Made it to the winelands. After a taxi strike in Cape Town, we were on our way down the N1 with cars zooming by us until we got the hang of the blinker and the windshield wipers. It was a bit of a hectic day but we did manage to walk around Franschhoek and have a look at the shops. I really must add that the artwork here in South Africa is exquisite. The big news of the day was not happening in Chicago but rather that I tried crocodile and liked it. Please stay away from the antelope. It was not the taste I was going for at the moment. The crocodile however did taste a bit chewy and leathery but overall yummy in the tummy. Heading wine tasting today can only imagine what 8 hours of sun and tastings will do to me but we have a private driver and lots of chocolate tastings built into the itinerary. My phrase of the day, “look right look left.” If you can figure that out, you are welcome to join me on the road.
Spent yesterday on Robben Island. If I could understand the guide correctly (because I am hard of hearing and I don’t quite understand their version of Spanglish which is a mix of Afrikans and English so maybe they call it Africanlish) he was a former prisoner for 4 years. It was a pretty humbling experience and genuinely makes you appreciate the States for our coat of many colors.
Tried shopping a bit but it is really not that much fun when you cannot buy anything. I had to get my fix through Jill who purchased some artwork. I could have gone to down on a sailboat painting but $500 could also buy me a few meals and I had to say no. My will power was surely tested.
Had lunch at an amazing tapas place called FORK. I highly recommend the seared tuna. We met a crazy girl from the UK who has been traveling and working for the last year and has been all the way to Japan and now back here. I admire her tenacity because I don’t think I could work in a bar in every foreign land.
If you visit Cape Town and you enjoy all types of food, please try Anatoli a Turkish gem we found. The food was incredible and we both had a chance to flirt with the owner’s nephew a fine 25 year-old Turkish delight. It doesn’t take much to humor us.
I am still working on the pictures. As many of you know, my technology skills are not the finest and I need a camera shop. The suspense is building I know.