Day 98

My camera is charging for another great day of pictures, so I won't be uploading those from today...tonight. Instead I'll show you some of the ones I took yesterday and the day before.


My burn is super red today, and hurts, but I am sure it will be fine soon enough. I lathered on the sunscreen today and made sure I didn't miss a spot.

Joseph and Peter made our breakfast today. I had fruit, eggs and bacon with a slice of toast. It was delicious. We all got our stuff together and headed out on an adventure. We weren't sure where we were going. I wasn't sure if we were going to get anywhere. - We have yet to stop at a stop sign. -

We drove and saw some AMAZING scenery. Scenery in which you'll see pictures of tomorrow. We decided as we drove into Cape Town (I'm staying just a bit outside of it, in a place called Paarl), that we would go see what the wait was like to go up Table Mountain. As we drove up, Tim estimated on the people, that we would have to wait 30 minutes for tickets, and then another 15 to go up. I was fine with that...but apparently no one else was. We're gonna go another day when it's planned and we leave super early. So we drove on a bit, and finally stopped at the side of the road to take some pictures. Something I didn't think was going to happen. The view was absolutely stunning! We took the pics, got back in the car and turned around.

We went back down to the very bottom of the mountain, and headed to the Waterfront. When we arrived, it was basically a giant shopping center. We went up the elevator, and headed outside to walk around for a bit. We looked around at all the boats and things, and decided we would sit down for lunch. We sat on the patio of this little restaurant. Heloise and I weren't too fond of the food...not nearly as good as yesterday, but nobody knows I didn't enjoy it. (Except you guys of course). While we were eating, we saw some boats go by, and SEALS! One of them was teasing us. Some of them would get close, you'd take out your camera, and they'd disappear...but this one...it would do what seemed like tricks. Like wave it's fins in the air and look like it was sunbathing, and it would get closer so you'd think Yes! I'm gonna get a pic of the fun one...and sure enough, he'd move away so you couldn't catch it on camera. We finished eating, and the boys decided they were going to go to the Aqua Circus. Something I was most definitely not taking part in. Luckily, neither was Heloise, so without explaining my fear of clowns to everyone, I was able to escape the clutches of the creepiness to come.

Heloise and I went shopping. I didn't actually buy anything, as everything here is SO expensive. But I did fall in love. My Uncle and Aunt gave me Ran (South African money) for my birthday and Christmas, so I want to buy something really nice with it...well, Tanzanite is a gemstone found only in South Africa, so we've been admiring pieces of jewellery for days. Today, I came across the prettiest ring. It was 50% off, so the lady made me try it on. It was AMAZING! White Gold, with 2 strands of diamonds holding a small tanzanite stone in the middle of the ring. It was sooooo pretty! It was also what worked out to be something like 1,200 pound. Dammit. I can't get it out of my head now. I tried a top and a bathing suit on as well, but didn't really want to spend money on clothes that I could probably find anywhere...so I put it all back on the rack. We walked around some more, and did much more jewellery window shopping than I have EVER done. We also went into this really cool shop called young designers. I could have spent a lot in there.

Eventually it was time to meet up with the boys again. Heloise and I went downstairs, but didn't see them, so we wandered some more. Only to come back to 3 boys and a man who were wondering why we were so late. They refused to believe it was them who wasn't there on time. We discussed what we were going to do next. The boys didn't enjoy the circus at all, and I had my mind set on a boat ride. Luckily, so did Nathaniel. We walked over to where they were, bought our tickets, and waited until it was time to board. We were going to get ice cream, but by the time everyone stopped at the bathroom, it was time to get on the boat. We sat right at the front. Literally. Outside on this huge sail boat, on the netting at the front. It was unreal! We're motoring along cuz there wasn't really any wind...and along with the beautiful scenery, we see some seals. It gets windier, so the guy puts the sails up and turns off the motors. We're sailing along now, and we can see the new soccer stadium for the world cup. Which by the way is amazing! And then, we see pods of dolphins jumping out of the water! It was so cool! I couldn't believe it! I had the biggest smile on my face and was enjoying every minute of it. We were on the water for an hour and a half. I didn't even feel the cold. The boys and Heloise did, but I was in awe so I wasn't going to let it bother me.

When we docked, Nathaniel and Zach wanted to go on some Kiddie rides. They went on a roller coaster, and something called the jumping star, which is a little like drop zone. It takes you up, drops you a bit, and takes you up again. Nathaniel didn't look like he was enjoying it at all, but considering his fear of heights...I wasn't expecting him to.

They finished there, and we decided although those two didn't want to, we were going to go to the candles and carols, instead of going straight home. We went into the grocery store, grabbed a few essentials for a picnic, bought our tickets for the event, and headed out.

You should have seen the people! We think they said 5,800 which was their biggest attendance to date...but it sure looked like more than that. It was held in the botanical gardens, and it was beautiful. We walked up to the top to grab a spot by the stage, but there was no chance of that happening. We turned around, and came back down to the lower level of grass. We laid our towels and sat down. Next came dinner. The making of the sandwiches. We hadn't come prepared with knives, so it was interesting to watch. Tim cut cheese for the boys with his credit card. I would not let him touch the sandwich I was making. He also spread the hummus with a cucumber, but that was a lot more sanitary, and I didn't have a problem with that. It got darker, and everyone but me lit their candles. I ended up holding one anyways, cuz Nathaniel didn't like the wax dripping on his hand...but luckily, after a while, Heloise relieved me of that. We sat there and sang along with everyone else. We didn't know each song, but it was still very cool. We left really early as Nathaniel was passed out, and Zach was on his way. It was pitch black, and finding our way back to the car by candlelight was interesting. But when you looked back on this garden filled with people and candles...it looked so pretty! We got in the car and drove home. Tim and I were the only ones to stay awake for the entire ride...and even I began to dose off at the end.

We pulled into the garage, put the boys to bed, and then the adults had some tea and cookies. I grabbed a yogurt as well, as I'd been craving one all day. (And that's unusual for me). Now I am exhausted, and am already going to get less than 8 hours of sleep, so I should probably go. More pictures tomorrow. Good Night xx