Yes, I know it's probably not the best price and I also know I should have bought it before the Mozambique trip but at least I have it.
I texted Walter "Bought a camera" he texted back "bought a blood pressure monitor" (he did, really, and there was I thinking it was a comment on my spending patterns)
Problem no 1 - they aren't pre-charged. So I couldn't use it immediately ("You'll need to charge it for at least 8 hours" said the clerk when she'd finished ringing it up) She also pointed out that I'd need a storage card - the camera itself only stores around 4 pictures (could be 40 for all I know, she obviously saw me coming) but I drew the line at adding a pouch to carry it around in.
So I was patient. I waited until I got to the hotel in PE (I had a minor disagreement with the TomTom on the way - Beach Rd is not the same as Marine Drive, what's with the guessing?) and left it to charge overnight.
While I was waiting I thought I'd read the instructions - which only came in Italian, Dutch and French. No English.
Sigh
With the help of some of my Twitter friends I managed to get it right, so I got a sunrise picture in Port Elizabeth
It's a Canon PowerShot A2200. Oh, and I bought a very pretty pouch over the weekend
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