The fire drill we experienced at work demands a recap. Our team heard a rumor that a fire drill was scheduled but figured we'd ignore it and continue working. A few minutes into the light flashing and annoying beeping, a woman began giving instructions on the PA system to evacuate the building. We packed up (with plans to head to Bread, Milk, & Honey, a nearby coffee shop) and headed for the stairs that cascade through the open atrium in the center of the building. (As a side note, a part of the fire emergency protocol includes certain people putting on neon yellow vests and hardhats so they are easily identified and can help usher people out of the building.) Halfway down the first flights of stairs, we were caught by a yellow vest and were told that we are not following the proper procedure and needed to return the way we came and use the marked emergency exit. We climbed back up to the 6th floor and wander our way through the building looking for an emergency exit. Long story short, the yellow vests had difficulty finding this 'well-marked' exit for us to use...
Anyway, my dad arrived on Wednesday and we spent today (Saturday) fishing on False Bay with JP. After a dead battery and fried jumper cables (one car's battery had the ground connection in red and the live in black), the fishing didn't go as well as planned. But, while we were waiting for the nibbles on the calamari and sardine bait, I noticed a big black shadow and asked JP what it was. It was a great white! He came up to the surface about 20 meters away from our boat and was 4-5 meters long- huge! We watched him for about a minute and then he slowly faded away again. Ironically, there was actually an attack last week nearby and a surfer lost his feet. Luckily for my toes, we leave Cape Town next Saturday and I won't have time for another surf session before then...
1 comment:
Um...that boat doesnt look very big. about as big as a 5 meter shark...
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