Maybe Next Time - 12/28/12

Mini bus madness

Whale Tale Ale, a delicious Cape Town specialty

BEN - We finally rolled into Cape Town at around noon after 30 hours on the bus.  We arrived at the central bus station, buzzing with cabs, busses, and people.  We quickly found a cab driver a haggled a fair price for the trip to our backpackers; Ashanti Gardens.  We walked into a nice, large place where we were greeted at reception by a girl from Scranton, Pennsylvania.  Very weird.  By this time we were walking zombies, so we checked into our small room and plopped on the bed for a much needed three hour nap.  When we woke, we decided to walk Long Street which is not far from our hostel.  We walked for a bit and checked out some of the touristy shops before heading to Royale for our first real meal in 2 days.  We feasted on an incredible burger, sweet potato fries, and milkshakes; very delicious.  Again we felt zombieish, so we decided to call it a night.  On the walk back home, a nefarious looking man approached us and told me to give him all my money.    He said “let me show you my knife,” and brandished the screwdriver part of a Swiss Army Knife.  I told him to go away, brushed him aside, and walked away.  He ashamedly yelled after us, “Ok, well, maybe next time!”  What a mugger.  We finally retreated to our room and watched Homeland, an immediately addicting show.  Sleep came quickly; a mattress has never felt so good.