Last night we decided we would take in some of the nightlife of South Africa, but instead of going into the main town centre we thought we would stay local to where we are staying. Thinking it'd be best as working out how to get home from a new place in a new country after a few drinks probably wasn't advisable (Give it a few days). We found the bar Mixas that we had heard about from the guys that were here last year. 2 beers came to R37 which is just over £2, not bad, after a few drinks we decided that we would go to the supermarket pick up some bits and go back. Last night Bufana Bufana (South African football team) were playing so we thought we would go and watch it on the big TV in the dining room with some residents. But for the second night running we were on our own, after about 5 in the evening it goes very quiet here. After trying to work out how to turn on the tv, it's not as easy as it sounds, we sat down to watch the united game.
We have been given the weekend off so we thought we would take the opportunity to explore and test out the local busses. Before we left we had lunch at Berghof in the dining, this was the first time some of the residents had seen us, as you can imagine lots of confused looks but very friendly. After lunch we took the short walk to the bus stop to make our first trip on our own into town. Thankfully the. Bus turned up on time and with some assistance on how to use the MYCITI card we were on our way. All bus routes seem to start and finish at the civic centre stop, so we decided to get the bus there and make our mind up to where we were going to go from there. We chose a short ride to the waterfront, a nice area with a big shopping centre and lots of restaurants, we walked around for a few hours taking in the views and the street entertainers. The weather had cooled and became a bit windy so a short walk to the Cape Town stadium, which we plan on visiting at some point, and then to the bus stop to make our way back. We are still getting used to Cape Town and it's way, for example people will cross the road when and where they want even if a car is coming towards them, but also busses won't slow down if someone's coming instead they speed up and sound their horn.
Pleased with not getting lost or burnt we planned to go back to our rooms get ready and go out for the evening. A sleepy Harry had other ideas, after falling asleep in his room for a few hours and after looking at the clouds and wind we had a change of plan, stay in, watch Liverpool and make up for it tomorrow. We've had a few quiet days so far while we get use to our new surroundings, the heat out here takes it out of you and I think we are still recovering from Wednesday/Thursday.
Hopefully going to find somewhere to watch the game tomorrow and after today's results I hope we take the cup seriously.
Our MyCITI card, which is like an Oyster card used in London, our bus map and guide to Cape Town
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