I was meant to be on my way to Antarctica. I’d been planning for a while, and because
getting there required a trip half way around the globe, that trip could be
done in any direction. I decided
therefore that I’d travel through South Africa, affording me a chance to
quickly pop in and say hi. As time
passed, however, it became clear that getting to the frozen continent could not
be achieved in 2019 and had to be delayed by a year. I’d already bought the necessary flights, so
I cancelled those beyond my home country and kept the one to South Africa. This is how I came to visit there in January
2019, though it was to be a very short trip.
