CHRIS THURMAN: Taking in Maynardville during the dog days of summer
In this shortened version of Romeo and Juliet the action is compressed and tempers boil over even sooner
Afternoon temperatures across SA are hovering at the 35ºC mark. February is always a sultry month here; we associate it with tantrums in parliament, increased stress for farmers, and red-hot panic in company offices as the financial year-end approaches.
Driving around in my stifling car, cursing the broken air conditioning, I find some respite in an old-school CD audiobook. Michael Palin’s Erebus: The Story of a Ship is an account of the nautical adventures of HMS Erebus, which was employed for polar exploration in both Arctic and Antarctic seas. The conditions Palin describes — frigid seas, icebergs and snow — were miserable for the poor old sailors, but seem blissfully cool to an overheating South African...
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