This weekend the flat (apartment to some of you) gets painted. Next week you will see pictures of blue kitties ....
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Tuesday, 25 February 2003
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Monday, 24 February 2003
Helicopters were flying up and down, all afternoon, taking water from the sea and dumping it on the fire. This is a common occurrence in Cape Town's summers and sad when one thinks of the poor wild animals involved.
Taken from the office window.
Taken while hanging right out of the office window.
For no particular reason ... I drew a cat with my mouse.
FARRAGO'S CAT.
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Sunday, 9 February 2003
"He's not the same playful kitty who would greet me at the door when I came home or try to play with our feet at night. He hasn't watched birds or played with his favorite toy. He sits under the bed and just stares."
Thank you for joining the FLIGHTLESS FARRAGO tour. We hope you enjoyed your stay and that you will have a safe journey home.
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Friday, 7 February 2003
This is our last dance ... tralalala ...
Walking on sea shells.
Sunset, part 1.
Sunset, part 2.
Sunset, part 3.
I hope that you all sleep well tonight, it is a long flight home tomorrow!
PS: Malcolm, is your next visit going to be behind the bamboo curtain? (I would've linked, but I see you have the link on your own site.)
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Thursday, 6 February 2003
Ah, this tour is almost over. Are you bored yet? Tired? Exhausted?
Yes, we have no bananas.
Jeneane, shall we go in?
Hmmmmmmmmmm ... Malcolm?
A train parked in Main Road? Yep.
New York Bagels. Don't ask .....
In Sea Point, pets are beeeeeeg ...
Tomorrow we will spend some time at the beach. Pics of naked bodies, anyone?
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Wednesday, 5 February 2003
I received a few emails asking where Sea Point was in relation to Cape Town. So, I thought a quick geography lesson would not go amiss. I'll start by assuming that everyone knows that South Africa is at the southern tip of Africa (that big, dark continent between America and Australia and south of Europe).
On this map of South Africa, Cape Town is situated at the top of the peninsula, on the Atlantic Ocean. The tip of the peninsula, called Cape Point (marked Cape of Good Hope on the map), is supposedly where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. Cape Agulhas has an issue with this. Personally, I don't care. All I know is that if you stand at the very tip of the peninsula, at Cape Point, the view is absolutely breathtakingly magnificent and there is a hell of a lot of sea there!
Hmmmm, I see more and more FARRAGO tours coming up as I look at these maps.
On the map below you will be able to see Sea Point, Lion's Head, Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens and Cape Town International airport.
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What happened to yesterday?
In summer it starts getting dark at 8:30pm.
Lion's Head, visible from everywhere in Sea Point.
Hibiscus everywhere.
Lion's Head in the background.
Tomorrow we we take a final look around Sea Point. On Friday we'll spend the day on the beach and on Saturday I am dropping you all off at Cape Town International!
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Monday, 3 February 2003
Right, those of you who are still keeping up, we are going to walk today. Remember that it is perfectly safe to drink the water from the taps here. One of the few countries in the world where that is still true. No stops at bars today! Malcolm, NO!
Oops! I forgot to mention yesterday ...
... and we have interesting buildings ...
Frangipani.
Sea Point, in the shadow of Lion's Head.
About Lion's Head: It is our rain forecaster. If there is a cloud on the top of Lion's Head, it is going to rain. The bigger the cloud, the more rain. Today is going to be a perfect rainless day.
We will end the tour of Sea Point with some shopping for the farewell braai (barbecue) we are going to have tonight.
Wood, charcoal, matches, blitz. We're going to braai (barbecue) tonight.
Pineapples, green and red peppers and tomatoes for the vegetarians.
Excellent S.A. wine for everybody.
Plants for Meg.
Does anyone wish to stay on for the extended version of this tour? It will take you to Wednesday and will include less eating and drinking and more sightseeing.
It was fun taking you around Sea Point and I hope you come back soon.
As you leave, remember to put a tip in the jar for your tour leader.
Holy smokes, people, did you need to get so drunk last night? We seem to have lost Malcolm. He's probably still chomping away at his US$3.00 lamb shank at Saul's Saloon. And the rest of you can stop looking so smug, you all look rather pitiful. All this just because beers cost only US$1.00 in Cape Town?
A friendly smile for the FARRAGO group at Cafe Erté.
Some beers or the biggest burger in town?
In Sea Point we cater for all tastes.
Beers at the Village Pub (blue) or lamb shank at Saul's Saloon (pink)?
Tomorrow will be our last day in Sea Point. If you have any suggestions, please leave them in the suggestion box. So far the suggestions include birds and plants. We'll try and cover those tomorrow.
