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Seperated in Capetown
... then bring it over to one of the fire places. Music played, people were dancing, talking African dialects or Afrikaans and just minded their business... I felt like being in Africa for the first time. And was remembered quickly that I actually was. We seemed to be the only ones who didn't pay the grill master some extra cash so everybody ate while we were still waiting. By the time we received our food, it was time to go, since the vans were running back into town only until five. ...
The Sea is So Wide, My Boat is Too Small
... a ferry to Robben Island, the place where the incredible Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 of his 27 years that he served for his role in the anti-apartheid movements, along with other political prisoners. Our tour guide was an ex-prisoner who served time in Robben Island for his political participation in a student organization when he was 19 years old. He discussed how Coloureds and Indians were served different food for Blacks (see the picture of the menu). ...
Cape of Good Hope
... br>
-My God, my hair is all black!...and the bath tub is black too! Exclaims Lance after washing it
-Don’t come here until you are actually ready! Laughs Tristan, wanting to see only the end product... which actually turns out not too bad, though we are not used to seeing Lance this way.
-Your hair looks like when you were 40, concludes Tristan finding that Peggy had done a good job.
-What is it with ...
Flying high in Cape town
... It was Spectacular. You could see all of cape town , Robben Island , Lions Head and more. Mikael got to "be inside a cloud" as he has been wanting to be lol. Once we reached the top we did the 45 minute klippspringer walk to se Dassies ( I mistakenly called them Dessies in one previous post) these are such funny animals also called rock hyrax, the daisies closes relative is actually the Elephant which is really odd as it has no resemblance what soever ...
Birdy Meets GI Joe
... my self-diagnosed culture shock had begun to wear off. The city came alive the moment we stepped foot on Long Street, where people of all races mingled and laughed outside of restaurants and bars, and followed us throughout the entirety of our trip.
What we did is hard to explain because we did so much in such a short amount of time – beginning with Gabe’s flight being diverted and landing in Durban before finally ...