I <3 Cape Town

Have been slack on the updates for a couple of days, I apologize. I'm in Cape Town now! I got in early today and barely checked into my hotel before I was out and about, exploring and trying to make the most of my short time here. I got to go down to the waterfront and stare in awe at the beautiful seaside landscape here. The waves were crazy-crashing and so beautiful with Table Mountain (first and center photos) just a glance away too. I have some photos I will share with you tomorrow when I get back to Jo-burg. (I also owe you a post about my weekend in Pretoria with Gwen's family!)



I really like Cape Town. Jo-burg is a great place too, but just a bit intimidating for the foreigner. I like that I can travel alone more at night here and feel comfortable doing it. It's also just a gorgeous place with very friendly folks.


When I went shopping at the Red Shed Craft Workshop at the V&A Waterfront yesterday (I took the ocean photo above there, right across the street) I spent about 30 minutes talking to a word-turning artist, Ken. He makes lovely pieces, like bowls, vases and other decorative things by carving local and indigenous woods like yellowwood (South Africa's national tree) wild olive and yellow stinkwood. The way he does it is almost like pottery. So beautiful and the perfect unique souvenir from my time in South Africa. My favorite ones were made from wild olive, so I bought two small pieces. They are truly one-of-a-kind and I felt really good buying them from such a kind person and wonderful artist.