WE MADE IT!!!

Phew! After about a twenty-five hour plane trip (the flight to SA is the second longest nonstop in the world) it is sooo good to have our feet on African soil. We got to stop in Dakar, Senegal to refuel which was sweet, although we didn't get to stay long. Cape Town is huge. It is dark here, but the little I have seen has been amazing. Staring out the buses window we could see the gigantic outline of Table Mt. In its shadow lies a city full of diversity. Along the highway are mostly small shanties mixed with tiny houses (think of a Hooverville with a couple of houses thrown in), but in the distance we see the large buildings and malls of downtown. What a dichotomy of wealth and poverty. We are staying at a small hostel called The Backpacker which is really cool. We are all pretty tired from the trip and haven't done much more than eat and watch soccer/futbol on a bigscreen (Soccer is EVERYWHERE--SA hosts the 2010 World Cup and they are so proud of it--right outside the airport is a huge timer in the shape of a soccer ball counting down the days--I belive there are 730). I can't wait to see the city in the light tomorrow. Well, that's about it for now--we are going to try and sleep off the jet lag. Goodnight!

Josh