Bezweni Lodge Somerset West

... So poor simon is now on 8 shots of rabies treatment for the next 13 weeks.

Later this night while sleeping happily in my tent, good old Pete yells out "Michael Jackson is dead"…. Huh what…. And back to sleep I go. Will always remember where I was when Michael Jackson died.

Had a couple of days out game viewing in the truck around Etosha National Park, but I have to admit after Kenya and Tanzania the rest of ...

... of people running up to me and hugging me which was lots of fun, and then i was going around group hugging full tables. was dancing with these to south african girls who were grabbign mya ss and stuff, and i was convinced they were pickpocketin me! turns out they were a good laugh, a bit old though. but it got me back to my drunk paRanoid thinking of everyone is either trying to rob me or they are a man dressed up as a girl! so this girl walks in, with HUGE boobs, which im ...

... were all pretty good prices for the local goods, and we were thrilled with our purchases of stone statues, fun salad tongs carved in African animal shapes, coasters, fertility gods, and more.


We also relaxed a bit at the hotel spa that was really cool. It was built into the caves in the rock below the hotel and the hot tubs were all made of natural rock. It was dark and quiet and super relaxing.

Cape Town, South Africa katieb

... and the vendors more than friendly and helpful. As to be expected though the boutiques were much more expensive and it seemed like the attitude of the sales people was inversely proportional to the prices. The area made for some nice photos and the Two Oceans Aquarium, http://www.aquarium.co.za, was very nice. Xuchi spent most of her time in there. As I said earlier, living near a big ...

... like a really nice place in what is a month earlier the most popular skiing resort in South America. We will however be there for the hiking, cycling, canoeing etc Unless the snow has decided to stay on longer than expected. The resort has a SPA which i have no doubt Laura will be taking full advantage of... Can't wait...

... rugged national park ending in a lighthouse high on a rocky cliff face ... where you feel like you are at the end of Africa even if it really is is Cape Aghulas 100KM East of here ... As we take the coast road bakc toward the city the drive holds yet another wonder for us ... for me the last great wonder of the trip, but every bit the astounding inspirationsal beauty that the rest of the trip held ... the Cape Doctor is blowing strongly from off the sea ...

... the nurse. As she stuck the needle in his wrist I began to comfort him, he didn't seem to be that bothered. His tiny little hand was rested in mine as she drew the blood for the test and wrapped gauze around his wrist. After we finished with the test I wrapped him back up and headed back to Home of Hope. On the ride home I was talking to the social worker about all of the kids and why they are at the house and it was very interesting to hear each of their ...

... some pens from my work, The Grill, and gave them to the kids and the teachers because they lack basic items like that. As sad as the whole experience was it was good to see and learn about how things are getting better and the troubles they still face. People have hope and are happy with their lives and know that someday things will be better. While in Cape Town I took every advantage to talk to as many people as possible ...

... shop. We used US dollars (1 dollar = 2 Rand), which was kind of a ripoff, since it is 7 Rand per dollar. A Regent representative met us at the Cape Town airport and sent us via car service to a small, elegant hotel at the Cape Town dock to await the ship's clearance so we could board. We had about 3 hours there, during which I took another shower in a "day room", which was exactly like the little bathroom in the BA lounge. By this time ...

... wasn't helping my hangover. After a few hours of walking around I decided I'd exercised enough for one day so went back to the lodge for a lay down. 5 hours later I woke up and went out for dinner and managed to avoid a trip to a karaoke bar by the skin of my teeth! I decided to have an early night so I could take full advantage of Thursday, which was my last full day in Africa. I woke up early on Thursday and after a quick breakfast I walked from the lodge back ...