What a long flight, although the service was great. I’d recommend Air-Berlin anytime. But 12 hours in a plane is more than any human-being should endure.
The Congress 2008 for World Assoc. for Christian Communication began today. Many people have been here since Saturday to enjoy Capetown and get over their jet-lag. Lots of them had longer trips than 12 hours.
The opening sessions was full of speeches, the usual formal welcoming stuff. The highlights, however, was a honouring of a dozen people who had worked tirelessly during the apartheid years, using their skills in communication and media to help overthrow that system. Doreen Spence from Canada was the key-note speaker, talking about Aboriginal issues. And the morning was topped off by a short address by Desmond Tutu. He’s a marvelous storyteller, speaker, and preacher.
I attended a couple of workshops this afternoon, but honestly don’t remember much about them. The travel fatigue set in big-time around 2:00 p.m., so I was running on empty.
The sunset is from my window on the 16th floor of the Ritz. I don’t think it’s that chain of hotels, though. Quality-wise, it’s more like a motel than a high-end hotel. But the view is spectacular. The two photographs show the rise of land going to the left toward Table-Top mountain. I’ve had no opportunity to explore the city, and probably won’t until much later in the week.
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