Cape Town
Trip Start
Jun 29, 2006
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Trip End
Jun 29, 2007
Cape Town,
South Africa
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
As Cindy had to work, Sebs and I went shopping to "Fruit & Veg" (a wholesale supermarket). What a treat! Such an array of fresh produce (and cheap), I could hardly contain my excitement. Christmas had come early it seemed! After completely going overboard with the shopping, we headed to the beach to dive into the icy Atlantic Ocean waters. Yow! It's cold but what a zingy feeling on your skin afterwards
1. Sarah, Cindy and me in Cape Town
!Our friend Sarah who has been living in the Eastern Cape for a year, was heading back to Cape Town for a brief party before returning to UK for Christmas. Cindy and I had arranged I would arrive earlier than expected thus surprising Sarah when we picked her up from the bus station at 2.30am. She had no idea ;) It was fantastic to catch up and exchange stories!
We spent the next few days shopping for Christmas presents and went for one last blast at a club called Liquid on the Saturday evening. We must be out of practice - Cinds and I called it quits at 4am! We laughed hard as we were looked upon strangely by a group of young boys for talking to one of their mates (They probably thought we were chatting him up) - I think we just found ourselves placed in the "too old" category ;)!
I was fortunate to be able to catch up with a couple of friends that I had met in Zanzibar, Kowie and Bill who live on the outskirts of Cape Town. We enjoyed a fantastic evening at a winery in Constantia where I bored them with photos and stories of my travels. I later caught up with Kowie for a drive around to Hout Bay and along the fabulous Chapmans Peak drive which has been closed every time I have visited Cape Town for the past 5 years
2. Buskers in Cape Town
. I had heard so much about Chapmans Peak, I was happy to finally be able to see it first hand. Thank you to Kowie and Bill for taking time to show me such magnificent Cape Town hospitality :)The following Monday we drove Sarah to the airport and bid her farewell. She is off to spend Christmas in Guernsey with her folks. Cinds and I turned our focus back to a healthy lifestyle, spending every morning at the local pool at Seapoint. It is an Olympic size, salt water pool, right on the seashore with commanding views over the ocean. I could have spent hours there everyday however, being school holidays, by late morning you could no longer swim in a straight line - too many bodies to dodge. Towards the end of the week we finally started planning our costumes for the MCQP (Mother City Queer Project Festival). The theme this year was 'Comic Strip' (you have to dress up to gain entry). After much discussion we finally settled as a group on dressing as 'Pinky and the Brain', a cartoon about two mice of which one has a very large brain and wants to "Take Over The World"!
On the eve of the MCQP we gathered at Proc's house for champagne and dress ups before heading off to the big party at Ratanga Junction Theme Park, where the party was kicking into full swing
3. Pinky & The Brain
. It is quite a thing to arrive at the party. Each group crosses over a catwalk and is announced as they arrive with cameras clicking and video cameras recording - you really want to ensure you have put enough effort into your costumes! The atmosphere was fantastic, the crowd very friendly and the music was rocking! We had a great night partying hard until the early hours before sunrise when we made a brief visit back to Cinds and Sebs for a quick shower and change, then off to another party!The other party was an outdoor trance party held in a secret location around Hout Bay. The venue had moved in the middle of the night which made it hard to find - especially in our wobbly state! Soon enough though we were kicking up a dust storm at breakfast time, sipping on red wine and having the ongoing debate on what is trance and what is house (depending on what country you live in people define them differently). We had a load of fun - I made some new friends and met some old and even had a call from UK friends cracking on back home whilst I walked through the surrounding forest. We called it quits around lunch time for some much needed sleep - a fantastic way to end 2 weeks in Cape Town.
And with that, my visit was over and I'm back in Perth to enjoy a chilled Christmas with my family.
