An open invitation

Although I am having a great time here in Cape Town by myself, I'd like to extend an open invitation to anyone who have a few days off at the end of February to come and join me for some South African fun in the sun. Last time I tried the same thing, inviting strangers to faraway places, I ended up in a relationship, so you never know what's going to happen, but I can promise you, it will be memorable.

I know I live in a little coachroach-infested house in Mowbray, a few kilometres from the action in Cape Town, however, there is plenty of room for one more, and the housemates have already welcomed your visit. We have two cute bathrooms with hardly any bugs at all, and our little, but sunny backyard if overflowing with frangipani flowers. It's pretty. You should see it.

The university is only 15 minutes (half an hour if we are walking with the Sudanese) away, and during your week here, I'll probably have to go there twice or so, but you can come and explore the big ivy-covered buildings, run tracks on the rugby field or take a snooze in the library.

Anyway, Mowbray and Rondebosch isn't why you've come to Cape Town! You've come to take a cable car up to Table Mountain, and weather permitting we'll be hiking back down. We might even wait til the sun has set and watch that go down in the Atlantic Ocean before admiring the view of the starstruck city. Then we'll head to the Waterfront and have dinner and enjoy the Jazz musicians next door.

The next day we'll do some historical sightseeing and head out to Robben Island. The guides at the museum are formers inmates or guards, and although you probably won't bumb into Nelson Mandela, it is supposed to be worth a visit. We'll have lunch at a veggie place called Portobello in Long Street, and if you're scared of veggies I can promise you the chocolate muffin will win you over to the green side. After Robben Island we'll head back to Long Street and to Nyoni's Kraal. A typical touristy, although fantastic restaurant with yummy food and good wine. You should be looking forward to it!

I think it's time for some sun! Today we'll catch a minibustaxi to Camps Bay. It's where Cape Towns rich and famous tan their delicious bodies, and although the glare from the Ferraris lining the street can be a bit too much, at least we'll get a huge ice cream from the Italian place at the plaza and lie on the beach for a few hours. Beach should be followed by something else on B - and then a burger at Royale (again in Long Street) will be the perfect end to a perfect day. Top it up with a Choc Brownie milkshake and you'll be in heaven.

After a scrumptillidumptious day yesterday we'll go to the Botanical Gardens. It is famous for it's flowers (naturally), but also for it's Sunday evening concerts, so if today is a Sunday we'll head there.

You can't go to South Africa without exploring the rich wine regions, and I think we should head to either Stellenbosch or Frenschoek to taste some delicious local wine today. We'll go on a tour so we won't have to fight over who's driving, and I suspect the jokes will become worse and worse proportionally with how many wineyards we've visited.

To finish off a wonderful holiday we might take the leap and tandem jump off Lion's Head, check out a safari or go face to face with the great white. It's up to whoever accepting my offer.

See you soon!