Mission: complete task and return
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It is a particularly exciting day today as I find myself on a plane flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg, returning tomorrow. I so very badly want to tell you the reason I am off on this little tour but to tell too much would be to shoot myself in the foot.

All I can tell you is that I am staying at the Johannesburg version of the Cape Grace, called The Grace. Nothing wrong.. It’s 5 stars. Which is a given. I wasn’t aware that you could get less than 5 stars in a single serving.

Anyway. A driver will fetch me at the airport when I land and take me to The Grace whereupon I will check into my suite and probably receive a massage. I suggest they open the mini-bar before I arrive. I will have a couple of hours to myself so will probably wreak havoc in and around the hotel and see how many ludicrous things I can get the staff to do. This should also be plenty time for me to get into character, as I prepare for the evening’s event. At 16h00 on the dot I will be visited by The Jo’burg Attaché, who will be joining me for tonight’s mission .

After a powerful hug and a whiskey we will proceed directly to the Stephen Welz & C0. (in association with Sotheby’s) “Classic, collectable cars, motor Cycles and Automobilia auction.” The auction starts at 19h00 and will feature over 90 lots, including the 1938 Mercedes Benz 540K Cabriolet B Supercharged, which is expected to fetch between R7,2m and R10,8m. I won’t be bidding for that and, sadly, I cannot tell you what I will be bidding for at this stage. What I CAN tell you is that it is one of the SPICIEST things I have ever done and I will be coming back to Cape Town victorious!

More later……

Seth Rotherham
Editor
2oceansvibe.com
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