Capetown fun

So Friday was a birthday day. It was both Nelson Mandelas 90th and Meg's 22nd! We went to Robben Island during the day--very cool to be there on Mandela's birthday. The tour is led by an ex-prisoner so you get a really interesting perspective on the place. We learned about the different 'groupings' in the prisons and the hunger strikes that took place to earn more rights. We went in Mendela's cell and then had a tour around the villiage area. After that we had lunch along the waterfront and then attempted to watch the sunset along Camps Bay. There was a massive cloud covering the sun, yet we still kept occupied with some fish bowls along the beach! The night kept on going with tapas dinner at Cafe Sofia and then went out on Long Street.

The next day we went on a vineyard tour. Bruce, our tour guide, took us to four different wineries which included plenty of wine tastings, an incredible lunch outside, chocolate, and cheese. Very fun day laughing all day and enjoying the gorgeous weather--

Today I went to a lion park in the morning- sort of disappointing. Thought it would be more 'safari' like, but instead it was boring and was more like a zoo. They claim to have the oldest lion in South Africa--I don't buy it... After that Dylan and I were supposed to go paragliding but due to crazy cloud coverage we weren't able to take off. I have honestly never seen clouds like this- we went up to Signal Hill, where we were supposed to take off, and all you could see was a sea of clouds covering the sky. Very cool sight- but sadly there would be no paragliding.

Our group is dwindling. The Rhodes students left yesterday, and Ace Felix and Mesta leave in a few hours. Such sad goodbyes, hopefully our paths will cross again oneday but we really live so far away. Never expected to get create such strong bonds with these people. The majority of us leave tomorrow for the States. Last night in Capetown, should be a good one!