Quayside Apartments Cape Town

... the Atlantic ocean in search of the great whites. It was a bit rough, but Sarah had taken 2 Dramamines and thought she would be alright. Unfortunately, once we anchored it was REALLY rough. The swells were over 15 feet high, and the rocking of the boat got to Sarah, and she was soon leaning over the side throwing up. Actually, everyone on the boat was throwing up, including the crew, so she didn't feel like such a weakling. Many of the people on the boat were ...

... as I could to get ready, and a few minutes later I went with him apologetically to his car. He assured me that he loves Cartoon Network and was basically thrilled for the opportunity to chill and watch some on the job. So my guilt eased...

We were going to Hout Bay, which is about 40 minutes away by car. It takes Jon about 30. The drive was simply breathtaking--we drove along the coast, alongside Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles (mountains ...

... was gimpy. Shannon and Morag hurried off leaving me being followed by this little heartbreaker. He ended up following me back to our hostel. I convinced our hostel to call the local SPCA and we gave him some food and water. Hopefully it all turned out well for him in the end!! From Durban we drove to Coffee Bay.... and when I say drove... I mean drove for like 14 hours! On the way we did chec out a gorge... it was gorgeous... haha. Coffee Bay is on the "wild coast" which is ...

... make your boat stay dry in the pool the longest), flip cup (drink cup of water and then must flip it over), pass the orange (pass it with your necks), fireman's drill (pass water down a line and fill up big container first), three legged race, wheelbarrow race, hula hoop contest, volleyball, Sudoku puzzles, photo scavenger hunt, Pictionary, Texas holdem game, and strength drills (wall sits, push ups, and pull ups). We all made sure everyone was ...

... we found three male lions, (by the way, most animals have bachelor group that hang out for years before they have their own harem). The three lions are apparently really bad dudes stealing the kill from lioness and killing and eating their cubs. We found them in the morning and then went back late afternoon when they were waking. We followed them and it was incredible to see how the whole jungle changes ...

... to end a day of slightly less than achieved attempts (with the exception of Mariners Wharf delights and the road trip there and back) we tried to hit Star Dust, a resto in Newlands which is apparenlty really cool and filled with uni students but alas, we once again got lost in the parallel roads to Main Road and an hour later, having eventually found the place....but finding it CLOSED (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) we stopped at nando's thinking some good ol ...

... We couldnˇ¦t believe our luck. But it turned out you couldnˇ¦t really see the leopard, we could just barely see its spots through the grass so we ended up moving on. After seeing rhino, baby elephant, baby giraffe, buffalo, warthog, zebra, and kudu we headed back to camp for breakfast. After that we went to a bigger camp where they had a pool. It felt great to cool off in the pool. By the time we got there the sun was so hot it was unbelievable! We did another afternoon ...

... beach and then a short walk through the wildflowers. The highlight for most of us was actually reaching the park. We went on a little hunt through the field first just trying to navigate and find things they had set out for us (sorta like a big kid treasure hunt). After that, we loaded into game watching trucks and drove around for a few hours finding giraffes, zebras, buffalo, lions (but these ones were caged, boo) and all sorts of springbok ...

... walk to my hotel. It was getting darker outside, but there were still a few people walking in the streets along the way. However, since South Africa has such bad reputation for its crime problems, it was still unnerving to walk its streets when it is getting dark. However, Cape Town is not as dangerous as Johannesburg so I felt ...

... home but another 2 work mates took the week off and flew over for a holiday. It was great. So what exactly did we do in Cape Town for a week: - We went shopping - of course, ate sushi for the first time since leaving London - yum, spent time by the waterfront, took a boat cruise around the harbour area viewing the seals, drove around the expensive towns along the beach and admired the houses, looked at diamonds as they are cheaper here than in London - and NO there are no ...