Houw Hoek Inn
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Robben Island
... with a tour guide who explains about the island's history as a leper colony, maximum security prison and as a gun post during WW2. The tour was very interesting and the guide did an excellent job.
Then we were dropped off at the entrance to the prison where our group was met by an ex-political prisoner for the next part of the tour. He explained life and conditions inside the prison from when he was ...
Exploration
... 14.49. After making my way to a few more vendors, I started to get overwhelmed and since folks were packing up, I thought it would be a good time for me to leave and come back another day. Walking back to the guesthouse, I stopped by the grocery store and go a few things that I could keep at the house in the moments where I was just hanging around and was hungry. I was stunned again at how cheap things were - the dollar is ridiculously strong here. And so are my ...
Arriving in Cape Town
... this place, unsure about it's future. Archie is forging friendships with Shane's boys, Jack, Max and Axel. They speak the same language, surf, Jordy Smith, Mick Fanning, skateboards and 'Call of Duty', it's only the accents that separate them.
Day 3. We get to the cable car station early. We surge up just clearing the cliffs. It is freezing up there, the whole of the peninsular spreads out before you, not difficult to see why everyone raves about ...
WAIMH Congress
... Welcome Address was at 4pm not 6 as we had previously been told. So with a jolt we had to return back to finish packing my suitcase and to thank Vincent and Denise for their hospitality. They have been most kind and generous and I have enjoyed getting to know them.
I clocked into my hotel and then down to the Convention Centre to register.
The conference started off with a wonderful singing and marimba performance by ...
Week 43 – Cruising In Cape Town!
... and a night on the town at Power and Glory, rock n roll!
Friday was literally spent trying to get my UK phone unlocked (whyyyyy didn’t I do it in London!!!) and then trying to get a SA sim card. All of this was surprisingly difficult and made even more so without my own transport but was sorted by the end of the day hangover still in tow made worse by very noisy dorm mates.
Rich (who I met in Argentina same time as Paul) invited me to stay at ...
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