A 1304 Outing

6/10/09
Today was the slowest Wednesday I’ve experienced at RCCH. There were only 8 outpatients, on top of our 15 or so inpatients. The morning and afternoon passed fluidly and the atmosphere was cheery. This could also be due to the weather. It was abnormally warm for June today. The temps were in the 70s! After work the roomies and I piled in the beetle and headed to Camp’s Bay. Since it’s the winter season here, there weren’t many people on the beaches (including obnoxious vendors). I took a small, but much needed, nap while the tide came in and South Africans conversed around us. These people possess a truly beautiful accent. It is so graceful and fluid. It’s also very soothing. It is probably my favorite accent in the whole world, and I will sorely miss being surrounded by it.

Once the sun began to set, we went to Tuscany’s for a cocktail. Sitting outside, we were entertained by a guitarist who sang Bob Marley songs. I shouldn’t really say “sang” though, because what he was doing wasn’t really singing. He was all over the place, up and down the tables. He was dancing and spinning and changing the pitch and accent of his voice randomly. At first we were confused, then a bit disturbed. In the end we were just laughing uncontrollably. It was hilarious. In 2 and a half months, he was the first street performer I gave money to.