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Days 52, 53 and 54

This is our last full week in Cape Town. Where the heck has the time gone? So it’s the week to catch up on all the little activities we told ourselves we were going to do while we are here. On the menu this week are birds, wine and walls.

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Day 50

I have been looking forward to today for a week now. Today we got a chance to photograph our cleaning lady Angelina and her two beautiful daughters aged 7 and 12. Most of our portraits on the road haven’t been prearranged by any stretch of the imagination, so this was a first since leaving the US. While Angelina was thrilled to have a chance to have some portraits made, I honestly don’t think she realized what she said yes to.

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Day 48 Table Mountain is probably the best named hunk of rock in the world. It is a 3,000 foot high mountain that towers above Cape Town, with smaller arms that reach out and hug the city from two sides. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Day 46 After photographing animals and landscapes for so long, it was time to add to our collection of Faces of Africa for the book. Today we woke up early and headed to town to meet Sam for a Township ... [Continue reading this entry]

Day 42 Once again we were off like a heard of turtles this morning. It wasn’t much before noon before the gang was together and we headed east once again. As I eluded to in yesterday’s blog, today is ... [Continue reading this entry]

Day 41 With Carl and his mom, Joan in town we got up early and got math behind us so we could join them on a day along the coast. We had been putting off a few things we have ... [Continue reading this entry]

In our quest to see every animal in Africa, our big stop of the day was the Two Oceans Aquarium. Apparently they were inspired to name the place after the two oceans, Indian and Atlantic that meet here in ... [Continue reading this entry]

After spending the last few days inside we all had a bit of cabin fever, so when Math lessons were finished we all piled into our trusty Mazda and took off over the mountain to see some men in tuxedos: ... [Continue reading this entry]

On our first day in The Manor Cottage, Chris told us about a 25 minute hike up the mountain near our home to a waterfall. It sounded much more interesting than work, so the kids and I headed up ... [Continue reading this entry]

Today we are headed to Cape Town. It is where we plan on calling home for the next month or so. Neither Carl nor I have ever been to the Cape before, we both hope we like it. ... [Continue reading this entry]