Rodwell House Cape Town

... walk us over to the restaurant. When we came out after dinner, he was still manning his block. We walked by him, really thinking nothing of it, and hopped in our car. He stood outside our window as we drove off, and Sarah turned to me and we both sort of realized at the same time – he’s looking for his tip – oops!

Our last day in Cape Town – we took on Table Mountain. We took our car back, grabbed some breakfast, then headed up ...

... the church clinic. The problems the patients come with are the same, but the approach taken in caring for them differs entirely between the two.
IY Clinic is so busy and noisy all of the time. Patients have to sit cramped all day in a smaller-than-sufficient waiting room with nothing to eat or drink (unless they bring refreshments with them... which they don't). Children are restless, running around, or wandering outside without ...

... days but was staying at another hotel for that time. She's been travelling around Africa since January, including a month at a lion sanctuary and a month at a game reserve, so I'm totally jealous of her!! As she's been in Cape Town for a few days already, she recommended heading down to the Waterfront area of the city, so with map in hand I set off. Although I had hoped to get the cable car up Table Mountain (yay, real tourist stuff!) it was just too cloudy for ...

... unfortunately we were not lucky enough to see any but we did see lynx and wild cat footprints. After a look around the garden which they are stocking with entirely indigenous plants including the almost extinct Clanwilliam cedar from which the area derives its' name, it was back to Clanwilliam for my last night. The journey back to Cape Town was easy and fairly quick 2 1/2 hours in total with nothing really to mention apart from the first sighting of ...

... and with chips! Marine life fascinates me and sharks in particular. Up until recently I have had doubts about whether we should be commercialising diving with Great Whites. Some have said they start to associate humans with food and shark attacks have increased, so I wasn't sure about the ethics of using them as a tourist attraction. However, the opportunity to see a Great White Shark in the wild held such a strong attraction that my misgivings seemed to ...

... sand, And Heaven in a wild flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour. William Blake (1757-1827) Additional Tour Information: Special rates for children under 12 years old. Accommodation at Cape Town Seamore-Express Guest house @ R800-00 per person sharing including Breakfast and Day Tour Free Airport Transfer to and from Seamore-Express Guesthouse

Cape Town was the final destination for our 5 week overland excursion through Africa. We said good-bye to ATC and relished a bed instead of a tent, laundry, and best of all no more flapping our plates. After every meal for the last month in camp we found ourselves flapping our plates, bowls, cups, silverware, pots and pans bone dry - every morning, every afternoon, every evening. There was great discussion along the way of flapping techniques and how to minimize what you ...

... are now starting to plan some visits to SA. Loella, a close friend from school, is arriving in mid december for a week and then we also happened to find a dirt cheap flight for my mum around the same time so I'll have both of them w me for a week..Soooo exciting to finally be able to show my loved ones how I live and why I fell in love with this wicked, wonderful country.. Anyway, Friday afternoon and sun is shining so think I'll head out for a couple of beers! Cheers!

... down there, and then we find that it's a stop for every tourist bus in South Africa. I guess this shouldn't be a big surprise, but we weren't really prepared for the flood of people. Cape Point isn't technically the most southern point of Africa, but it is a dramatic place to stand, at the bottom of the continent. The road back up the west side also has a really cool stretch called Chapman's peak road, a thin line hacked ...

... was hooked. Three hours after we'd arrived at the site, we were in the van on the way back to the ship. Becca and Matt wanted to go to the Ice Lounge, but Lauren and I had had enough and were craving sushi again, so we went to have sushi boat and some wine to celebrate. We sat there for a couple hours, just talking and bonding, before heading back to the ship. She had to leave early for her safari the next day, and I had to wake up early for a trip. I was ...