It was only a few hours ago that I finished up work for the
day and realized it was the first time since my true gypsy days that I had more
than a day off work… almost two in fact… and I wanted to make it count. And so
began 45 hours [and two minutes] of awesomeness!
day and realized it was the first time since my true gypsy days that I had more
than a day off work… almost two in fact… and I wanted to make it count. And so
began 45 hours [and two minutes] of awesomeness!
THE TASK: finding 45 fun/ cheap/ random/ mostly legalish things to do before 8:30am Wednesday morning (South African Standard Time)
So I jumped on my bicycle and this is what happened…
1) A pre-noon beer at the Cape Royal Yacht Club
2) Take a tour of a random yacht
3) Lick a pirate ship
4) Get proposed to by a random
stranger
stranger
5) Eat foreign foods (it was so
foreign I’m not sure what it was or where it was from)
foreign I’m not sure what it was or where it was from)
6) Play the marimbas in a public
place (Cape Town Waterfront)
place (Cape Town Waterfront)
7) Cycle the promenade
8) A round of [putt putt] golf
9) Ride and lick a ‘horse’
10) Ice-cream on the beach
11)
Dolphin watching at Sea point
Dolphin watching at Sea point
12)
Fall off my bicycle (wasn’t actually planned)
Fall off my bicycle (wasn’t actually planned)
13)
Swim in the Atlantic Ocean (it’s freaking cold) – but Clifton i beautiful!
Swim in the Atlantic Ocean (it’s freaking cold) – but Clifton i beautiful!
14)
Nap on the beach
Nap on the beach
15)
Drink with friends at ‘the local’
Drink with friends at ‘the local’
16)
Sunset at Camps Bay
Sunset at Camps Bay
17) Smoke a cigar
18) Wear [and eat] a candy necklace
19) Make a new friend
20)
Half price pizza at Rafiki’s
Half price pizza at Rafiki’s
21) Suffer the day after effects of the half price pizza
22) Make a new furry friend
23) Run up table mountain at sunrise
24) Fail miserably at making an omelet (it still
tasted good)
tasted good)
25) Ride a train
26)
Swim in the Indian ocean (also flippin cold)
Swim in the Indian ocean (also flippin cold)
27) Find a quaint coffee shop and a good cappuccino
28)
Fish and chips on the beach
Fish and chips on the beach
29) Give a random old lady a hug
30) Buy a homeless guy a drink
31)
Read a book
Read a book
32)
Write a book
Write a book
33)
Sneak on the train without a ticket
Sneak on the train without a ticket
34)
Apply to be a polar bear spotter
Apply to be a polar bear spotter
35)
A stroll up Long Street
A stroll up Long Street
36)
Hubbly with the housemate
Hubbly with the housemate
37) A run through a dodgy park at night time
38) Wine at a friend’s house
39)The fan walk to Cape Town stadium
40) A [very hesitant attendance to a free] Bon Jovi
concert
concert
41)Beer for dinner
42) Worn out shoes from too much walking
43) Be sent naked picture of a naked random guy in a
Jacuzzi
Jacuzzi
44) Sunrise on the balcony
45) make it to work on time (well, 7 minutes late
isn’t too bad considering…)
isn’t too bad considering…)
I may not be a real gypsy at the moment… but I’m making my time here [Cape Town/ Earth] count.
Life is freaking epic!… we tend to forget that!
