Happy end of 2005! I'm in sunny, a bit hot, Cape Town, South Africa with my sister. We arrived here two nights ago where we started off with staying at a backpacker. It was unique and all but unfortunatley we were in rickety bunk beds with what seemed like 5 other people in a dorm room and shared bath. Having a bar next door and me not having slept in 24 hours, we tossed and turned. The next morning we booked rooms at a luxury hotel.
Yesterday we went to the Waterfront where we enjoyed fresh sushi and oysters. Took a catamaran cruise out to the bay and saw table mountain and the city from the water. Ogled the racing sailing boats in the Volvo Ocean Race. All the teams are berthed in Capetown for the time being and are taking off on 2 Jan. Today we hiked up table mountain, it was pretty strenuous and hot. Opted to take the cable car down.
It doesn't really feel like I'm on the African continent. Capetown is super developed, I could be in any mediterranean cosmopolitan European city, or San Francisco. It is beautiful here though. Wish you all a Happy New Year!
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