Some Thoughts at the End of Summer

The warmest part of summer in the South African Lowveld is during December to February (inclusive). These months are also the time for most of the rainfall. It has been raining a lot and many very severe thunderstorms. We don’t have the long rainy season as in the tropical parts of the world, but it has been very hot and humid. The mid-day temperature is usually around +35, which is not too bad if it wasn’t for the high humidity.

Now, at the end of March, it’s usually in the upper 20’s, but of course MUCH warmer in the sun!

The summer here compared to the average Swedish summer has a lot of differences but also many similarities: The cloudiness , the rain and the thunderstorms are very much the same, but the temperature here is on average 20 degrees warmer. And we also don’t have the long daylight hours. In fact the winter here is more similar to an excellent Swedish summer: Almost every day we have sunshine from a clear blue sky, no rain, no thunder. Just a bit cold in the early morning hours, but a few hours after sunrise it’s usually around +25.

Yesterday we spent a few hours at the Riverside Mall, and had a nice lunch at the Mediterranean. I had a nice plate of sushi and sashimi. Absolutely delicious!