21-1-13
Windy day here. Boat is rocking quite a bit. There was talk
of moving us but we are still here for now. Friday was even windier and one of
our lines snapped. Our bow spring which keeps the boat from moving forward
toward the dock snapped while we were here. It was just me and Tyrone so we had
to start the engine and put it in reverse to keep it from moving forward. We
called Rudi to come out and we reworked the line and tied it back up again. He took
a look at it and it is ok but it is rigged and will be needing a new line soon I
am sure. Friday night was a blast! We went out again with our classmates and
went to a few more places around here. It hit the spot because I have been
missing our nights out dancing all night with our friends back home.
Saturday we went to Cape Town with JJ and we got to meet his
grandparents who are super sweet of course. They have the most beautiful view! The
water is amazing here and the beaches have white sand and you have Table
Mountain in the background.
White sand, beautiful beach and perfect sunsets!
Table Mountain
We stopped on the side of the road on the way to Cape Town
View from JJ's grandparents
View from JJ's parents home
Roadside gas station. All gas stations are full service here btw!
Another view from JJ's parents house.
After a short visit we went to his house to grab
some stuff for the camping trip. We went to Stolenbosch and camped out for the
night. There was a music fest sort of thing going on in the middle of some
woods. Well not really woods. We drove through all the vineyards and there was
a patch of trees in a field where they set up the music fest. We camped out
there and our little tent was cozy enough for us lol despite the rock and one
large stick that was slept on.
Tyrone and myself at the music fest
Sunday we packed up and headed over to this
water ski cableway called Blue Rock. It was SO pretty there!!! As you can see
in the pictures there were mountains in the background and the water was green
and crystal clear. Gregors parents actually own this place which may be why he
is so good on the wakeboard. We met his mom as “the Americans he told her about”
lol. It is funny to hear it every time! We stayed all day and Ty and I watched
everyone wakeboard. It was crazy seeing them do tricks and how much air they
get! They have a nice set up with plenty of benches, a restaurant and even a
kiddy park and swimming area. Tyrone did a little rock diving and they have a
zip line there as well so maybe I will get to try that next time. Maybe. It was
pretty high… came back Sunday night and Ty and I were beat so we came back to
the boat and watched some TV on the laptop. Of course I was out in like an
hour. JJ and Gregor kept going and went to a skate park…these kidzzz are crazy!
Don’t know how they do it between wakeboarding, skating, surfing, hiking and
diving but its nice to be around insanely active people…lol…
JJ
aaaand Gregor
A few pics from Blue Rock
Here is the launch point and I believe that is Rudi
Amazing scenery!
Can you imagine growing up here
I missed the flip JJ did but this is him
More JJ...
Random person Skiing instead
Woke up this morning still super tired but we had class at
8:30 and we had to walk up there. I would say it is about a quarter mile walk which for me is nice, I don’t
mind it, but Ty on the other hand…not so enjoyable for him. Our instructor for
this course was off today and I believe he and his wife were supposed to have their
baby today but they said he should be back tomorrow or Wednesday so I don’t really
know. Rob taught us about dead reckoning, estimated positioning and course to
steer today so we are learning how to plot charts and read them. We are in our
day skipper theory class this week and next week we will be in our day skipper
practical. We have a lot to cram in in just a week so I am kinda nervous but we
did really well today and got everything right…for the most part…Ty went to the
skate park with the boys after class so I got to catch up on some Breaking Bad
that I passed out for last night and a little time alone was nice. I had the
whole v berth to myself!! Lol its not much so that is quite an accomplishment. Haha.
Nicole left to go home on Friday and she just got back this morning. And the
girl brought a whole pantry with here! Yeah we have fooooood!!!
So we were about to leave JJ’s house before we went to Blue Rock aannnd we were loading up the car
when all of a sudden we heard this buzzing noise like zzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!
It was a freakin swarm of BEES flying over the house!!! It was so loud I was
sure were going to be picked up and tossed around by them but we jumped in the
car and slammed the doors just in time. I think I felt the car lift a little
but it was too heavy for them….ok well it wasn’t that dramatic but it was a big
swarm and it was really loud. We just waited a few seconds for it to pass
before opening the doors again.
Went to the pick n pay for lunch today since it is in the
mall where our class is. Sandwiches did not look that great so we went next
door to the pie king where they have these meat pies. They have one with
chicken and mushrooms and I swear it is just like a chicken pot pie! Omg it so
good and im sure extremely unhealthy but we did it anyway. Yum. Gotta get back
to being good, I was on the right track when I got here and now I don’t know
what happened. Between the McD’s, KFC and meat pies im gonna weigh 200 lbs and
die of a heart attack. Sammiches and salads from now on I swear!