Kickin' in Cape Town

Well my first leg and longest of the journey has successfully come to an end. After 18 hours of flying and 24 hours total journey door-to-door ... I'm here in Cape Town, South Africa - my first STOP! I arrived here in Cape Town late last night to the lovely smiling face of my friend Liesl and her boyfriend Logan. Always a delight to be greeted by friends. It's of course been ages since we've seen each other, as Liesl moved back to SA almost 2 years ago now from CT, but we've picked up right away and filled many hours already with great stories and roaring laughter.

But most importantly ... I am here safe and sound and will be enjoying the great hospitality here in SA until Wednesday. The weather is lovely, a tad chilly but great for Day 1. After sleeping in a bit (shocking, I know - but after all that travel I have a good excuse, eh?) we did quite a bit of catching up over tea and toast, then headed off into town.

Liesl drove me about town, pointing out the ever salient and important places like the Post Office, good Indian restaraunt, shops, etc. :) I got a GREAT view of Table Mountain and at every turn the vast and AMAZING view of a turquoise blue sea. We were right on the tip of Africa where the two seas come together and WOWZA ... now that's REAL scenery folks! We stopped for coffee at a friend's shop, put the world to rights and are now relaxing a bit at home as delete SPAM from my email and catch up with you all, Liesl paints and Logan jams on his guitar. So soon we'll have a quiet evening and some drinks to properly prepare for the busy week ahead! :)

So for now, I'll leave you withy my less than scintilating report, but rest assured I am already having a GREAT time, delighted to be here, don't know what will reveal itself to me in the next 5 days and onward as I head off to my beloved Rwanda.

Toodles! XOXO - Emma ;)