One & Only Cape Town

... bit like home.<br> We had planned to only spend a few days in Cape Town, but it was National Women&#8217;s Day on August 9th, so the city was pretty much shut down the following Monday. We would have to wait until Tuesday to go to the embassy to get Brittany&#8217;s pages. We spent the day organizing our rental car (and got free chocolates for being women), and then we headed to the Cape Town Harbor to take the Ferry to Robben Island. Robben means Seal in Afrikaans, and the ...

... ill and that he needs to assure her that Timbani will have a job when he returns.<br><br>I could go on and on, about the little girl with the massive burn on her leg from spilling boiling water on herself, or the 15-year old girl who told me she wants to begin birth control injections today because she has a boyfriend now... or about woman whose AIDS has torn apart her digestive system so badly, she can no longer control her bowels and vomitted/had ...

... her son, he had mild learning difficulties but his school would not do anything to help him. As a average mainstream class has 40-50 children its hardly surprising he struggled, the teacher had no time and most kids do not get a good education out of school. Outside of school, I would always be surprised at the amount of people I saw in jobs that served no purpose. A man would stand all day in a parking lot saying he would look after your car, you didn't have to pay him ...

... were all quite busy. They put me with the cormorants and the penguins but they didn't realize that i have not tube fed either of these species on my own. Thank god that Anna was able to help me through it all. Due to her patience, i can now handle and tube them all on my own. This does not mean however that i did it well. There were some nips and some penguins who squirmed loose from my grasp. I felt so incompetent. I hate that. Did i mention that cormorants ...

... We had dinner at a restaurant called Harbour House and we had a great table overlooking the rocks where the waves came in. Started off with a few aperitifs whilst it was still light and then proceeded to tuck into a seafood selection comprising of large crayfish, mussels, spiced calamari, king prawns, seared tuna, chips, rice and salad! In summary today consisted of eating and sunbathing! It's a hard life being on holiday!

... much a ton of shops and its really pricy. There are a lot of designer fashions here. The men and women sort of look like they walked out of GQ and ELLE. Some of the others around backpackers row are more artsy and punk runk, really trendy. Its kind of like London. What I would expect of London and Elaine has been there so she said it is. I broke down and purchased a little conditioner mask ...

... through the dark and peaceful seaside metropolis to the very lovely district of Camp's Bay. Here I was deposited at the Krawitz family's stunning hillside compound and shown to my upstairs room where the smell of salt air was paired with the not too distant sounds of a very active Atlantic Ocean. Heading out for a quick bite at a local pub, I found comfort in some local house wine and a simple but flavorful pizza. As we sat and chatted, I heard my ...

... One of my first views coming into the airport was Megan Coughlin, my friend who has been living and teaching in Kenya for the past eight months... "Kate!! Katie!!" We just hugged and jumped around like little girls! What a wonderful feeling to come into a place you have never been before, in a country that seems foreign and be greeted by such warmth! Meg had to leave Kenya for visa reasons and we found it to be a perfect excuse to see each ...

... the market area. This area was quite different in layout than the residential areas. The buildings were similar to the cardboard box-like fruit stand, and more speed out. They were shacks, sometimes constructed from street signs or billboards or the ever present sheet metal and rotten wood, and they were more spread out, not lined up in tight neat rows like the homes. Men sold fruit, (Mom, seriously, skip this part) women grilled cow heads, the full heads of ...

... highest bungee jump in the world. Africa has it all. I feel like a tour guide or an promoter, but I don't think you will possibly understand until you visit...you may never leave! I'm considering it.hahaha I am on a bit of a time schedule here paying so much for internet time but that was my main point. I will definitely write more when I get on the cruise ship and get internet for free!!! Hope you love the pics and get a sense of what I am living through right now.