The Blog.: PICTURES

I forgot to mention that in Frankfurt airport as I was busy going through security I by accident dropped my backpack on the counter. Now...I was already totally over the carry on limit with a backpack, sleeping bag bag, camera bag, and a pursed so full it was overflowing. As I dropped my bag it made an audible THUD noise and the security guy stopped me to say, "that thing seems to be quite packed..oh well..not my department." This made me giggle but I was careful from then on to not show how heavy my bag really was. It was CRAMMED with textbooks and must have weighed a TON.

The last saturday before I left we also went to the beach! Last time! I burned pretty bad (no matter what jerome says :) ) trying to get rid of some tan lines and now am experience some side effects of burning. I am NEVER going to take being naturally dark for granted again.

I also had the amazing experience of hiking up AND down table mountain. It was a great hike...after a certain point where I thought that I was going to collapse and die. After sitting halfway up a mountain and feeling like I was going to puke there wasn't a whole lot of options other than to keep trekking it. The amusing part is that the actual distance to hike is probably only about 2.5 km but it takes about 2.5 hours mainly because the entire climb is a 45degree angle. Imagine..2 and a half hours of just steps. Step. Step. Step. Step. I began to feel my legs go numb. It was an AMAZING view and we had some great company (more Canadians from Alberta!!) and lots of good chats (we mostly had the chats on the downhill stretch since the uphill was pure silence with the sound of 5 people attempting to drag in another breath). At the top we treated ourselves to some icecream and coke (beers for jerome and Michelle :D) and relaxed. Sadly at the top you can see a whole lot of tourists who opted to take the cable car up the mountain and are taking pictures in their mini skirts and high heels. It is quite a depressing thing to see...me and jerome decided that people should only get to see such amazing sights when they earn it. Jerome also said you can find the ones that have hiked it since normally their faces are covered in dirt with two clean tracts running down the cheeks where the tears were flowing haha. Here are a couple pictures of the last week in South Africa (and the WARM!)

We're still smiling at this point...

The view was amazing! This was nearing the top..

Our Canadian Friends :)

These girls are ADORABLE. We went and collected shells (that's what's in the bucket :) )

The view from the beach...wow.

These girls gave me letters EVERY sunday. It was such a treat getting to know them :)

Henri's brother Albrecht (He's 18). Usually we bug each other but we decided (actually..I forced) him to take a nice picture :)

The last koffee drink...not sure what was going on here.

PENGUINS!

I love these girls!

yes. I did ride a camel.

Just in case you were wondering..I'm not falling...I was actually betting mr. camel. I did this until he swiveled his neck and tried to bite me. Apparently he doesn't actually enjoy giving people rides :)

View from Chapmans Peak...amazing.

Well we documented the first legal drink...so I guess I should document the last. HOWEVER, I did have a couple of Baileys on the plane so this doesn't technically count as the last. But who can say no to baileys?