Glamorous Only in Retrospect: First Weeks 2

So on Sunday we got to have quite an adventure. Ourselves, Chris, Tamlyn, Roman, and a few other of Chris's friends rode our scooters along the coast down to the cape of good hope.

It was my first time riding a scooter... ever. So I took it around the block a few times to get used to the gears (it's not automatic) and the feel. It has a different feel from a motorcycle, but still very much the same. We all loaded up and rode into the city. My rear tire went flat right accross from the world cup stadium. I was able to push it up onto the sidewalk and heins changed the tire out, 10 minutes later we were on the road again.

We rode down the cape and it was getting colder and more rainy, but that didnt really ruin our mood. The views were just amazing, the landscape was gorgeous. Up and down the windy mountain roads, right along the coast, it was breathtaking. And then, we saw BABOONS! There is a guy that watches them and makes sure they dont bother the drivers. We were told that baboons will try to steal bags, open door, and just do mean baboonish things. They left us alone, happily eating flowers.
We did a lot of driving, and a lot of stopping. One of our stops we were at the docks looking at the fish and seals. A boat pulled in and started to unload the fish where our scooters were parked. So we went over to move them. It was crazy busy and I think I got a bit nervous by all the people watching, I started the bike, and went to push it off the stand but I didnt hold the clutch in. So I pushed it right into gear and it tried to jump into the harbour and run people over. Thankfully I was able to grab the clutch and bring it back down onto two wheels without killing anyone or smooshing very many fish. Everyone laughed at me. It was good times.

We then rode around the other side of table mountain through some really great neighborhoods. Scootering was quite fun, and unexpected. We certainly didnt expect a free 150km tour of Cape Town and the Cape of Good Hope, not to mention doing it on scooters in a whole scoot gang (I just made that up, scoot gang. It's good). So tomorrow we peddle out and they tell us we will see the real africa after about 30 miles.

Cape Town is great. The whole area is so green, full of flowers, and just has epic views. The city itself is very clean. Cleaner than a lot of american cities.

We are unsure when we will next have internet, but maybe 1 to 2 weeks and we'll have another update.

So far so good!