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Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town October 3rd 2005

here are some pictures of my first two weeks in cape town. as soon as i've got more spare time i'll add the stories.... read more

Introduction

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town October 2nd 2005

Fly out

Froggie

AN UPDATE FROM SEA :o)

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town September 25th 2005

n2m2s1

With 10 miles behind me and 10,000 more to go… - James Taylor I would just like to start off by thanking all of you who have sent me email or made comments on the blog. Even though I am not very efficient at responding I do read them and enjoy getting the messages. So thank you. And those of you whom I haven’t heard from since I left buffalo a month ago, drop me a line and let me know you’re still alive. It makes me feel less homesick… Here’s a long post of my life at sea, you can read as much or as little as you would like, I’ll warn you now, its kind of long and not very organized. I tried to make it interesting but I don’t know how good of ... read more

South Atlantic Passage

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town September 25th 2005

butterflytraveller

Well yesterday was the lowest point of my trip. First I missed breakfast because I forgot to set my clock ahead an hour (we’ve had to do this 5 times in the past week!) Global studies was awesome, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was at center stage and giving a wonderful performance, he really is an encouraging and jovial man. But after that uplifting hour and a half, a visibly distraught Dean John had to address the shipboard community and break the news to us that we are no longer going to Kenya. We’ve known all along that the political climate in Kenya is somewhat shaky, but the US has just issued a new travel advisory specifically for maritime vessels cautioning any stops in Kenya or anywhere along the eastern coast of Africa. Apparently terrorism and piracy, yes, ... read more

Engine Troubles and NW Winds

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town September 24th 2005

xman

Well, after two attempts at leaving the berth we are still tied in at the Royal Cape Yacht Club. The engine troubles, consisting of both a faulty gearbox and the engine being out of alignment have both been sorted out now. We're back to square one again, i.e. waiting for a good weather window! From this morning's forecast, we're going to be having NW winds all weekend and as well as till Tuesday, not such good news, although we don't have a timetable and there is no real 'rush', Cape Town is expensive and I know I would rather be spending my moola somewhere like Brazil. So it looks like we might be here until Wednesday now, might just have to start knitting some scarves.... read more

Almost about to leave

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town September 21st 2005

xman

Well - still here in Cape Town, engine troubles yesterday just before our 'almost' departure for Saldanha. Guy coming tomorrow to hopefully fix it all up - apparently a gear box malfunction. VERY windy outside at the moment, just about to head back to the boat for some much needed 'shut eye'. Tomorrow might be the big day, hoping it is - as much as Cape Town is a beautiful city I think we all are ready to sail on out! With an expected 16 hour sail, if we leave tomorrow late afternoon, we should arrive in Saldanha sometime during the day. ... read more

living the discovery channel!!!

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town September 20th 2005

Justin and Beth

Hello Everyone, Here is the big blog...I think it's gunna be a long one, because we have been doing a ton of stuff and have so much to tell you all. First off, we'll start with our flight from Athens to Dubai. We didn't really know what to expect out of Dubai, but the airport was super nice. On the flight over there, Justin noticed on the flight screen that we were in the "neutral (safe flying) zone" and then there were a bunch of other colored zones surrounding us, so that was kind of different ;) The flight was great though, they had a tv in every seat that allowed you to play games, watch tv shows, movies and you could even call other seats in the airplane, so i called up Justin, it was ... read more

Quick Update

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town September 17th 2005

Justin and Beth

Hey Guys!!! We thought we'd give you a quick update and write more details later, it's hard to find computer time here because South Africa is absolutely amazing!! It is by far the best place we have been and the highlight of our trip thus far, we are thoroughly enjoying ourselves. So, we started off in Jo'Berg and went on a Safari, which was very cool. We saw the big five: Leopard, lion, elephant, buffalo and rhino. As well as giraffes (tons of them), impala, monkeys, baboons, hyianas (not sure on the spelling), zebras and many many more...it was something else seeing them so close. Then we flew down to Capetown and did a Township tour. A township is basically an area of a city, or just an area that people live in shacks, it is ... read more

Leaving SA

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town August 3rd 2005

BernieBear

Damn it...I just tried to post a good, long post but lost it somewhere in cyberspace. So this will be shorter than it's supposed to be, but hopefully it'll say what it needs to. So I leave Cape Town in a few days...it's been a really interesting experience, and though it hasn't been perfect it's been a learning process the whole time. Uhm...yeah, so since I don't feel like rewriting this all over again, I'm just going to say that I'll tell better stories the next time i see/talk to you guys, and I'm looking forward to being home (or whatever best approximates home for the time being). Love and such BernieBear... read more

Penguins

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town July 31st 2005

'Goats Do Roam'

Weixiao82

Geo: -34.1826, 18.4584Needed to keep Rebecca happy and make a lightning trip to Cape Town to visit the penguins in Simonstown. We stayed in our nicest hotel so far, right on Boulders Beach where the penguins were. The penguins put on a fantastic performance. So many of them and they're pretty entertaining birds to watch. So clumsy on land but acrobats in the water. Rebecca was in paradise as she's loved penguins all her life. We woke up early for the sunset and that was magical. Beautiful beautiful colours silhouetting the penguins. I was tempted to pppick up a penguin but apparently they have razor sharp beaks!! We stayed in Cape Town at Long Street Backpackers for a few nights. Had lots of fun most of which I can't remember! Cape Town's a fun place to ... read more

Brief history of South Africa

After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug...more history

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