Tech tip of the week: Good cameras are very important. Good cameras with optical zoom are even more important.
Tuesday 29th went by with one of the nicest distractions from the looming finale, the Camps Int. Safari day. This safari had so much to see we all could hardly believe our luck! Close to 1000 Wilderbeasts, approximately 750 zebras and easily 150 elephants. I have never been so close to living The Lion King as I was during that safari!
Wednesday 30th was broken up with small sets of goodbyes. As people's flights got closer, they were ferried away in groups at different parts of the day. All the way through the ones who remained gave them positive words to leave to and more hugs than should really be legal. The Kilimanjaro climbers and myself toasted them all safe journeys home before retiring to sleep.
Thursday 31st has been the day. No more dodging, I left Tanzania behind and flew across Africa! My goodbyes to the Kili climbers were teary. My flights were quiet after 2 months of enjoying the company of so many fantastic people. Life isn't going to be the same now, although I feel that it has changed for the better.
Friday 1st was the day of flight and reunion. The flights weren't long compared to the ones I took to reach Tanzania but I did endure an almighty 10 hour layover stop in Nairobi! Thank goodness for podcasts and mobile games for eating up time. I made it to Cape Town safe and sound, however, and I am now reunited with my best friend, Julian, who will be my partner in crime for this South African leg of my adventure!
Hello everyone to our long walk through the Cape of Good Hope. I'll also be recounting our adventures together, the only difference being that my stories will be funnier.
At the time of writing (Saturday 2nd) we went on the City Sightseeing Tours that you get in every important city in Western Civilisation.
It was bloody freezing.
However we did get to see some amazing sights. The bus took us all around the Mountain, giving us some amazing shots and views of something the locals call the Table Cloth (which is pretty much when low clouds overcast the mountain, giving the effect of a table cloth.)
We also ate at the Two Oceans Resturant, where we had the best Fish and Chips ever. Needless to say, it'll be hard going back to the stuff we have in the UK, which pales in comparison.
Although, something interesting happened on the train ride home. There was a rather persistent beggar who kept on asking for...what was he asking for, mate?
Who knows Julian? Saturday 2nd was when we scouted out Cape Town in true tourist fashion. We were able to enjoy some of the historical and cultural joys from the top of the City Siteseeing Bus. After doing so much hard work in Tanzania, just being able to sit back and enjoy the big city is a pleasant delight. The only strange moment was this beggar, who I think was asking for change but his English wasn't the clearest. Just another little adventure I guess!
Sunday 3rd saw us leisurely stroll around Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. We enjoyed a day of exploring the various plant species on display and finding the strangest names of plants. This was shortly followed with a voyage down to Fish Hoek in order to visit Luke, Julian's cousin and almost twin. (Twin?! We're complete opposites, he's blonde, I'm brown haired, he's smart, I'm charming) We had a fantastic evening chatting the world away and watching Simpsons episodes. Just another day in the rainbow nation.
Monday 4th finally had me get a local SIM card. I'm dreading the bill back home now! We also explored the V&A waterfront for the day and enjoyed Cape Town's Aquarium. I was the child of the group today as my love for fish got the better of me today. The only downside was the persistantly heavy rain that followed us around all day. It's starting to feel like England down in SA!
We had planned to go to Table Mountain today but there were two big factors. 1: the weather was a bit crap, and it is ill-advised going up the mountain when there's low cloud as you can't see where you're going and you could fall off (I thought the weather in South Africa was meant to be nice, every travel agent lied to me) and 2: it was closed for maintenance until the 10th, really the website should have warned us about this.
But not to worry, we should be able to go up a day or two before our flight takes off, meaning we'll be ending the trip on a high note (both figuratively and metaphorically)
Anyway, I'll see you guys next week with more funny stuff.
Changing from Tanzania to South Africa has been an adventure in itself. Going from a group of, at times, nearly 50 people to just myself and my best friend has been something else. Although I deeply miss everyone I said goodbye to in Tanzania, I cannot deny that being in Cape Town with my best friend is one of the best things ever.
Take care and I'll see you all on the flipside!
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