Friday the 13th

Alright, so I disappeared the next morning punctually from my room ..... I had in mind 8.45, the bus 🚌, so I got myself a cup of coffee and a croissant, walked slowly to the bus, and there were already two buses there .... ok I thought, those aren't mine .... the two bus drivers were standing together, waiting for someone, since you book online here, and the bus drivers get everything online, they have the names and know how many people are riding ... the other bus driver asked me where I wanted to go ... I said Alexandra and the time I had in mind ...... and she said no, didn't even ask for my name, even though someone was missing ..... and I didn't look at my paper, since I was sure I had the exact time in mind, the bus left .... then I fumbled for my ticket ..... and behold, that was my bus that just drove away ....... it actually left at 7.45 .... so there I was, annoyed at myself, because this bus ride would have only taken 1.5 hours and I would have been picked up ... so I went to an information office first, told my story .... and luckily there was another bus at 2.30 pm for the same day, I had to pay for that one ..... so my Black Friday started .... the thirteenth .... so I called them .... and explained that I missed the bus and would arrive later ...... then Inge said she didn't have time anymore ... and Sifis should pick me up, that's a young man I've known since his childhood, the same age as my daughter ..... okay, Sifis then said he had to work until 4:00 pm and would pick me up then ..... okay, that was settled .... 👍👏😁

So now all I needed was a place for my 🎒, so that I could do something in the morning ... I soon found one, it cost 5 dollars ..... in the morning, or rather in the evening, I saw a building on the mountain, but I couldn't quite make out what it was, in the morning I could see it, it was a cable car with gondolas attached, so I got some information, walked up the mountain to the cable car and then went up, enjoyed the great view, found some souvenirs, went down again, discovered a small market and bought more souvenirs there, also ran into a masseur who offered massages on a massage chair ..... which I didn't want to miss, and the morning was saved ..... so I also saw a bit of Queenstown ..... except for this stupid and noisy hostel .....

I also got my bus 🚌 and then headed to Alexandra .....

Arrived in Alexandra, I sent Sifis a text message saying that I had arrived, sat in the sun and waited ... and waited .... and waited .... and no one came .... since I hadn't booked anything to stay here, I started to .... 3 hours later 🤔 to think about what to do, since usually no one can be reached anymore after 8:00 pm .... fortunately, I had been to the information office before, to ask what I could do ... and also got a city map .... 👍👏and on it were two addresses of accommodations ... called the first one, they didn't have any space, but the second one worked .... and they were so kind and even picked me up .... and I found a place again, very familiar, not so big .... and there was also a plate of warm good food 🥘 ...... a room just for me, without a squeaky bed and a clean shower, and the evening was saved ... and Sifis called me too ..... and stopped by .... but since I had only called them 10 minutes before, I didn't want to go .... and Sifis took my backpack with him .... and so I stayed the night in Alexandra ..... and this morning I partly walked and hitchhiked ..... and I actually got a ride .........👏👍😁and walked the rest of the way again, it's probably about 3 km to the town ...... or maybe a little more ... who knows, although it started to rain a little, but now the sun is shining again and everything is good .... and so Friday the Thirteenth was a black day and then a bright day ....

most likely, it always depends on what you do in such moments ..... Sifis is working today, maybe he'll have a day off tomorrow, Sunday, we'll see ..... otherwise I can have his car and then I can also do something on my own .....