Wow, so I am back from my vacation and we are leaving early tomorrow morning for Argentina. Crazy. Vacation was good. Our house was pretty nice and we had a great beach day, where I swam with a seal. It was definitely a highlight of the week. We saw something in the (freezing) water and got scared but then a local told us that it was actually a seal and that they come up to sunbath in the late afternoon. Well I got all excited and dove into the water and swam up to it. I was so close, it popped its head up and I was going to touch it but it has small teeth and I was scared I was going to lose one of my fingers. We played together though, it dove under me and we swam around for a bit (I may be squealed a couple of times).
We also went to Simon's Town on the other end of Cape Town and there are actually penguins there! Needless to say I had a great time playing with the penguins but they didn't want to be as close as the seal. Fun filled animal vaca! Simon's town was really pretty, very different from the other places we had been and we really lucked out with the beautiful weather.
Yesterday I went to Constantia, wine country, with my friend Phoebe. It was gorgeous! We had to take 3 minibus taxis and a 20 min walk (we like adventures) to get there, but the vineyard was so pretty. We walked through the vineyard and did some wine tasting. It was a great afternoon of pretty scenery, good conversation and tasty wine.
I really wanted the vacation to be a time to think through a lot that I've seen/experienced here but didn't really get around to it. I won't really until I get home, which is in 5 weeks, isn't that crazy? Time flies.
South Africa has been wonderful. Challenging and different but I really have enjoyed being here. I've seen so much and I'm really thankful for a lot of the people I've met and have been willing to show me their homes and families. I wish I could write on here everything that I've seen and all of the stories of the people we've met, or at least put up some damn pictures, but alas, you will all have to wait until I get back. Soon, very soon.
I don't really know what to expect for Argentina, I haven't really thought that far in advance yet, I guess it's not too far in advance anymore. I am excited not to have to pack/unpack every few weeks so that will be nice for home but I just can't wrap my head around the time...
Ok, I love you all and miss you! Hopefully the internet will upload faster in Argentina and you can see some pictures! xo
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