This weekend we went to Cape Town and the winelands. There were so many cool things we saw that we felt that there weren’t enough adjectives to describe them all. So I'm going to list a bunch of adjectives and you can just fill in the blanks: Awesome, Magnificent, Marvelous, Incredible, Amazing, Astounding, Wonderful, Brilliant, Magnificent, Superb, Intense, Excellent etc.
On Friday we drove to Stellebosh through endless _____ fields of farmland and sheep grazing. I had a work meeting with Johan one of the MBB engineers. Then we went walking around to see the town. We went to the Stellenbosch University campus and stumbled upon a bunch of people in a line. Turns out the dorms were having an acapella competition. It was packed and it seemed to be the main event of the town. Five teams competed that night and they were pretty good. They sang mostly American songs but they also sang in Afrikaans and Xhosa.
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| A capella Competition |
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| Stellenbosch University |
On Saturday we drove through the winelands and it was _____, _____, and very much _____. The drive was a lot of fun through the mountains. We went to a Huguenot (French protestant) Museum and a monument to the Afrikaans language.
But I’ll let the pictures talk.
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| Afrikaans Monument |
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| _______ Landscape overlooking Franschhoek |
In Cape town we stayed at Willow’s house who we met at the Mexican party a few weeks ago. There we met Andi and Alexa. We went with them and their friends to the Tin Roof that night and had a blast.
Sunday we went to Table Mountain, not too early, and we did NOT climb it considering Saturday night, though I planned to. It was _____ and _____. And the view was __________!
So there is a
new MEME going around called
planking, and while I’m not a professional planker I thought Table Mountain would be the place to do it. So here it is.
Kids: Always practice safe planking!
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| Planking the plank at Table mtn. |
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| Don't fall! |
Table Mountain was originally sea floor in Pre-Pangaea, then the continents came together to create Pangaea and pushed it up. That is why it has a very flat top!
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| Pockercito at the top |
Later we went to
Cape Point and the
Cape of Good Hope (south-westernmost point) Again it was _____ and ______ and _______.
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| South-westernmost point in Africa |
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| Southernmost point in Africa |
We also stopped at Boulders Beach to see the famous
African Penguins. (They used to be called Jackass Penguins for their donkey like bray)
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| Jackass Penguins |
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| Penguins I found under a bush |
Monday we went to
Robben Island, where political prisoners were sent during apartheid. It still brings up sensitive racial issues. We saw where Nelson Mandela was kept and learned about the plight of the freedom fighters. A couple of days later
I finally finished "A Long Walk to Freedom", Mandela's autobiography.T The way he brought about the demise of apartheid was an incredible tour de force. After 27 years in jail, incredible harassment and mistreatment he comes out with a message of peace, unity and galvanizes a nation to move to a better future. He is truly a model of selflessness for humanity; a hero in the classical sense.
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| Nelson Mandela's Cell |
So... are you still reading this? Good because I saved the best for last. Here are the links to all the pictures
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