South Africa

WE had to change out of our truck-Helena- at the Nambian border. Cannot take a non South African working truck in. So, we emptied all our stuff into a rental van. How we now appreciated how comfy our truck was. No one heard of good suspension for a people van? Stayed at a flash campground, swimming pool, bit area to cook and grass to camp on. Oops, the sprinkler was set a bit too high and my gear got very wet. I was not a happy camper now. The white, Germanic manager was not so nice. There were some things not claimed from the truck, so I now had a wooden giraffe and a wooden bowl with Guinea Fowl painted inside. Just what I always wanted. These proved to cost me $60 to mail to the USA. Could have taken a photo instead.
Cape Town was a good as I remembered. I got new glasses, fixed the broken tooth, bought an IPod Touch and stayed a week. Got to meetings, what a relief and relaxed in my room with TV and new IPod. Lovely park and a good museum in walking distance.
Had another view from Table Mountain, did not remember that the gondola spins on its way up. I was not afraid at all. Tick that fear off.