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Bye to Greg & Michelle for Safari Pre-Departure
... 2pm we were handing back the keys to our rental car and the man was most pleased we brought it back without a scratch (except of course for the 30 odd dents and dings on it when we acquired it).
We were only supposed to be collected at 3pm by our tour company so we had half an hour to kill. We spotted our meeting point – the info desk – and spotted a rather sketchy-looking man pacing with irritation, regularly checking his phone. ...
A Rainy Museum Day
... was where the slaves were kept and in horrible conditions. It was absolutely horrible how these people were treated. The slaves came from all around the world, not just Africa. The slave trade began from India, Indonesia and of course Africa. It was a sad but an enlightening museum. It seems it’s a special week in South Africa and all the museums are free. It’s not much, but a pleasant surprise.
We then ...
DAY THREE
... languages: it’s a fact of life. We can no more say one language is better than another than we can say one religion is better than another.
William and I speak Spanish with the mother, but when I ask the younger boy “¿Cuántos años tienes?” (How old are you), he answers, “cinq” not “cinco.” His older brother answers, “onze” as well, rather than “once.” The mother is chatty, her accent very clear, which ...
Exploring Cape Town and Beyond
... 8230;.. and we bought a whole box of them, and a whole box of cling peaches ,some plums and some dried cling peaches.
We drove off eating handfuls of grapes…… totally addictive and the box was beside me on the back seat. They were the juiciest and sweetest grapes I’ve ever eaten. We drove back to Cape Town through the dramatic scenery of the Du Toit’s Kloof pass…. very high with the ...
First Stop - Cape Town
... be vigilant as there is a high rate of violent crime and most houses have alarm systems, electronic security gates and bars at the windows. Even our friend Adell has, in the past,been held up by a gang and forced to hand over her wedding and engagement rings.
Drugs, alcohol and AIDS are major problems here plus an unemployment rate of 40% which all add to the extreme poverty that can be seen in certain areas. There is no NHS and certainly no ...
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