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City of Rocks

Friday, September 16th, 2005

Day 55

Cape Union Mart is a huge outdoor store. In fact the store is so big it has room for things like a rock wall that you can rock climb on for free. Even though Cape Union Mart is a big store, it only has one rock wall that you can climb, and after a while it gets too easy. One day after we had finished climbing the rock wall we asked someone who worked at Cape Union Mart if there was somewhere else where we could rock climb. His reply was simply, City Rock.

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Groot Constantia

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

Day 54

Today is the day to go to the oldest vineyard in South Africa- Groot Constantia. Groot Constantia has been in S.A. for 320 years and has won some wine awards. We walked about their museum, or information room, where we learned a bit about the history of Groot Constantia. Did you know that Groot Constansia was established in 1685? Did you know that Groot Constantia is said to be the finest vineyard in S.A.?

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Birds, Monkeys, More!

Wednesday, September 14th, 2005
Day 53 It was a hot sunny day and a perfect day to go to the World of Birds. The world of birds is home to almost every species of birds in Africa and also is home to squirrel monkeys, ... [Continue reading this entry]

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A Little Thank You

Sunday, September 11th, 2005
Ever since we checked into the Manor cottage we have had a amazing cleaning lady named Angelina. Saddly she lives in a shack even though she works so hard. So we decided to repay her for her services ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Big Mountain

Friday, September 9th, 2005
My parents woke me at 6:30 a.m. to climb Table Mountain. Climbing Table Mountain was definitely a leg numbing experience. Table Mountain is 3,000 ft high, and the trail we took goes straight up it. It took ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Sam’s Cultural Tour

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
Another tour sounded boring and trying. It was just something I wasn’t willing to have to wake up earlier then I usually do for. We’re not in Cape Town to sleep so I got up. Getting out ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Yummy Chocolate

Sunday, September 4th, 2005
We had been waiting for the day that we go to Torino’s Chocolate Store. I hear that every single chocolate in the store tastes like heaven. When we got there we were alarmed to see that there was nobody ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Wine and Lemons

Saturday, September 3rd, 2005
Our dad’s old friend from the US navy is coming to us here in Hout Bay, Cape Town. His name is Carl and he has dragged his mom Joan all the way from Louisiana to accompany him. He had already ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Penguin Patrol

Thursday, September 1st, 2005
Today we went to Boulders Beach to watch African penguins. As we got onto the beach dad spotted the first penguins. They were tiny little things. They were the size of an adult male’s thigh. One of the ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Lunch – Friends – Sun !

Thursday, September 1st, 2005
Today our friends invited us over for lunch. We didn’t come empty handed; we had purchased flowers for them. When we are arrived at their front door, they let us in and we handed the flowers to their ... [Continue reading this entry]

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