My African Adventure continues... South Africa 2010

Robben Island: Mandela's cell

From the 17^th to the 20^th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. Today it is a World Heritage Site and museum, as well as a poignant reminder to the newly democratic South Africa of the price paid for freedom.

A former prisoner explaining how the amount and type of food that was given to each prisoner was based on their race.

In 1964 Nelson Mandela began what would be an 18-year imprisonment on the island. During his incarceration his attitude towards prison was that it was a microcosm of the struggle as a whole. "We would fight inside as we had fought outside... [just] on different terms." This was his cell.

THE TRI-NATIONS RUGBY GAME - SOUTH AFRICA VS. AUSTRALIA

GETTING OUR GAME FACE ON!!!

NOW WE ARE READY!!!

AT FIRST, SOUTH AFRICA WAS DOWN... BUT NOT OUT

THEN THEY ALL MADE A PIG PILE FOR SOME REASON...

OR MAYBE SOMEONE DROPPED A CONTACT LENS???

O WELL, EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT UNDERSTAND MUCH OF THE GAME...
I STILL CELEBRATED WHEN SOUTH AFRICA WON!!!!

GO SPRINGBOKS!!!!!

Table Mountain!!

What an AMAZING view we had!!!!

Just starting up the mountain... so we are still smiling!

Denny, Gita and me wondering WHY we wanted to CLIMB the mountain... and not simply drive up!!!!

BUT WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE TOP AND IT WAS WORTH IT!!!!!

A quick rest before the long hike down!

One last picture from the top!

Yes, we made it all the way down too and it only took like SEVEN HOURS or so!!

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

Working at the schools!!!

MORE Safari Pictures!!!

GIRLS ON SAFARI!! SHA, ME, SAM and KATIE

Katie, Denise, Ally, Sam, Gita
me, Amy, Sha and Bre!

Our room...

My roommate Gita!!

THESE ARE NOT ZOOMED!!!!

Just riding off into the sunset...