Friday, we all went to the District Six museum. This place was incredible. District Six is a part of land near the urban center of Cape Town. In the 1970's, over 60,000 people were forcibly removed from their homes there. This was a memorial to the struggle. Since many of the people I've met in this country are somehow connected to this occurrence, it was nice to get gain some understanding.
On Saturday, we took a trip to the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. It was a perfect day trip.
We stopped for a quick wine tasting at the Klein Constancia. They are evidently known for their wonderful Sauvignon Blanc.
On the way to the Cape of Good Hope I got great pictures of some different animal species including:
The Southern Right Whale
The African Penguin
The Chacma Baboon (+ baby)
The Southern Ostrich
Then we hit the Cape trails for a bit. Ended up here!
Sunday was the best day of my stay in Africa to date. I started the morning off sandboarding in the Atlantis dunes about 30 minutes outside of Cape Town. It was a "proper" time!
After being in the sand for the first half of the day, we hit the road to go skydiving! Skydiving is by far one of the most exhilarating things a human being can do.
Check it out.
The puddle-hopper that took us up.
My experienced tandem partner, G.
Cape Town in the distance.
Absolutely remarkable.
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Whoa dude! LOTS of stuff going on in this blog! Did you really take the photos of the whale, the baboon and the ostrich? Most amazing. The only thing that turned me off was the Sauvignon Blanc. I'll take a red any time.
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