This is Africa, Right?

Well, we didn't think that the meaning behind calling Afica, 'The Dark Continent', had anything to do with rain clouds--although after our first few days here we weren't so sure. After taking a few days to recover from jetlag the storms settled in, and it rained hard for about 24 hours straight...but not a warm tropical rain, it was cold. Hence, the raincoats and layers we'd been wearing everyday for the last two months had to stay on. The storms have been so bad all over the country that sections of the famous N2 highway (aka the Garden Route) that runs along the coast have been completely washed out. This is Africa, right? Ask the locals and they will tell you its global warming, and that storms like this are more rare than the Black Rhino. We'll keep you posted on our progress when we get out of Cape Town and hope that the highway re-opens, since that's the route that most travelers take.

Since those first few dark and stormy days the weather has now cleared and we've been exploring some of the city--sections of which feel like Malibu, California. There are a lot of people here who come and never leave, or who have been here before and are now back looking for work and permanent housing. This place is great, but I think we still like home. Hopefully we'll be moving on this week and should have more interesting things to show you. For the past few days we've been relaxing alot and bumming around town (almost feeling like a normal vacation).

Oh yeah, Happy Thanksgiving to you all. We missed the comforts of home dearly, and although we tried our hardest to find a place in town that would serve us turkey and mashed potatoes, all we would find was Waterbuk or Crocodile. Instead we landed at the closest thing to American food that we could find...the photo below says it all. Not surprised are you?