Getting Here

We left NY at 6pm EST and arrived in Cape Town at 8pm local time the next day.

I was concerned about that length of a flight and that much travel time, but it was really not a big deal.

The kids are pretty good travellers by now and each one carries their own bag and knows the deal with checking baggage, claiming it, getting through customs, etc.

So that made the trip at lot easier. 

The other thing that made the trip a lot easier was going up front where the beds lie flat. 

We left at 6pm, ate dinner, watched a movie, and then we all got a good nights sleep.

The tickets weren't cheap, but for a flight of that length, I highly recommend spending the extra money.

We got to South Africa at 9am EST, 4pm local time and had to switch to a local flight to Cape Town.  A 2 hour layover and a 2 hour flight.

We arrived in Cape Town at 8pm.  Just in time for Josh and me to go for a swim before grabbing dinner.

The trip here wasn't bad at all.  I fear the way back will be more taxing.

But it was worth it.  This is what we woke up to this morning.

There's a cool wifi Internet Cafe down the street.  So I'll blog some more of this stuff.  This is the most beautiful city I've ever been to.  It even beats Rio.

Comments

[Charlie O'Donnell]

Even halfway around the world...

You cannot stop Fred's blogging.
You can only hope to contain it.

Enjoy your trip...

[Motts McGregor]

Keep an eye out for the very cute chipmunks, or whatever it is they are, on top of Table Mountain.

Also, regarding Afrikaans, when I was there ten years ago a Dutch woman explained to me that the language was for her the analogue to what you and I would hear landing in a country where they speak the English of Shakespeare's time.

Are you going to Durban?

-Motts

[Helmar]

If that's what Fred woke up to, then he's staying very close to the Sandbar in Camps Bay - my fav hangout. :) And he won't be sleeping much tonight, because Café Caprice is buzzing at 11pm. I know, coz I just drove past there coming from Clifton 4th beach, where they held the annual Clifton Beach Challenge today. Absolute madness! He's right, BTW, regarding the most beautiful city. Been living here for 11+ years. No comparison, although there's plenty of room for improvement. He forgot to mention though, that Camps Bay was hammered by a pumping South Easter ("Cape Doctor") all of today. Advice: if CBay is too windy, walk up the road to the Clifton beaches, which are far more sheltered. Off to bed now. :)