As I was going around the mountain with born again christians in the driving place in front and myself and Buddy at the back. I couldn't say what I wanted to there and then but told Buddy latter. I just kept saying " Oh how amazing I feel I have been here before". As the place I saw the vegetation and the strange type rocks and colours where just as I saw in a past life regression where I was a small black child sitting on the side of the mountain. So I knew I had been to Africa before in a past life. I had no fear of Cape Town and walked places on my own which I ought not have done. I had no fear and had a sense of adventure.
My Birthday was the 4th of January and Buddy took me out to dinner and then onto the twilight races. Little did I know this would be the last time we would have together. I was constantly struggling with migraines and muscle pain and fatigue. Little did I know back then it was the beginning of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. So I was not up to all the partying and going out and about with Buddy and I could see he was happy to be back in his home country and I then knew he would not want to go back to Australia even though he had a return ticket. I was very emotional and kept crying all the time. I had to choose between my son who was 14 years old and Buddy. Of course my child came first and I had to go back home to Australia. But little did I know that when I got back my son wanted to continue living with his father and when he left I was once again alone.
Buddy picked a fight with me and we ended up going our separate ways. I had no where to go as was still in his mothers house. So I remembered Carol who had given me her phone number and I called her and she came and got me. I got to stay with her and her husband Maurice and live in Hout Bay a very expensive place in Cape Town. They were very kind to me and I stayed the next 3 weeks with them. I didn't have much money and they paid for everything and took me out and about and showed me around Cape Town. I was heart broken as loved Buddy so much. One evening we did a sailing cruise at sunset around the bluff of Cape Town and it was just so beautiful. I was not used to having a maid make my bed and fuss over me, washing my clothes etc. I found this hard to get used to.
I phoned a Salvation Army Minister to take me to the shanty town as Carol and Maurice would not take me but I wanted to see the real side of South Africa. I was amazed and saddened to see these very very poor people living in what I call chicken houses made out of tin and wire. I could not get over how happy they were with big smiles on their faces. Yet a mile a way was the house of a rich South African. It opened my eyes and I just could not believe what I saw. It changed my life. Carol was horrified I had seen all that like they were embarrassed.
When I went to get my hair done they would put me in first and make the black people wait. I did not like that and I began to say no I will wait my turn. Having your hair done way back then was cheap like $2.00 for a wash and blow wave.
One day not long before it was time for me to take my flight back to Australia we were up on the top of Table Mountain which was beautiful and amazing and Carol and I sat for ages talking and taking in the view. Coming back down in the chair lift I was going aww etc and said to Carol wouldn't it be nice if I could get the plane from Johannesburg instead of Cape Town . Two men heard me talking and said are you from Australia and I said yes. I cant remember their names now but they were also from Australia and had family in Johannesburg. Well they invited me to go and stay with them at their mothers place in Johannesburg and I was to stay there for about 3 days before my flight left. How amazing here I was in the middle of Africa and had this offer made to me. So the next day I took a plane from Cape Town to Joberg. I was picked up by the mens brothers and taken to their beautiful home. They also showed me all around Jober and I saw things I would never of seen had I left from Cape Town to go back home. One evening they took me to a night club and it was the kind where the old fashioned dancing was on. The waltz and fox trot etc and me feet never touched the ground all night it felt. The men were such good dances I felt like a princess being waltzed around the floor. I would like to experience this again before I die.
The men's mother was such a sweet heart and gave me her bed and being muslim, she prayed so many times a day which was new to me. I didn't have much money left but I gave her some shoe insoles which were full of water as she had bad feet. Well she just loved them so much you thought I had given her a million dollars as she kept showing every one who came . Being white with red hair I was constantly having people want to touch me and meet me. I felt like a celebrity at times.
Soon it was time for me to leave and I was taken to the airport. I scanned the plane to see if Buddy had changed his mind and was on the plane but he wasn't. So I just sat back and enjoyed my flight to Hong Kong where I had a day and half to wait. I had no over night place to stay so just walked the streets and sat down for all that time before leaving for Australia.
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