Just seventeen days ago, Greg Minnaar posted an Instagram photo of the World Cup venue here in Pietermaritzburg with the little creek that runs quietly through the backside of the pits roaring like the Congo swollen from monsoon rains. Now, the conditions are back to hard packed, dry, and dusty, as Tracey Hannah demonstrates. The forecast at this point is calling for sunny skies and warm temps, particularly appealing to those of us coming off an unusually frigid winter.