Day 106 - We're on load shedding again. That means our power is on generator for the next two hours and excludes the use of large items such as the A/C, stove, and water heater. It seems as though South Africa has an underdeveloped electrical grid and in order to meet capacity requirements, simply turns off sections of the country as per a special schedule. We didn't run into the situation until yesterday. Perhaps the heat is causing a lot of folks to use more power. We will be running on the grid again in one hour and a half.
Mainly, the thing I want to remember about today is the fact we finally decided to do something on Jay's birthday in September. We went ahead and bought tickets on Air Canada today because they seemed relatively cheap. They almost felt pre-COVID kind of cheap. I hope Expedia appreciates all our business!
After a little research in this journal, I learned the last time we were at this destination. The year of these two photos was 2010. So, I guess going back to Barcelona, after fifteen years, won't be too soon. We chose the dates to coincide with a cruise we saw online. Even if we don't match up, finding ourselves with eight nights in this city and vacinity will be a welcome and suitable birthday gift. It was one of the first cities that Jay visited before I met him in 1985. We were both there in 2010 and plan on a repeat performance in less than seven months.
