LOST IMAGES OF AFRICA FROM 1989-90 HAVE RESURFACED
Yesterday, I was searching thru an old box in the garage, when I came across a packet of unsent post cards that dated back to the 1980’s. There were quite a few and in some cases multiple copies of the same one. On reflection, it might seem that either we did not have as many friends to send them to, as we thought we did when we purchased them or, that after the enthusiasm of the purchase, when it came time to filling them out and mailing them, we had some failure in the follow thru. Or maybe, there was just not a post office close to where we were, and then we subsequently forgot to send them once a mailing point was found. It could be Deysi bought them as souvenirs. But “multiple copies” you say, “why”? And I have no response.
Every explanation I come up with seems quite lame. Anyway I am going to attach them all in this post and for those of you that have read of our travels in South Africa and the surrounding areas, they might be of some interest. You will recognize the places from my earlier posts. I now consider these post cards “sent” to all of you. Years of guilt over not having used them is suddenly shed. After all these years, consider these post cards, sent to each and everyone of you.
SANDTON CITY WHERE WE LIVED, A SUBURB OF JOHANNESBURG. TOP LEFT SHOWS OUR MALL. SWAZILAND AND THE PEOPLE, VERY PROUD. WE SPENT A FEW DAYS VISITING AND ENJOYING THE COUNTRYSIDE. AGAIN, A SIGHT OF SWAZILAND WE WENT THERE IN 1989. NOT AN AWFUL BUSY PLACE, VERY PEACEFUL. IN SWAZILAND WE HIRED A VAN AND TOURED THE COUNTRYSIDE. NOT MUCH TRAFFIC, VERY SEDATE. ANOTHER POSTCARD FROM SWAZILAND THAT DEYSI DIDN’T SEND OUT! IT WAS HERE THAT WE FIRST SAW JOHN DALY PLAY GOLF. PORT ST. LOUIS IN MARITIUS LATE 1989. IT LOOKS NICE IN THIS PHOTO BUT SEEMED QUITE DISORGANIZED ONCE ON THE GROUND. SEYCHELLES ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES EVER. NOTE THE FEMALE COCO DE MER ON ONE OF THE ISLANDS OF THE SEYCHELLES, LA DIGUE. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ACCOMMODATION AND FEW PEOPLE. THE WILD COAST WHERE WE STAYED WITH JACK AND MARIA DURING THE GREAT HOTEL STRIKE INSIDE THE CANGO CAVES. MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT I GOT WITH THE CAMERA AGAIN, INSIDE THE CANGO CAVES. THEY WERE SPECTACULAR. THIS IN 1990 WE STOPPED HERE TO LOOK FOR WHALES AND SURE ENOUGH WE DID SEE A SMALL GROUP CAVORTING OFFSHORE. ALONG THE GARDEN ROUTE BETWEEN CAPE TOWN AND MOSSEL BAY. WE WERE TRAVELLING TOWARD DURBAN IN A RENTAL CAR. THIS AT KAAIMAN’S RIVER, EAST OF GEORGE. WE STAYED HERE ON OUR LAST NIGHT BEFORE ARRIVING IN DURBAN.
3 Comments
Deysi
Jimbo,
I think you forgot to mail the post cards that I bought 😆
They are nice. I am glad that we still have them.
jeheald
Well they didn’t have writing on them hmmmmm?
Ange
I still buy postcards every trip and only about 5% make it into the mailbox…