Cape Town

Hi Babes

Just back from a wonderful dinner at Martin's Thumb seafood restaurant.   We had yummy calimari appetizers and fish.  Food is very cheap here!

Luggage arrived last nite so all is good :)

Today was a very packed day.  Breakfast at 7 and on the bus by 8:15, back at 5:30, lecture on the history and culture of South Africa, and dinner reservations at 7:30, back now at 9:30, blog at 10 .. and hopefully in bed by 10:30.  Another full day starting with bfst at 7 and on the bus again at 8:15 tomorrow.

Today was a trip to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandella was imprisoned for 16 years.  A 30 minute boat ride to the island; felt like we were on a roller coaster!  Our tour started with a 45 minute bus ride around the island to see the town.   There are about 200 people who live on the island which is now a national museum.  The people who live and work there are government employees and former prisoners who are tour guides.

I haven't figured out how to attach pictures yet, so I will add those tomorrow.  I think i need to download them to picassa and then import. A lesson for tomorrow :)

Anyhoo.... back to today's story.  Our tour guide at the prison was a former political prisoner who was at Robben Island at the same time as Nelson Mandella.  His name is Ntozay and he was imprisoned there for about 7 years.   He was released a few days before Mr. Mandella and was actually the driver that picked up Mr. Mandella from the prison when he was released and drove him to Bishop Desmond Tutu's house where they both stayed that first nite.  How cool is that (ok, this keyboard is going to drive me crazy, I can't figure out how to do a question mark).  After the boat ride back to Cape Town we had lunch at the famous Victoria  and Albert harbor, then continued our bus ride down to Hout Bay and then through an amazing and scary drive on Chapman's Peak Drive.  Meandered our way back to Cape Town in time to freshen up and get ready for lecture and dinner.

So this boring blog update would be so much better with pictures ;).

Maybe tomorrow if i have time to figure out the post picture thing on this lenovo tablet.

Off to bed... more tomorrow

Olives... mum oxoxox





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