It's freezing cold and it's been raining in Cape Town for days. This is certainly not a time to be a tourist in our water-drenched city. That said, it's been a rather eventful day for us, with Kerry-Anne celebrating her birthday and my mother being released from hospital after knee replacement surgery.

You may recall that I mentioned a restaurant called Jamaica Me Crazy about a week or so ago. We were invited by friends to join them for the Monday night specials at Jamaica Me Crazy. Kerry-Anne and I both had their Barbados burgers: the patty was covered with two or three large pieces of bacon, cheese sauce and a pineapple ring, and was served with chips and battered onion rings. It was truly delectable.