Thursday 28th September
Capetown/ Robben Island
Both of us very refreshed from a very good night’s sleep we head down to the restaurant where a superb breakfast awaits us. By 9.00 am on a fine but chilly morning we set off on foot to walk along the bay to the V and A wharf and the jetty from which the ferry to the infamous Robben Island where Nelson Mandela and so many others were imprisoned for many years will depart. Our walk to the jetty takes us past the huge Green Point or Capetown Stadium which hosts many leading sporting events and concerts.
We duly board the ferry at 11.00 am and arrive on the island after a 1 hour trip across the bay.
Our tour across also includes a 45 minute bus tour on the island with a very interesting and at times amusing commentary from a guide. We are then taken to the prison and a tour of the buildings by a former inmate who spent from 1984 to 1991 incarcerated along with many other political prisoners. His personal recollections only make his commentary all the more meaningful.
During the tour we meet up with a couple from Queensland, Jeff and Cathy, with whom we are able to discuss travel in South Africa, as they have also rented a car and are visiting some of the same places that are on our itinerary.
As we haven’t eaten since we made gluttons of ourselves over breakfast we go on search of a restaurant for dinner. However, before doing so we visit an I-Shop to buy a cover for Gail’s new I-phone 8. A young girl serving us is sent into what I can only describe as an ‘ orgasmic state’ when she sees the latest I-Phone 8 which is not due to arrive in their store for another 6 weeks. She asks her colleagues to photograph her holding the phone and another young male shop assistant shakes my hand and thanks me! ( we still haven’t actually bought anything from them at this stage).
Gail eventually gets her phone cover and I leave the store bemoaning the fact that during my youth I had to work a great deal harder to excite a young female than show her the latest model of a mobile phone!
We enjoy an excellent dinner at a Belgian restaurant on the waterfront with the most magnificent view across the marina to Table Mountain.
With night drawing in by the end of our meal we decide to take a cab back to the hotel and our driver is a rather cultured guy who regales us with his views on politics and some of the world’s leaders, including Mr Trump whom he considers a complete clown. His fare only costs about $10 for a fairly lengthy drive.
A great day in this truly spectacular which is living up to all of the hype which we had before before setting off on this trip.
Cheers
The Obese Ferret
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