Adventures of NaDave: H'moon 21

We woke up rested and excited since the wind had finally calmed! We took the time to fully pack up our bags for the plane and headed right to the cable car. When we got to the parking lot, the lines were super long already! With it being closed for 3-4 days, everybody was squeezing it in.

We waited for about 1-1.5 hours in line, and made friends with a group of female MDs who were in town for a conference. They helped pass the time with great conversation. But we also battled the occasional pushy tourist or tour guide from other nationalities.

It was finally our turn, and up we went! The views were gorgeous inside the rotating car, and everybody had a sense of excitement. We got to the top, and views were stunning. The top was quite flat, and there were lots of people, but few ventured far away from the visitor center. We wandered around and soaked it all up. What a view!

We headed back down to make our cooking class appointment! We drove back over to the Bo-kaap area, and now we were experts! She saved us a spot right in front of her house, and we scampered inside. Overall, we had an amazing time. She told us stories of how she had lived in that house when Mandela still lived on Robbin Island...and also stories of her growing up in District 6. From scratch we made a malaysian cuisine, which was her heritage, and it was delicious samosas, curries, naan, etc...then sat down and had a huge lunch. "Salt is Love" she kept telling us newlyweds...we agree!

We left with an extra hour to check out one other neighborhood, Observatory. It was a more local neighborhood, which was nice to visit during the day. We almost bought some african-theme attire, but decided to pass based on the price. But Dave then ventured upon a record store, Revolution Records, and it was awesome! The store owner was amazing, and helped Dave pick some local album/artists for Manny.

Next we headed for the airport to make sure we got in with plenty of time. As we were going through security, we ran into one of the couples on our safari. Again, what were the odds! We caught with them and passed the pre-flight time together.

Our final stop was Dubai, but it was 10+ hours to get there. We were excited to be heading to the middle east for the first time, and to be headed to one of the richest, craziest countries on the planet!

Table Mountain Tram Ride