Quick side note – one of our favorite comments when in Peace Corps Kenya was TIA…This is Africa… this continues to hold true…we have had to skip Mozambique due a cholera outbreak and also a storm that had hit last week and the waters on the way are proving to be a challenge. Our sailing times have increased significantly.
Pictures from our couple of free days…before getting on the boat.
March 25/March 26…African penguins are smaller and have black dots on their front – each penguins pattern of does is different. The two mountains are Table mountain and Signal Rock. The Cape of Good Hope is where the two oceans, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean meet…
While in Cape Town we explored the waterfront, took a hop on/hop off bus tour and met up with Monica and Emily who both live in Botswana. What a treat for them to come down and see us while in Cape Town. We also went to Cape Point and enjoyed spectacular view, especially from Chapman’s Peak Drive. An amazing road and construction feat.
We enjoyed a lot of great food and Melinda and Monica who has not seen in other in about four decades got to catch up! A side note, in the last seven months I was able to visit with all three of the amazing women/dear friends in our wedding (1983) as well as Bob’s Best Man and family. Wonderful sharing with so many of good memories.
On Monday Monica, Melinda and I took a fun tour to the the Boulder Penguins as ell as The Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point…it’s as close as one can get to where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet as well as the most Southwestern tip of Africa. Cape Town offers some amazing views, beaches and experiences…
After a late lunch and some beverages we said farewell to Monica and went to meet up with our National Geographic/Linblad group – a cocktail reception and dinner, directions for the next days tours and embarking on the ship. TIA was reflected on (this is Africa), a slogan we often used even in the Peace Corps way back when. This expedition is the first time NG has done it and things change all the time…on this continent.
Aspects of Wonder and Wander 