Cape Town

June 24th:  Early morning flight from Joburg to Cape Town - one of the most beautiful cities in Africa, even when under the cover of winter clouds.

Camps Bay, Capetown

June 25th:  Wine tasting in the beautiful countryside surrounding Cape Town.  And what a treat to spend a few days with Dipak's friend Wendy Oldfield, an accomplished musician and former mega pop star in South Africa.  http://www.wendyoldfield.co.za/

In addition to being an incredible singer, song writer, and producer, she's a very fast hiker who gave us new ways to drink coffee (double espresso in a large cup with hot milk on the side to control intake), new terms like "clever monkey", and a few others not to be repeated here.

Spier Wine Farm, Stellenbosch

Wendy, Dipak and Jana

Fresh

June 26th:  Morning walk up Table Mountain overlooking Camps Bay in Cape Town.

Afternoon meeting with Alex Perry, Africa Bureau Chief for Time Magazine.  http://world.time.com/author/alexjperry/

If you're interested in Africa, you need to read his stuff.  A classic war correspondent who was embedded with the Northern Alliance in the very early days in Afghanistan, with the invasion into Iraq and other fascinating posts around the world, he's now a leading journalist on Africa.  The most troubled spots on the continent are his domain.

After four hours of getting a free education on the complexities of Africa and as many beers, I was done for the day, but having been greatly enriched by the discussion.  (Yes, I was drunk and needed to go to bed).

June 27th:  Hot yoga is always a great way to start the day, especially when far from home.  The rest of the day was spent with Dipak at the wheel as we toured the most beautiful stretch of road I've ever been on.  And thankfully the weather cooperated (finally) so we were able to enjoy the full splendor of Cape Town's natural beauty, in addition to the massive fish and chips and more along the seashore.

Hout Bay

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