Hello,
Slowly, slowly my stay in Cape Town is going to end. I have only nine days left before I'm going to fly to Windhoek. So this post will be the second last from South Africa.
I'm still enjoying the beautiful Mother City (Cape Town) and I'am sure that this is not my last visit here.
In my project I have three more days now, on Thursday is it going to finish. For the kids is it also the last week, before the vacation are going to start on Friday. At the moment we are only two coaches, who are working with the children. The other volunteers had left Cape Town and the other coaches went to Sweden for a international tournament. At the moment the kids are writing a lot of exams, so the schedule is changing all the time. I don't have the overview, the other coach also not. So it is always exciting which class is coming and when my working day is finished. :)
But anyway, I'm still happy with the project. The work with the kids is great and they are really really cute (see the picture). But sometimes I have to be firm, because they are energetic and undisciplined.
For me, it was or still is a great experience and I hope the kids are happy with Coach Dario.
Today
Last week: Coach Wesley, Coach Dario:), Felix (other volunteer), Coach Franklin and Coach Kyall.
Football was also Tuesday a central part of my day. I went with Felix and Andy (an schoolfriend) to the Cape Town Stadium to watch a friendly game between Bafana Bafana (South Africa) and Angola. Last Tuesday was a Holliday in SA, the youth day, nevertheless, the stadium was empty. It has 64'100 seats but there were maybe 5000 - 6000 spectators, maximal.
The game was not bad, the both teams entertained us very well. After a dream-goal of a Angola-player, who could fit in the FCA-Team, Bafana Bafana showed a good reaction and scored two times. 2-1 it was finally the score as well.
This mans name is Errol Crocker. He is an author and he lives also in the backpacker, where I am at home. I talked a lot with him during the last weeks and days so I decided to buy his first book he wrote (currently he is writting his second book here). Motherless Son of South Africa. Half Biography and half political-critized book. I'm very excited to start reading, unfortunately I didn't find time until now.
This purchase was on Wednesday. Later I went to the Cavendish-Mall, where I visited a hair-dresser - the most expensive hair-dresser I've ever had. During cutting my hair, she meant I have a dry skin on my head. So she asked me for a head-massage and I answered "yes why not". I didn't expected a 40 minutes long massage:) But ok, I hope my skin is better now, maybe the shampoo, who was also on the bill in the end and I got in a bag, will help too:)
In the evening I went with a Korean friend to a asian restaurant and later to "stones" a billard-bar in Clearmont.
On Thursday, I saw Coach Kyall and Coach Franklin the last time, because, like I said, they went to aninternational tournament in Sweden. With Felix, the other volunteer and Coach Wesley, I went in the afternoon to a huge mall in Kenilworth, where we ate lunch. In the evening I visited together with two friends, the karaoke-bar in Observatory, our "Thursday-evening Stammbeiz".
One day later, I hiked up Table Mountain for my second time - together with Felix. He left last Sunday and before his departure he wanted to reach the top. During the hiking up we met two room-mates of my backpacker, two people from USA - they stayed during the last weekend in my room. We had exactly two hours. The view on the top of Table Mountain is awesome!! But the atmosphere doesn't reach this one of Lions Head ;-)
On Saturday I was busy from early in the morning until - early in the morning!
First I visited with Felix, Andy and my Korean-friend the Old Biscuit Mill. There is every Saturday a market, where you can buy delicious food. The atmosphere's of the markets like this or the night-markets in Hout Bay or Muizenberg are always fantastic. Relaxed people, good food, Live-music. Pretty cool.
In the afternoon I fixed a appointment with a schoolfriend. We wanted to go to a drumming lesson in Long Street. Unfortunately the friend canceled the appointment. Owing to all of the other friends were busy, I decided to visit the Bloubergstrand in Table View, alone. And my decision was rewarding. At Bloubergstrand you have a beautiful view to Cape Town and the special thing is, from all the mountains and slopes in Cape Town, you can only see the three main-mountains: Devils Peak, Table Mountain and Lions Head. (see picture below). I enjoyed the view and strolled along the beach. Later I saw a beautiful sunset there - it was great.
In the evening we celebrated Andy's birthday in the city centre. First we ate in a restaurant, later we had a party in the Dubliner at Long Street.
Devils Peak, Table Mountain, Lions Head (v.l.n.r.).
Yesterday, on Sunday, I had my laundry-day. Fortunately Andy has in his flat a washing-machine, so I took all my clothes and drove to Sea Point. Tomorrow I will fetch my clothes - dry and good smelling:)
Next Saturday I will leave my current backpacker in direction Long Street. There I'm going to sleep four nights in a other backpacker.
I send you best wishes to Switzerland and I hope summer will start soon;-) You will hear from me next week with my last blog from SA!
Peace,
Dario
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