So I left off on Wednesday. So Thursday, we went on an all day excursion to the southern most tip of South Africa. It was beautiful trip. On the way to the Southern most tip we stopped and took about boat ride to go see the seals. I took a picture of one but my camera battery is dead so that is why I haven't been able to post the pics. I will try and find a charger or something so I can get my pics posted. It started raining/pouring on our boat ride out to see the seals. Some of us tried to hold off as long as we could before going underneath the boat. The rain was coming down sideways so eventually we decided to get inside the boat. Even though it was raining, I went outside and took some pictures when we got to the island the seals stayed at. It was crazy. They were are just chilling in the water and on the island. It was a great site. Argh. I wish I wouldn't have forgot my charger. Well after the seals the boat brought us back to the shore and we got back on our bus. After a few miles or kilometers, how ever you would like to say it, we went to a beach where penguins hang out. It was so funny watching the penguins walk but at the same time, it was so cool to actually see penguins. The beach we went to check out the penguins was on the Indian Ocean. Since I have been to the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and put my feet in them, I decided to do it in the Indian Ocean as well. Burr. It was kind of cold putting your feet in the Indian Ocean, since it is winter down here. Well, after this we went to the Cape of Good Hope which is the Southern most tip of Africa. Aaron, Hillary, our guide and I climbed our way to the Light House. This was great because I got to ask our guide about his life. He is Xhosa, so this means he speaks with 'clicks'. It was fun to listen to and try to speak ourselves. He tried to teach us a few words to say but man was it hard. It was a lot of fun getting to know him and hearing his story. Basically, he moved to Cape Town to study from a small village. Then the city life was hard for him so he moved back to his village to work. He got into a fight with his boss and got a phone call from the lady he is currently work with in tourism. So, he decided to move back to Cape Town for work. He told me that he pretty much has 1300 Rand to spend a month after he pays bills. This is equivalent to 200 American dollars. I don't know what I would do if I could only spend $200 a month. After this we walked down to where our bus was at and once again, it started pouring. So for the second time, I was totally wet. Oh well, I am in South Africa. Once we got on the bus, it was off for home. Everyone was tired and beat. So basically we all took naps on the bus ride back. Once we got back we all grabbed a quick bite to eat and came back and hung out for the night. Some of us played euchre as others blogged or played phase 10. It was a good relaxing night.
I have to cut this entry short since I have to get ready for the safari. I will try and blog again later today to talk about my birthday experience yesterday and today. Hope everyone is well back home and just know that I am learning so much and having such an amazing time. There is too much to actually blog about. I feel like I have so much to say but since I want to try and experience a lot of stuff over here, it seems like I don't have enough time to write it all out. Off for the day. :)
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