December 1st, 2009
Much R & R in South Africa
Well, I arrived safe and sound in the place the South Africans call the Mother City, Cape Town. It feels a little like heaven on earth to me. The weather was perfect, the landscape is stunning, and the car hire in South Africa gave me a great jeep, very reliable, the hotel I’ve been staying at is superb. The food and drink are unbelievably cheap.
With just over 2 weeks to explore this place, I’ve decided to take things very slow and mostly catching up on my reading while I sip a beverage or two and hang with my newly found friends. It just dawn on me just how much I need R & R after having been constantly on the move for 3 whole months.
My first outing was to take the cable car up Table Mountain. Spectacular and awe-inspiring. The second thing I did, after sleeping a bit and lazing around, was to take a boat ride to Robben Island. This is where Nelson Mandela was held for all those years. Apart from that, I’ve done what I’ve planned, sleep and read.
I know Christmas is fast approaching, but here in South Africa, it’s great that it doesn’t feel that way. There are Christmas decorations out and Christmas music on the radio, but I guess I’m refusing to believe that the holiday can be properly celebrated in 30 degree centigrade. Christmas needs to be cold for me and there should be snow on the ground or even a small little snow fall. Actually, I’m glad that Cape Town is what it is, or otherwise I’d get homesick. You’d think I’d want to be home during the holidays, but I can’t tell you just how thrilling this place really is. It’s captivating.
After I finish this blog, I’m going out to my terrace and sip on some chardonnay in the blazing sun while Table Mountain looms over me as I read my book.
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