AIR NATION: chapter 10

Chapter 10

Day 2: From Disappointment to Discovery

My second morning in Johannesburg confirmed the intuition I’d had the night before. Sandown's decor may have been decent, but the experience simply wasn’t there. Staring at my plate of limp bacon and cold eggs, I made a decision: my trip deserved better than "average."

Once my bags were packed, I called a taxi for the Marriott Protea. That is where the journey truly began to take flight. There, I met Cynthia, a woman of formidable efficiency. Since my room wasn’t going to be ready until 3:00 PM, she didn’t hesitate: within minutes, she had found me a guided tour. With my luggage safely stored, I was already off for four hours of intense exploration through the city.

That evening, back at the hotel, I settled in at the bar to unwind. On the menu, one choice caught my eye: ostrich. I was curious, though a bit hesitant. What a surprise! It was simply divine. More tender than a filet mignon, with a rich and unique flavor. That dinner was the signal that the real adventure was finally beginning.

My Journal / Notes

The Trip: South Africa

(Johannesburg, Kruger Park, Lesotho, Cape Town)

Arrival in Sandown: Skip it, just go to Cape Town.
The Issue: Every morning the bacon is never crispy and the eggs are always cold.
The Turnaround: Switched to Marriott Protea. Thanks to Cynthia, she booked a tour and I left for 4 hours.
Dinner: Tried Ostrich at the hotel restaurant. Loved it. Tasted like steak, even better.
Observations: * Not enough visa information.
- Not enough warm clothes.

Bilingual blog

First visit after ....

Visit

South africa

2 days

Johannesburg

3 days Kruger

2 nights

1 night

Johannesburg

1 morning Johannesburg

1night in Lesotho

1 day

1night

10RAND = 0.79CDN DOLLAR

Departure

Cape town

1 night

1 day

1 night

1 morning

Departure

Cape town Johannesburg

Departure

Johannesburg Newark Montreal

Lets go!

Population South Africa

63 M

Johannesburg

6.4

CAPE TOWN

5.1 MILLION

Money Rand

10 rands for 0.79 canadian dollars

LANGUAGE

Afrikaans

E lnglish

Misindebele

Isi xhosa

Isi Zuku

Sepedi

Sesothi

Stetswan

Siswatit

Shivenda

Xitsinga

Sasl sign

LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN

LESOTHO

LESOTHI

SESOTHI

ENGLISH

ZULU

XHOSA

SOWETO Maseru 490,000

Day 1

Departure

What an adventure

I went for a safari and afterwards was going to meet a friend.

Unfortunately he was called for duty....

Departure

Montreal Newark

1 hr and a half flight

Many hours wait in Newark airport

Newark airport

Cost a fortune

Hamburger coke

And an adaptor for South Africa

40.00

Tooth paste

And some fun stuff for kids to give away.

Destination
SOUTH AFRICA
Where my heart is..

The day before my departure.

Preparation:
Suitcase check
Packsack check
Passport ticket check
Insurance
Malaria pills

Med check

check...

Left home
9:00 am

FLIGHTS

Montreal Newark Air Canada

Montreal airport

Cafe startbuck et madeleine
Changer de l'argent 500.00
600.00cdn

Departure 13.15

14.24 landing
Wait time
6 hours

You need to change terminal
Need to take a shuttle
To terminal C

Walk walk walk
No body to help

No body

if you can not use your phone to navigate and book stuff stay home!

And surprise surprise
If Trump had kick all the immigrants this airport would be close.

Spending at airport in New York

Achats:

plug for

Afrique du Sud

Very important this plug is jumbo too.

30.00

A must

Even 5 stars hotel dont have usb plugs.

DONT HAVE ENOUGH PLUGS

ITS HELL

CHARGER FOR CAMERA 2 BATTERIES

CHARGER FOR POWER PACK 30 HOURS MINIMUM

CHARGER FOR CELLPHONE.

Charger for tablet.

Charger for your fan for heat

short usb cord to go from your purse to cell phone at all time.

As you take many photo

Long usb cord for hotel

Never at the right place

I LIKE IT NEAR THE BED

Achat hamburger #26.00 US
Achat eau et pate à dent

Conclusion
100.00 US dépensé

FLIGHT

21: 00 united airline

Boarding et je ne savais pas si j'embarquais ou pas.

Grace aux pilotes
Jai pu embarquer.

