I took this picture in the meat market in Stone Town – right then an there I wish I had a less intrusive camera – the place felt a little hostile and the smell of the dangling meat did not make me feel any more comfortable. I think that is the reason I like the picture as I find it depicts that tense atmosphere…

24 September is a meaty-matters day for South Africans – not only is this Heritage Day, a time for South Africans to reflect on their past and their present, it’s also been dubbed National Braai Day. All South Africans are encouraged to stand around the same figurative fire and celebrate something unifying that is common to many South African cultures: braaing. It is on this public holiday that the smog of the metropolitan cities is pushed away by the thick smolder of wood and charcoal braais…

Foreign cultures have various national icons that define their unique personalities. South Africa has the braai. The activity of braaing, through widespread, active participation, transcends cultural and social divides. – CapeTownMagazine.com

On our return, after a long day of relative unproductive bass fishing, the family Boerboel (Nemo) greeted us with a little snack between his teeth,

Clamped between Nemo’s jaws was a piece of meat, roughly the size of a 600gr T-bone steak. But unlike a fresh T-bone, the smell penetrating from Nemo and his piece of meat was overwhelmingly strong.

Nemo was in fact chewing on a piece of Elephant meat!

Full story to follow….