Day 90: Goodbye Cape Town — Joburg for One Night
Our flight out of town wasn’t until the afternoon, so I took advantage of the morning window to cram in a hair appointment. Got a rec for a salon from...
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Day 88: Watershed Shopping — Penguins — Cape Point — Cafe Paradiso
It was bound to happen at some point: One of us had to go to the doctor! It was I. For the last two weeks, I’ve had an annoying/concerning tickle...
Day 87: Back in Cape Town — Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens — Sundowner at 12 Apostles
I picked up my mom at the Cape Town airport last night around 10pm. She had traveled for 24 hours (Dulles – Dakar – Jo’burg – Cape Town) but somehow...
Day 86: Road Trip Six Hours West Back to Cape Town and… LOBSY!
Jeffrey Gettleman, longtime Africa correspondent for the NYT, writes in his memoir, Love, Africa: “My feeling is you don’t really know a place until you drive it.” (Teddy’s reading it...
Day 71: Last Full Day in Cape Town (for Now) — Hosting Meg and Luke for a Braai
Today was our last full day on Rosmead Street. We’ve really loved this house and the neighborhood. Anyone looking to rent a home in Cape Town should consider it. It’s...
Day 70: Deer Park Cafe and a Sun “Downer” on Beta Beach
Today was Saturday, and one of the most beautiful days we’ve had yet. We enjoyed an easy morning at home doing school, then went up the hill to Deer Park...
Day 68: Robben Island and…a Babysitter!!!!!!!!!!
Robben Island is the prison island where Mandela and other political anti-apartheid activists were imprisoned. Mandela spent a total of 27 years behind bars — and 18 of them were...
Day 63: Mingling with Hipsters at the Old Biscuit Mill — Bob Marley and Dirt Bikes at Constantia Uitsig
We did school first thing and then drove over to something called the Old Biscuit Mill. “It’s more Williamsburg than Africa, but it’s cool,” is what Luke and Meg told...
Day 58: The Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town Waterfront and Our First Braai at “Home”
We awoke early to rain, which was nice for this drought-ed place. We actually got up and out the door because on Mondays and Thursdays, Angeline and Tuffy, the cleaning/garden...
Day 55: Hello Cape Town!
Cape Town is not close to much of anything — but man is it worth the effort once you arrive. We left for the airport in São Paulo at 2:30pm...