Today Dan and I got caught in a little rainstorm here at Jeffrey's Bay.
The morning had started off sunny, so we saw no harm in taking a little stroll around town. Boy were we ever wrong.
We were about 4 kilometers away from our hostel when the rain came down. Instead of heading straight home or finding shelter like normal people were doing, Dan and I decided to first head to the grocery store and do a little shopping. We had hoped that we could get some food for the evening and then hop a taxi back to the place, but no taxi was to be found. We therefore walked through the freezing rain as the cold wind blew across the sea to meet our soaking wet bodies. All Dan and I could do was laugh about the situation.
It's amazing how a simple rainstorm can bring forth so much good conversation and happiness, especially when our initial objective was to try and stay out of it. I highly recommend to everyone to take up the opportunity to walk in the rain at every chance you get. It truly is an enjoyable experience.
The evening so far has been pretty relaxed. Dan made pasta and salad, and then we sat around the kitchen and jammed some songs on the guitar with some of the other travelers staying here at the Ubuntu Hostel. We all basically just sat around and enjoyed eachothers company as we discussed some of our previous travels together.
It really is an amazing experience to be able to travel around the world and meet so many different people; all with their own ideals and agendas. To me the traveler is a very special person, for they have stepped outside of their own world and have embarked on a journey through that of another's. I truly believe that if everyone traveled a little bit more and began to share their world with that of others, the world would become a better place.
Well that is it for this evening. Dan and I will get back to you more as our story unfolds.
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Hey Jon and Dan, I just showed Justus and Jett all your pics! They can't believe you got so close to all those animals! I also played your movie clip for them and they both heard your voices and were trying to talk to you through the computer. You both are truly missed here. We are praying for your safety and love you both very much! jayme, justus, and jett
My uncle was living in Cote D'Ivoire for a while and he wrote about this little girl he watched in the pooring rain as he sat from his window. He could hear the rain pounding down on the tin roofs and just sat and wondered at this little girl bawling her eyes out in the rain walking down the muddy street. He said it was sad but terribly cute.
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