Following a 2 day bus ride through desert the time we had in Simon’s Town was a refreshing break after a busy week in Soweto. After settling in at our accommodations some people ran off to stalk penguins on the beach while others went into town. The first day was spent on a mountain taking turns paragliding. Six hours is very long when you’re on a mountain, though it made way for people rein-acting scenes from Lord of the rings. People who went first spent most of the day rock hopping or hanging out at a restaurant. The paragliding itself was short-about-10min-but really cool. It was about 3 running steps and then we were gliding over Clifton beach just outside of Cape Town. The next day we went to Cape Point which we thought was the southern most tip of Africa and where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet but we have conflicting reports. Further research is needed. All the same it was a gorgeous place. It had lots of paths, a lighthouse and a beach. The beach is where most people ended up. More than one person was sore afterwards because of the massive waves.
Our last day in Simon’s Town was free, since shark diving was rescheduled do to boat engine failure. I hung out on the beach all day but some people walked into town to the shops, others took a train into a bigger town, and some people did all those things. For dinner we were given a little extra money to go out for a nice meal in either Simon’s Town or Cape Town. It was a good end to a good couple of days.
-Robin
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