Dans l'avion
J'ai pogné 2 passagers, un couple de:

pas gentils du tout.

Je sortais de ma bulle de social media on line pour parler a des gens....

Ça commence pas bien.

Ils ne m'ont pas adressé la parole du vol.

Ils étaient en tabarnac pcq je m'asseoyais au milieu et elle poussait son sac dans mon espace.

Comme je suis sur une passe, je n'ai pas dit un mot.

Nous arriverons dans 2 heures.
J'ai dormie une petit demie heure.

17:25

Arrival south Africa

Get e-sim

Need 3 times the amount the guys tell you and ask for internet.

The rest are all made by whats app

Rand money
Taxi to hotel Hilton Sandon

Pictures in the Hilton

SECOND DAY

Hotel so so

so hard

Je me lève et je tousse

NON stop

Jai du utiliser ma pompe

Je crois que le détergent qu'ils utilisent est trop fort.

Lit dur

déjeuner froid

Bacon gras

Pictures in the Hilton

Check for other hotels
Marriott was my first choice so

Taxi

Arrived at hotel Marriott Protea

Checked my bag

Checked my bag at the concierge
And went right away in a tour of the city
4 hours
Perfect

#DADDYS TOUR

Call this guy.if you ever go

Mini van chauffeur

Mandala museum history house ...

We had lunch
Chicken piripiri coca
The chaufeur get to eat free there
Street Zulu performers dancing
Music

Good ambiance

Cold chicken but cooked
Order a la carte

People are very nice friendly
MANDELA DAY

Visited a market

RETURN TO HOTEL RELAX BY THE POOL BEER
HAD DINNER AT THE HOTEL
OSTRICH BAKED POTATOES
TRIED SOME WHITE WINE

Exhausted

Had to Change room too noisy

Second day

Breakfast at hotel
My stomach is noisy
My eyes puffy
Woke up congestion

Really the detergent they use to clean the rooms or the starch for cleaning sheets doesnt go well with me.

The palm tree in my window
Garden: beautiful
Recommand this place 9 out of 10
Good vibe at night at the bars too...very busy.

Booked my safari with
DADDYS TOUR

WHO FOUND ME WHAT I NEEDED

BUDGET SAFARI

GLAM CAMPING

VIva tours
GlamIng campIng

Whst ever you call it

2 nights

10,895 rands

Birds are fun to hear here
Dryness is killing me

FOLLOW MY VACATIONS ON OTHER PARTS

Mini van chauffeur
We had.lunch
Chicken piripiri coca
The chaufeur get to est frer therr
Street Zulu performers dancing
Music
Cold chicken but cooked
Order a la carte

People are very nice friendly
MANDELA DAY

RETURN TO HOTEL RELAX BY THE POOL BEER
HAD.DINNER AT THE HOTEL
OSTRICH BAKED POTATOES
TRIED SOME WHITE WINE

Exhausted

Had to change room too noisy

Second day

Breakfast at hotel
My stomach is noisy
My eyes puffy
Woke up congestion

The palm tree in my window
Garden beautoful
Recommand this place

9 out of 10
Good vibe at night at the bar too

Booked my safari with
VIva
Glaming camping

2 nights

10,895 rand

Birds are fun to hear here

Dryness is killing me

And I went right away on a tour of the city

4 hours
Perfect
Mini van chauffeur

Saw Mandela museum

Went to Soweto

We had lunch
Chicken piri-piri coca
The chaufeur get to eat for frer there.

Street Zulu performers dancing
Music

Cold chicken but cooked
Order à la carte not the buffet not to get sick.

People are very nice friendly
MANDELA DAY

The chauffeur was excellent and recommanded me my safari.

RETURN TO HOTEL RELAX BY THE POOL

Had a beer by the pool to decide in my safari

DINNER AT THE HOTEL
OSTRICH BAKED POTATOES
TRIED SOME WHITE WINE

Woa food is amazing in South Africa

I GAIN 3KG

Exhausted

Had to change room too noisy

third day

Breakfast at hotel
My stomach is noisy
My eyes puffy
Woke up congestion

The palm tree in my window
Garden beautiful
Recommand this place 9 out of 10
Good vibe at night at the bar too

Booked my safari with
VIva
Glaming camping

2 nights

10,895 rand

Birds are fun to hear here

Dryness is killing me