Woke up too early again, still not acclimated to the time zone. Good thing though, awoke to power out at flat. Power is pay as you go. No pay, no go. Flat very dark, but local cell phone has flashlight. Brilliant. Everything should come with flashlight. Still no Internet. Lived in dark for just a bit, then got it "sorted".
Drove to students' Backpackers with no problem, and caravan'd to the University of Cape Town, our new school. Toured the campus. There are stairs everywhere. Everywhere. Even in a bathroom. Everywhere, literally. Very interesting tour, but somewhat exhausting for us flatlanders from Phoenix. I think we were all happy to pile into our tour van at the end.
Tour van took us to Table Mountain where we rode up on a cable car. Clouds passed over the mountain top while we were there. Went through cycles of incredible views, and thick fog. It was awesome. Then to another peak, where I bought a painting from an artist there. They have a cannon atop the peak that fires at noon everyday. I asked if the cannonballs are just piling up in the ocean, and no one seemed to know :)
On to Long Street where the girls spent a LOT of time looking at rain boots. Love you girls! But, yes, a lot of time there, and other shops along the road. Then to V&A Waterfront Mall, and back to the Backpacker's. It was a long, long day of roaming about. Reminded me how old I am! Entire body aching by the end. Drive home and happily flop at lodging. Loved the tours immensely, as well as the tea that everyone drinks here. But, happy to relax a bit now.
The parade is back on our street. Can't muster up the energy to go downstairs, can hear it from my flat though.
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