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February 26th 2014
Published: March 24th 2014
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Capetown, South Africa--Wednesday, February 26th. Morning tour of Robben Island Had a good buffet breakfast and then took the hotel shuttle to the ferry for Robben Island that you catch from the Victoria and Alfred waterfront. We got there early and had to stand around waiting for the 9:00 ferry, so, of course, Valerie kept busy taking pictures of the plaza’s Clock Tower and Tidal Gauge, a stat... Read Full Entry



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Sharon Mock Whitaker and Valerie Mock
RamblingRosies
RamblingRosies
We are sisters who began our love of travel with our parents when we were in grammar school. We grew up in Northern California and had traveled most of the Western States and Mexico before the 8th grade. Sharon traveled to Europe the first time when she graduated from high school to be a Girl Scout camp counselor and Valerie lived in Europe 7 years teaching the US military community at the graduate level. We rarely take a tour and usually travel on a low budget, by car, plane, and train. We have recently both retired and Sharon bought a Roadtrek RV, that we named Rosie II after our parent's "R... full info
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1402-75 World War II buildings placed to protect the harbor1402-75 World War II buildings placed to protect the harbor
1402-75 World War II buildings placed to protect the harbor
1402-76 One of the gun batteries finally finished after the end of WWII1402-76 One of the gun batteries finally finished after the end of WWII
1402-76 One of the gun batteries finally finished after the end of WWII
1402-77 Church built for leper colony, now used for weddings1402-77 Church built for leper colony, now used for weddings
1402-77 Church built for leper colony, now used for weddings
1402-78 The modern prison where Mandela and other political prisoners were kept1402-78 The modern prison where Mandela and other political prisoners were kept
1402-78 The modern prison where Mandela and other political prisoners were kept
1402-79 Admissions office for all new prisoners1402-79 Admissions office for all new prisoners
1402-79 Admissions office for all new prisoners
1402-80 A picture is worth a thousand words1402-80 A picture is worth a thousand words
1402-80 A picture is worth a thousand words
1402-81 Prison yard for Mandela and other political prisoners1402-81 Prison yard for Mandela and other political prisoners
1402-81 Prison yard for Mandela and other political prisoners
1402-82 Former political prisoner who was our guide1402-82 Former political prisoner who was our guide
1402-82 Former political prisoner who was our guide
1402-83 Mandela's cell block--3rd window from left1402-83 Mandela's cell block--3rd window from left
1402-83 Mandela's cell block--3rd window from left
1402-84 Mandela's cell1402-84 Mandela's cell
1402-84 Mandela's cell
1402-85 Tourists paying homage to Mandela1402-85 Tourists paying homage to Mandela
1402-85 Tourists paying homage to Mandela
1402-86 Another prison block contained short bios and mementos of former prisoners1402-86 Another prison block contained short bios and mementos of former prisoners
1402-86 Another prison block contained short bios and mementos of former prisoners
1402-87 Another prison building and exercise yard1402-87 Another prison building and exercise yard
1402-87 Another prison building and exercise yard
1402-88 These prison blocks held 20 prisoners with no cells--just bunk beds1402-88 These prison blocks held 20 prisoners with no cells--just bunk beds
1402-88 These prison blocks held 20 prisoners with no cells--just bunk beds
1402-89 Daily prison rations depended on your ethnicity1402-89 Daily prison rations depended on your ethnicity
1402-89 Daily prison rations depended on your ethnicity
1402-90 Cell block for 20 prisoners1402-90 Cell block for 20 prisoners
1402-90 Cell block for 20 prisoners
1402-91 Obviously a mosque outside the prison gates, but no one seemed to know anything about it1402-91 Obviously a mosque outside the prison gates, but no one seemed to know anything about it
1402-91 Obviously a mosque outside the prison gates, but no one seemed to know anything about it
1402-92 Light house and early buildings from return ferry1402-92 Light house and early buildings from return ferry
1402-92 Light house and early buildings from return ferry
1402-92 Royal terns near Cape Town dock1402-92 Royal terns near Cape Town dock
1402-92 Royal terns near Cape Town dock
1402-92 The sign says it all1402-92 The sign says it all
1402-92 The sign says it all
1402-93 Old port building across bridge from ferry terminal toward our lunch restaurant1402-93 Old port building across bridge from ferry terminal toward our lunch restaurant
1402-93 Old port building across bridge from ferry terminal toward our lunch restaurant



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