Shopping in Cape Town

I think cape town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The sun is often shining, and the table mountain looms up behind the city, and the waterfront is beautiful and full of life. Ate my first solid food in three days, and then went with the others down to the Victoria and Alfred malls at the water front ( Alfred is suspected to have been a lover of victorias- I guess she liked guys whose first names started with a).

The waterfront is THE place to be. Lots of little groups singing at various spots, many very nice ships with lovely things to buy, lots of good restaurants and bars, and lots and lots of people. one time we were sitting at a café and a boatload of people got off the Robben Island Tour. Robben island is where nelson Mandela had been imprisoned for so long. They were all women, part of a group I’d say because they were all wearing pale blue shirts, and they were all headed someplace that passed by us, and spontaneously they all broke into song, with a leader starting and the group responding. Absolutely beautiful voices. There was a kind of little dance or shuffle they did as well. They may have been part of a choir, but I don’t think so, because there were some members who were not singing. They were just people who liked to sing..

Well we leave in a couple of hours for verendraal, north of cape town about 3 ½ hours. It is where the oliphants river meets the sea, and we drive through desert to get there. It has no internet access, and spotty cell phone coverage. The community there is being repatriated to land that is now a winery. a couple of days there, then drive to Pretoria for a couple of days of workshops, then drive to joburg, and then we are on our way home. Now that I am feeling better I am back to really enjoying this trip. But I will be glad to get home