The Cape Milner Cape Town

... train and then got chatting to our dorm counterparts, three irish gals and two americans.. We were dog tired from all the travel so lights went out about 11.. And that's when I found half my bed was missing!
So I get in me bed only to find one of the rungs missing underneath where my bum is.. So I am now in a sitting position in bed with my bum practically on the floor! Mmm... What to do eh? Pitch dark, 14 counterparts sound asleep.....Mmm... I decided a prop up would be an idea ...

... I must say. Much bigger than IY, cleaner than IY, better smelling than IY, and calmer than IY. But, I’m partial to getting the full, crazy experience, so I’ll count myself blessed for not being placed in this "boring" clinic.

Thursday morning, the Retreat people actually came!! How exciting for all of the pregnant women and new mothers to actually be SEEN for a change. The waiting room was a beautiful sight ( : Because ...

... I have ever seen....amazing million dollar homes on the beach. From there, we went a penguin colony on Haut Bay. That was amazing. It was dozens of african penguins walking around the area and they had little protective shelters for their protection. After that we drove down to Cape of Good Hope nature reserve. It was amazing to finally see the thing that I had been reading about in books since I was a child. Apparently it was one of the most dangerous ...

... up for this again. But usually with the exception of Morocco people get back on the ship saying that their personal experiences with the people was great. I am happy to report that we did not have any serious accidents in South Africa which is a relief and surprising because the past few voyages everyone hasn't gotten back on the ship the same way they got off. I am also excited that we changed our trip itinerary because there was a bombing in Alexandria ...

... all together - no problem through security. Back to the Star Alliance Lounge for drinks and a shower (felt so good!). Flight on time to Cape Town. I have decided I really like the super-long layover between two super-long flights ... really breaks up the boredom, and, in this case, provides us with two over-night flights where we can just sleep and awake, more or less adjusted to the time change.

CAPE TOWN

The first thing I did in Cape Town when I woke up every morning was to slide open the kitchen window blinds. In our apartment, we had a perfect view of Lion's Head Mountain. If a cloud surrounded its peak, it meant rain within the next 24 hours. If it was clear; out came the sun. We had our very own daily and precise meteorological forecast. The sweetest sounds also came from that window as ...

... we dont have any clothes that fit him-not even the premi clothes. His mom was also a heroine addict so he will need to be watched closely since he is so tiny. It seems as though she left him right after he was born but we are not exactly sure. We had to pick him up in the NICU where he was in an incubator for the last couple weeks. He is about 6 weeks old but looks like he is only a day or two. After the hospital visit we went home and introduced the new little ...

... t seen one in over 2 weeks. That's the same time I found the man of my dreams. His name is Tal and he is a ranger and the most gorgeous man I've ever seen. I spent the rest of the time trying to track him instead of the animals! After we left the cheetah we stopped for some snacks and they proceeded to set up a picnic and entire mini bar right on the front of the truck. Gin and tonics in the middle of the African bush were rather good. After that Themba, the tracker ...

... the Aquarium in Swakopmund and had a much bigger array of animals. They had seals, penguins, sharks, sea turtles, giant crabby things - it was really impressive. The first tank that caught my eye was absolutely rammed with clown fish and all the little kids were hanging around it saying 'ooh there's Nemo, ooh there's Nemo, Mummy look at Nemo'. I thought it was sweet at first but eventually got annoyed and starting hitting them....I didn't really but was tempted ...

Relatively painless flights now from Cape Town to Istanbul - with a fairly short stop in Johannesburg on Turkish Air. Istanbul Airport is really nice - one of the best in the Middle East. They even hand out free Turkish Delight! Immigration very efficient and the officers were really friendly - which makes a change from most border posts authorities.