Grahamstown

Grahamstown is a little old town in the middle of 'almost nowhere' but it is also a very special place that exists in a universe unto itself - especially when it comes to things like the weather. Have you ever heard of the play a Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt about the life of Sir Thomas More? Well Grahamstown is the home of 'Students of All Seasons' and I do mean this in a very literal way. You see in Bolt's play Sir Thomas More clashes with King Henry VIII while in Grahamstown we clash with the almighty weather. 

Please believe that I am not kidding when I say that it is very possible to in one day in Grahamstown experience at least three out of the four seasons. If you are really lucky you can even manage to get all four! But if you brave the weather, the early morning cold and darkness then you might find yourself stumbling above amazing lighting situations like this. 

A street lamp still shines brightly as the sun begins to light up the morning sky, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, 28 April 2010.
 © Tarryn Liddell