Howzit:
The above is kind of a standard greeting in South Africa.

Suzie: Sorry we missed you. we tried a second time but obviously you were shopping with Judy. As info., Paul, the owner of the BnB was more than willing to have taken you and Judy on the tour with us. We were unable to give you advance info as we met Paul only this a.m. as he lives away from the BnB.

However, the tour wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea and we were so warned by Paul but it was something Penny and I wanted to do. We spent considerable time driving around and stopping to visit in the Khayelitsha area of Cape Town. (a colored area) The area is lined with homes that can only be described as shacks. However, the people are proud and the inside of their homes are quite tidy. One very interesting stop was to visit a chemist. His shop was dimly lit and he had all kinds of roots on his shop floor that he mixed with various animals skins, reptile skins, etc. that hung from the ceiling. There was a couple there with a young child and one of them had an ailment that was described to the chemist and he was busy making a powder form of his "medicine" to cure the problem. It was like visiting a voo doo shop. Simply amazing. Later we visited Vicky's bed and breakfast. She invited us into her shack and we sat and talked with her while she modestly breast fed her two month old. We felt very comfortable there and she talked to us about the pride of the community and of her home. She encouraged picture taking which I promptly did. When Paul got out of his vehicle he never bothered to lock it even tho poverty was everywhere.

We later drove down the Indian Ocean Coast and watched people kite surf. The wind was so strong it lifts the kiters out of the water and away they go. At times they hit hard into the water. You have to be strong and hearty to do this and be ready to get hurt as well. Saw the new American Embassy which was close to the Jail where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned after he was moved from Robben Island. By the way Mr. Mandella's home is just a few blocks away from the BnB.

Bishop's Court is a very, very exclusive suburb of Cape Town where a number of Ambassadors live
and the profuse vegetation is something else and Bishop's Court BnB is located here. We have a wonderful view of Table Mountain from the back of the BnB when it is not shrouded in clouds.

Paul, the owner is a very enthusiastic historian who was an enormous help to us to understand the culture and history of this area.

Tonight Paul and his wife, Bernadette, are preparing prawn and lamb for us at our request. What lovely, accommodating people here. We feel very much at home and are so glad that we will have spent a couple of days with them.

Tomorrow we will join up with the others at Cape Grace.

Cheers! Ray & Penny