Day 105

I'm sooooo tired! But what a great day! (Like you thought I was going to say any different).
I had set my alarm for 7 because Tim said he'd knock on my door then, if we were going out early. Well, when it went off and there was no sign of him coming towards the door...I reset it and quickly fell back to sleep. It wasn't until about 8:15 that I heard a knock on my door, and got out of bed to answer. Tim said breakfast would be early. So I got dressed, and out I went without my makeup. OMG! I didn't even do that on Christmas Day! Oh well...Sun always makes your face look nicer, so I didn't look as horrible as I could have.

I sat down at the table and was joined by the boys and Heloise. Some fruit, a little bit of cereal and a HOT CROSS BUN! Woo! I hadn't had one of them in so long...so I was pretty excited. After breakfast I finished getting ready, and a little while later the boys and Tim decided we were going to go to Ratanga Junction. We got in the car, and drove towards Cape Town. Heloise was staying home to work. When we arrived at the location, we got out of the vehicle and looked over the fence at some HUGE roller coasters! I was so excited to be in a theme park! It had been a while since the last time.

We got the appropriate wristbands for everyone and headed towards the first rollercoaster. I went on with Nathaniel I think...then the boys wanted to go on again. This time, I went with Josh, Tim went alone, and Nathaniel and Zach sat together at the front. The day continued with rides, both dry and wet. In fact, one ride we went on - Crocodile George - soaked Josh and I! The others, who were sat on the opposite side of us, hardly got a drop on them...while the two of us and the random guy beside us got hit by 3 different waterfalls. It was awesome.

Josh and I decided we were going to go on "The Cobra", a roller coaster much like Top Gun at Wonderland. I asked him about 5 times, if he was sure he wanted to go on...including as we were walking into the line up. He kept saying yes. As we got further, he said it looked scary. I told him he had to tell me right then if he didn't want to go, because I'd have to walk him back to his dad. He said it was fine and he wanted to go. Well...we got on the ride, and as we left the dock or launch pad or whatever you want to call it, he was almost in tears. He said he didn't like it and he didn't want to do it. (We hadn't even reached the first drop). I told him it was too late, to put his head back, and the ride would be over in seconds. I heard some screams from him, and some definite frightened noises, but when we got off, he claimed he kept his eyes open the entire time, and he was glad he did it. The picture we had printed off proved his words to be a lie. His eyes were closed haha. He then explained that he only closed them for the first drop. I'm not sure if that's true or not, but it didn't matter. He said he'd probably go on it again when he was older. As the day progressed, he kept changing his story, and by the end, it wasn't TOO scary and he'd go on it again if we went back. I highly doubt that though. He tries to be tough, but he really isn't.

The boys walked on water (in a bubble). Well...Nathaniel and Josh did. Zach was in line, but when he realized he couldn't go in the same bubble as Nathaniel, he wouldn't go. He complained afterwards however, saying that he wanted to try it. But it was too late. We ate lunch, and then while Nathaniel and Zach went in the bouncy castle, Tim left to get Heloise. The boys and I roamed the park. We went on a boat ride, and then they went on the merry go round. We then searched for the first roller coaster we had gone on, but we couldn't find it, and it was time to search for the exit. We left the park, as the people at the gate cheered, danced and clapped for us. We sat in the garden area waiting for Heloise and Tim. Josh, Zach and I played Guess the Animal, while Nathaniel laid down and tried to sleep.

When Heloise and Tim arrived, we left for the center of Cape Town. We were going to go to the beach area called Camps Bay for dinner...but when we got there it was "busy"...so we continued on. We ended up eating at the Aquarium cafe. The food wasn't great, as there were bones in my fish and chips...and I've never experienced that. It made it a little hard to enjoy. My drink was good though. When we finished eating we drove to the theatre. We parked and walked in (we'd all changed back at the aquarium so that we looked half decent). We bought some ice cream and some chocolate for the show. When we were told we wouldn't be allowed in for 15 more minutes due to an earlier power failure, we decided to eat the ice cream before it melted. We then went and sat on the steps of the venue.

It was time to go back in, and I, unlike everyone else...was VERY excited! This would be my first time seeing "CATS!" and I couldn't wait. We sat down...Josh next to me, and I told him he was not allowed to speak during the performance. He did go to a couple of times, but clearly remembered and leaned towards his mom to ask her his questions, and make his statements instead.

I thought the production was amazing! I was in awe. Granted I was very sleepy from the day's events, so by the end of the first part I found my eyes drooping...but intermission gave me a bit of a kick, and I was ready for the rest! I loved it! I wished I could have taken pictures. I actually had a cat crawl over me at one point. I felt so spoiled just being there. It was great. Heloise isn't a fan of musicals, and at intermission she didn't understand what was going on. Tim said it was cuz we had to read the story in the programme. I didn't have any issues with it though, I really enjoyed it and was able to follow no problem. Josh seemed to really enjoy it as well. Heloise and Tim were saying the first part dragged on...so I kept my mouth shut and just kept smiling. I really really really enjoyed it.

We drove home, I thanked Tim, and came right into my room. (The boys had fallen asleep in the car, and I'm pretty sure Heloise and Tim were going up to bed soon after I did). I've been lying here ever since, but had so many things to check, and was talking to some people. Now it's 1am, and I don't have an alarm to wake me up in the morning, as my phone died. Great! Well, I better go figure something out. Good Night xx