Too much is happening at once right now to keep up the flow of news.
Cape Town is already almost two weeks ago, so here are some bits worth
mentioning:
I am in love with its chilled atmosphere, the shady benches at Company
Gardens right in the middle of the city; the ambitious exhibitions
at the Art Museum; Charly's and the German Dinkel bakery - two
businesses on either end of the baked goods spectrum, both perfectly
formed; the not at all tacky V&A waterfront, which could so easily
have gone wrong, but is surprisingly entertaining; baboons and seals
right there in town; the incredible Aquarium - can't wait to dive with
the sharks there; its similarity to Wellington which I miss terribly
(not the crap autumn weather that they're probably having by now,
though).
After Joburg and the constant warnings to watch your back - and your
bag - I found myself wary to the point of paranoia walking the
streets. I felt silly since certainly the CBD is perfectly harmless.
Makes me wonder what is possible in Joburg CBD if one would just dare
walk there.
Lesson learnt: when driving past a group of baboons, keep your windows
up and don't leave the car. As we watched another car was invaded by
a mother/child team of apish thiefs who emptied a stolen bag into the
road in search for food only to bare their over-sized canines at
anyone daring to take their loot off them.
