Originally posted by jmschrei Hi Noel, I just got back from South Africa the other day and will slowly get through my shots. I had a blast shooting all sorts of odd things, especially in Cape Town, solely with this game in mind... Loved my stay, a long visit with a close friend in the Eastern Cape and a week in Cape Town. I have another friend in Durban who was disappointed I didn't get up her way (the return trip to East London by Intercape bus was enough for this round) but I will have to come back. What a gorgeous, complicated but fascinating country you have.
Well now, I am so glad you had a fabulous time and apologise that the African Bug bit you
Ah, Intercape- I'll say no more. So many questions to ask- Did you get to Hout Bay (probably yes) and Kalk Bay (I did my 3 years theological studies here)- a lovely quaint fishing village and a visit to one of the wineries out Stellenbosch way? I'd offer a guess that one week in Cape Town is not quite enough. Still, you got a taste of Cape Town. And the Eastern Cape is probably even more fascinating, although I confess a bias there, as I am from Port Elizabeth, which I gather you visited too. That's pretty interesting for someone that is not British
Durban would have given you a better taste of the diversity of our country, what with Asians (Indians) by the thousands, and the province (Kwazulu/Natal) has aptly been labelled the last (British) outpost
and of course the rich albeit somewhat aggressive culture of the Zulu nation. Its debatable whether Cape Town or Kwazulu/Natal has the better beaches, though I suspect the latter wins, purely because of the warmer Indian Ocean waters. And oh, you have missed the annual Sardine run up the coast of Kwazulu/Natal, a cultural experience in itself. Your friends grievance is justified
Complicated is not the word, though I think that no English dictionary can conjure up a word that accurately describe our country. The complexities of race, culture, politics, history and geography all add to the complications. Did you have any interactions with the "coloured" people of the Cape- I belong to that motley crew
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Looking forward to seeing all your shots when you get over the African Bug virus. Or perhaps you can create a thread for all your images.
Had thought of asking you if it was possible to meet up, bt did not pursue it, seeing that I gathered you needed some quality time from life, but perhaps we can do that next time you are here, and I am still around.
M-Mushrooms