Happy Turkey Massacre Day!!
Trip Start
Nov 14, 2007
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Trip End
Dec 01, 2007
Simon's Town,
South Africa
Thursday, November 22, 2007
When: November 22nd, 2007
Point of Entry: at a fisherman's wharf - inside a restaurant for an early dinner.
So what is it that I am most thankful for? Is it the my job - or jobs for that matter? My family perhaps? Friends? My super dope 8mm Canon film camera? This is the billion Rand question for today - which just happens to be an American holiday, Thanksgiving. There's so many wonderful things that I have seen and done in my short 29 years that I would say I'm most thankful for all the opportunities that have come my way. Happy Thanks Givings indeed!
The weather was a lot better today but still very windy. We could do myriad of things today: visit the townships, go to the wineries, or just hang out. We opted to take a lovely drive down the eastern coast of the Cape peninsula to visit Simon's town and Cape Point. I didn't really want to go to the townships because I didn't want to offend the locals that live in District Six. Its almost like a human zoo, if you will, with tour buses coming in and out of the neighborhood, taking pictures, as if they were animals. I've seen this type of poverty before in my homeland, Philippines. For me, it didn't feel right to go there on a day like today. The wineries were also out of the question because... Well, we don't drink wine. If it were breweries, then maybe. Hahaha...
I'm starting to get use to driving on the left side of the street. Aside from the occasional mistake of thinking the turn signals are on the left-side when it's on the right, I'm cruising like a local yokel. We made it to Boulder's - home of the South African penguins. We took tons of pictures with them and even managed to piss one of them off. He stood up and tried to maul my black chucks. So, I had to step up to this foo' and show him my kung-fu skills. He then proceeded to back down once he saw me execute my world famous spinning heel kick in the air. "Want some of 'dis, homeslice?!" Hahaha...
Then we drove further south to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. The drive south was spectacular. The scenery was breathtaking. Again, we took tons of pictures. On our way back there was a family of baboons chillen on the side of the road. They're much bigger than I thought they were. Angela got of the car to take a few pictures of them up-close but was flanked by a momma baboon caring her baby. Angela freaked out when she saw the momma baboon walk right beside her.
Now, we're in Simon's Town having our Thanksgiving dinner. The restaurant owners were trying to figure out where our accents were from. Accents? Hahaha - its so strange to hear someone say that to you. But, of course we have accents. All Americans do. It's not like we're speaking the Queen's Language like she's suppose to be spoken. Haha...
Anyway - I hope everyone's having a great Turkey Massacre day. And for my friends who don't celebrate this American holiday... Um, happy Thursday perhaps?
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