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October 23 - November 25, 1997

Cape Town
Table Mountain

 Wine Country
Stellenbosch

 Shark Diving!
Great White

 Kirstenbosch
Garden

 Cederburgs
Wolfberg Arch

 Crossroads
Stevie

 Umfolozi
Park


Cape Point
Me@Cape Point 

 Robben Island
Prison

 Long Street
Hostel

 Map of South Africa
 

 Essay: Themba

Memories:

New friends -- Alex, Silke, Ferdinand, Alane, Dave & Zaa, Sarah & Jungle John, Bruce from Kazahkstan, Elaina, Cindy from Durban... La Med on Sunday nights, Fat Boys on Wednesday... reading Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom in Kompany Gardens... Robben Island... Skinny dipping on the Fairview Wine Estate... Andy and Rich from London... Zoe Cafe... Gail and Fiela and the Purple Turtle... Umtata and the Transkei... Bruce: "watch out for that buffalo"... Wrong side of the road, wrong side of the car, stick shift in the left hand, turn signal on the right... Long Street Backpacker... Lion's Den... 169 Long Street... Mama Africa: "I'll have the Ostrich, Kudu, and Croc please. Well done."... Netball on the beach... Bar cricket... Thembi... Wolfburg Arch... From Dusk Til Dawn Part II... Germans Michael and Thomas... Umfolozi and Huluhuwe Parks... Riding the ostrich... Aliwal Shoal and the Ragged Tooth Sharks... Whale watching in Gaansbaai... Hermanus "Burgundy"... The guest house in Stellenbosch... Mr Gordon, you have a message: "Call Sue"... Whales, Serengetti, and Grand Canyon IMAX... The Whitbread Yachts... Kevin, Kevin, Kevin... Matolo!... Stevie... "The Harem": Alex, Michalene, Pam, and Emily (Corky)..."MASH" and Rocky Horror Picture Show... The Jo'berg Cricket Team (first one to 50, ladies!)... Oil Refining and Dairy Farming lectures... Black Rhino... Baboon in the car, baboon in the car!... Planetarium... Aquarium... Champagne Sunset cruise... "Take a left at the third robot"... Western Province Rugby... The Swedish National Dog Sled Racing Champion, Ola... Joe Kools, Bourbon Street... St. Elmo's... Springbok shots...4 meter Great White Shark... Signal hill -- the end of the hangover... Sylvia and dinner at Spar... Left at 7-11, right at 7-11, past two 7-11's and it's on the right...

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