Cape Point Excursion

April 15, 2009
Yesterday was in the 80’s so a few of us went to the beach, you never know when it is your last chance, so you have to take advantage. It was nice today as well and it was the last day of our break, so I went with two friends to Cape Point. It is a national park where you can go to the very southern tip of the Cape Peninsula where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. It is also where the Cape of Good Hope is, and monument in recognition of the exploration of DaGama and Dias. It was a beautiful area where rocky cliffs and beaches fell spilled over in to picturesque sandy beaches. We saw signs everywhere warning about Baboons being dangerous and attracted by food, but we only saw two baboons, and they weren’t even in the park, they were walking along the street in the town just north of the park. (Yes, they literally were baboons and not goofy people). We did see a family of 7 ostriches though as we were driving to the Cape of Good Hope. Ostriches are fairly common here on farms, but it was fun to see them in the wild.
My roommate from Scotland leaves for home tomorrow morning, she decided pretty early on that she was not going to continue with the internship after the initial training phase, and I’m still not quite sure why. My other roommate from Cape Town will also be moving out this month as well to save money by living at home. Another woman will be moving in on Saturday, she does not work for AIS, but is loosely affiliated. I just met her about 2 weeks ago and we have not spent much time together, so my prayer is that we get along fine and that living together goes smoothly. I believe she is from Cape Town originally and as far as I know is employed full-time.