Straight to the "Point"

Hey everyone, I am so sorry about this blog coming out so late, but I completely forgot to post it. This past weekend was pretty awesome and I have some REALLY cool pictures, so here is the breakdown!

Friday: Friday was a pretty average day once again. Work went pretty well and after work, we went out to a bar called Dubliner. It was a pretty average Friday for the MSU crew, but still, a pretty good one overall.

Saturday: Last week, most of the MSU crew signed up for the Cape Point adventure that Connect-123 (the internship program that we are going through) was hosting. The day started bright and early, at about 8:30, when we had to meed the people down in our apartment building lobby and we e all boarded the bus to head to Cape point (Cape Point is the southern most point in the Western Cape!) We took a half hour bus ride to Simons Town (where I have already been) but stopped at Boulder Beach, which was nonetheless amazing. The name holds true, as there are huge boulders all along the coast, but the best part of the entire beach was that there were hundreds of penguins. There was a long walkway to the beach, and as you walked you could see penguins walking around and hanging out. Once we got to the beach, there were tons of penguins swimming, sleeping, and just hanging out on the beach (as you can see in the picture, some were getting it on as well) We stood there and watched them for a little while, then walked a little ways down the coast to a restaurant called Berthas. Oh Berthas. Dear Lord. This restaurant was absolutely terrible. There was nobody in the restaurant except for the Connect-123 kids (there was about 20 of us) and the service was horrific. It took about 25 minutes for us to get waters, and another 45 minutes (at least) to get our food (also, don't order milkshakes there unless you want to wait another 50 minutes....no joke) Anyways, Berthas was terrible. So, we left, still hungry even after eating, and headed to Cape Point. The trip turned around real quick because the drive was breathtaking. We were driving along the coast and there was nothing but mountains and ocean in sight. When we arrived at Cape Point, we had to had to hike quite a ways to the top, but once we got there, it was one of the prettiest views that I have seen in this country. We were on a giant cliff, looking out to the clear blue waters. There was a lighthouse at the top with a wall surrounding it, but you could climb over the wall and stand on the edge of the cliff (I was not too excited about that, but after I did it I felt somewhat accomplished.) After Cape Point, we got back on the bus and headed to The Cape of Good Hope, which was another beautiful scene. There was HUGE kelp that was all over the beach and waves that were crashing into the rocks. We took some pictures, got back on the bus, then headed back to the City Bowl. Later that night, we went out to a bar called Jackal and Hyde, had a few too many drinks, then headed home.

Boulder Beach

All of the penguins!

Awkward 3rd wheel

The drive to Cape Point

Cape of Good Hope

So far from home!

Sunday: Honestly, I did nothing Sunday. We went out to eat at Eastern Food Bizarre, then came home and laid around all day. It was actually really nice to not have to run around for once.

This past weekend was absolutely terrific. It was really nice to finally get out of the City Bowl (where we live) and see the beauty of South Africa's coast. I cannot wait for the next few weekends (we only have two left!!) because we are going to do so many exciting activities (you guys wont believe what is coming.) Get excited for the next few blogs because they are going to get crazy! Peace and love!