Tudor Cape Town

... what if I landed?” “What if I could do it?!” “What if I won that self-challenge?!”. I guess I wanted to expand my limits as I believe this can give me the opportunity to go places ordinary people don't get to go. The sweet taste of victory and self-fulfillment is –with no doubt- worth the risk!

‘Abseiling’ or –like how locals prefer to call it- ‘Rappelling’ was not among the initial list of activities ...

... things moving nicely. I also felt really free to be able to talk with the patients and treat each one very personally, with kindness and gentleness. I know that God gave me extra special strength and clarity of mind as I had no problems at all. When Jane came back, she said, "Oh! Tina! You've been working very hard. Thank you so much!" I took a short lunch break soon after she returned, and then when she went on lunch, I continued in triage. It ...

... and i feel i am achieving that. The work i have been doing so far is with the organisation's Employment Initiative. Although it also runs drop-in centres for kids, this is a beadwork company for the mothers of these kids who were previously troubled and unemployed. They (and indeed i for the next month) make jewelry, bags and household decorations to sell on in order to make a profit and keep ...

Hi everyone, at last I have dragged myself away from the luxury of retirement long enough to set up the much vaunted blog. I don't anticipate having too much to say until I reach Australia and start the serious travelling. I have been to Cape Town so many times before and have 'done ' all the touristy things some more than once so will not be doing much except relaxing so entries from here are likely to be brief and spasmodic but at the risk ...

... filming DVDs for students on courses there. She was also employed to help make a documentary about Whale Sharks so has seen loads, making us very jealous! We are hoping to dive in Tofo, Mozambique and see them there. though Having lunch and catching up with Gene while watching the surfers just off the Kelp and the swimmers in the tidal pool outside was very enjoyable. Time slipping away we rushed back to Cape Town for our Acacia overland tour meeting ...

... by carpets of rich floral colours. A day in the country with Sea More-Express: Winetasting and breathtaking country scenery - An unforgettable experience. 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

... and I can see why she's fallen in love with the place, although the incredible disparity between the haves and have-nots delineated by the walls, barbed wire and guard dogs is something I could not live easily with.  The place affected me, as well as impressed me and inspired me. I'll write more about joining up with the group of 23 other travellers wanting to discover more of Africa.. until then, here are some photos of Cape Town. For those worrying about me.. please ...

... s centre is unmanned but there is an honesty box so you can pay for a map of the reserve paths. However there was only one and that looked as if it had been used before so we put our few Rands into the slot and remembered to return it when we got back. The walk to the waterfall sounded good so we located the start of the path (they are reasonably well signposted) and set off. Fernkloof is quite a steep, hilly reserve with a rich population of fynbos plants. The paths ...

... not African (Bantu), but maybe Cape Malays, those with Khoi ancestry or maybe white somewhere along the line, were given trousers, and they were allowed bread and jam or syrup as well as more meat and fat for their meals. These were the tactics employed by the guards to break the spirits of the prisioners, to remind them of their total inferiority and to continue to enforce the Apartheid regime within the walls. they also mixed the political prsioners with ************victs to ...

... now on the other side of the mountain...so we had climbed THROUGH a mountain. It may have partially been that I was thanking god to have gotten out alive to see natural sunlight again, but the view from this side of the mountain was spectacular! Of course then we had to climb down the mountain from this side, which was not like a hike, but rather legitamite rock climbing, with deep crevices and sharp drops, etc. But, to my amazement we all survived and ...