After OBM (Old Biscuit Mill, get with the lingo) on Saturday, the 5th, I convinced everyone to walk with me to Adult World. Why? Well, because there are at least 5 Adult Worlds on the way to Cape Town proper alone and I wanted to know what all of the fuss was about. I thought the store was near the market. Quite the contrary; after 45 minutes of walking we arrived at the very closed off, dodgy-looking building and went inside for a little over 5 minutes, enough time to laugh at the fact that we had just walked 45 minutes to..well, Adult World. But, at least now I can say I've seen a bit more of Cape Town.
Later that day, I went over to Charles' and Gee's apartment, and we sat outside on plastic chairs, underneath their umbrella and just chatted for 2 hours. At one point, Gee brought out his guitar and played while I sang along to Enrique and Lauren Hill (at least we know some of the same music) and Charles made us tuna melts. It was such a wonderful afternoon.
After another night at Springboks, and Church on Main the next day, we went to Muizenberg, a beautiful beach on the Indian Ocean. Taylor and I took a long walk down the beach. The sand seems to run forever, and you can just get lost in the unending beauty of it all. It's also a great place to collect sea shells! One thing I did notice- and take note of this- was the immediate, seemingly random, disappearance of the surfers in the water. It wasn't until I noticed the flag in the water that I realized the severity of the emptiness. Apparently that little flag is enough to tell every surfer in the water that a shark is about to give them a love bite. Good to know.
Of course, the day wasn't complete without half-off sushi at Beluga. Abraham, or "Abes", as we like to call him, is our new go-to driver. We were all starving from a day in the sun and had a great meal full of sushi and good laughs.
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