Luggage woes

Just 20 minutes ago I was smugly declaring that I've never had luggage problems. Alas, this is no longer true. My bag, just one ordinary bag containing nothing but clothes, a wire ostrich for a family friend, and my bag of toiletries has been kept in Johannesburg for security reasons. Well, that's what the slip that the officials are waving about says. The same is true for all the Capetonians who checked their baggage straight through. We must be very high risk passengers.

The airport has given us some local currency to cover incidental costs, but at this time of night we're unlikely to start hunting about the city for toothpaste and clean undies. All we've been able to find at the airport, in a shop bulging with plastic flowers, are some traditional shirts. I'm sure they are twice the street price, but right now the prospect of something fresh to wear in the morning is all that matters.

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