The water situation is quite dire. We have now been reduced to one day a week and you don't know which day it is in advance. The City Council now publish a daily advert as to which areas will have water. We are excited to find out that we will be having water today.
We have four people staying tonight. They are on their way to Plumtree to clear a new car through customs. I wish them good luck - the thought of dealing with paperwork and bureaucracy is not an appealing one. They seem to be enjoying their trip though and have a braai and play music. Once again, I am envious of people going away - anywhere.
In the afternoon, someone phones me from an agency and asks if we can take two people tonight. It is often the way that we get enquiries when we are booked. It is nice to get some interest even if we have to turn it down as it shows that life is slowly beginning again.
The water does not come on as scheduled. This is not good. It may have come on in other areas of Hillside and we have therefore missed our turn for having water. There is no way after having six people to stay in the last few days that our water will last until next week.
At a quarter to midnight, my phone rings. It is someone on their way to Bulawayo from Harare looking for accommodation.
A few years ago, we went to Switzerland for Christmas. We had been in the UK where we hired a car and drove across France. We didn't book ahead. We had a cut off time for driving and wherever we stopped, we would look for somewhere to stay. It was more difficult than we thought it would be as we didn't realise that France appears to close in the winter. We drove through these eerily dark villages and towns where all the lights were off and the accommodation was closed. It made me appreciate the idea of booking ahead, even if it is only the day before.
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