Weeknotes #398 — Medical attention

We have this sign painted on a wall in our office in Johannesburg. Every time I walk past it, my inner radio sings “brings people together” in the voice of George Michael, adding “…it’s just a matter of tiiiiime.” After getting home from Cairo on Thursday night, I had just two nights at home before heading back to Heathrow on Saturday afternoon for a trip to Johannesburg. The last time I was there was at the end of June in the middle of winter; October is a much better time to visit, with the jacaranda trees blooming and the temperatures climbing up into the high 20s. On the way down, the pilot of our plane announced that it was the 30th anniversary of Virgin Atlantic’s Johannesburg service. I’ve been on dozens of business trips down to South Africa with Virgin Atlantic over the past 15 years or so, which makes me feel like a veteran of the route. The ‘traveller’s tummy’ that I developed last week was still with me. It was strange; I felt fine in every other way, and had managed to go…