south of Durban along the coast.

We found a bar/restaurant yesterday and had some "chips" ie frenchfries. An old Indian guy came up to me while Jared was in the loo and asked me where I was from, how long I am here for, etc. Then repeated these questions until Jared came back and then wished me a good time. Most South Africans (white and black) are so friendly, though some are quite shy when approached.

I've found asking some people for directions can be...well...not so helpful. Yeah, go straight and then around and the shop is just right there. Then we end up wandering around wondering which straight they meant. Fortunately, we can't get too lost since the ocean is on one side, and highway on the other. When I told Jared this (when we didn't know where we were) he said, "yeah and the sky is up there, and the...."

The roads. There is lots of road construction for the World Cup in 2010. Some of the roads have gone a bit, as the money doesn't seem to get to the road construction. Corruption is a problem here. But the country got lots of money for infrastructure for the games so the roads are getting a needed make-over. This makes travel take a lot longer, but at least they are getting improved. Unlike the bridge on the road to the next town that was washed out last year and hasn't been fixed yet, making everyone take a longer route around. Politics.