Coming down to earth

I still have no regrets about moving here and my feelings of wonder and awe at this beautiful place have not diminished, but I guess I am realizing that life follows you wherever you go and that there is no escape. The only difference being that one can tackle everyday issues more easily in pleasant and relaxing surroundings. For example I discovered that I have somehow stupidly lost my ID book, which in South Africa is needed for just about everything. Now I don't normally do stupid things like that( oh no says someone who knows me well?) and after having searched everywhere have now resigned myself to the fact that I will have to go and queue at some government department in order to get a new one in about three months' time. The difference being that if I were still living in Jo'burg a) I would be frantic, and b) I would be cursing the fact that queuing at the Dept. of Home Affairs in Randburg can be a long and frustrating exercise, whilst now I am quite relaxed about the fact that we will have to take a leisurely drive to Plettenburg Bay where the nearest Home Affairs office is situated and that I can easily live without my ID book till then. Maybe I'm finally learning about getting my priorities right?
Then my beloved car decided not to start. Now there are two very important things in my life without which I cannot live (ok maybe I can think of a few more!) -one is my car and the other is my cellphone. So after a few phone calls to the AA and the 24hr emergency service car dealership, I am told that Knysna being such a small town, there is no technician who can come out to fix the problem. The car has to be put on a flatbed truck and towed into Knysna! After reluctantly allowing Peter to look under the bonnet, he comes to the conclusion that the battery is flat, takes it out, goes into town to have it recharged, and 24hours later my car is well again! Now not once during this period did I lose my rag, whine, moan or complain, which for those who know me is highly unusual! Maybe Knysna fever is taking over or, as they call it here, "Outeniqua rust" is settling in. I hope it lasts!