{"id":109,"date":"2007-01-08T15:45:43","date_gmt":"2007-01-08T23:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riley.newdream.net\/?p=109"},"modified":"2007-01-08T15:50:36","modified_gmt":"2007-01-08T23:50:36","slug":"south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riley.newdream.net\/?p=109","title":{"rendered":"South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We arrived in Cape Town on Christmas day and met up with Michael at the hotel (he&#8217;s been living in Namibia for the past 2 years doing the peace corp). We ended up at a delicious Indian restaurant for dinner, at an outside table tucked around the corner, which was great because Riley was teething and kind of unhappy. We discovered that Riley enjoys papadan crackers (both eating them and smashing them into bits with a fork) and the chef was nice enough to cook up a special mild veggie dish for her (which she ended up eating none of, but really loved scooping out with a spoon and smooshing it around on the table).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20061226%20South%20Africa\/.web\/DSC00123.JPG.html\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20061226%20South%20Africa\/.medium\/DSC00126.JPG\" width=480 height=360 alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20061226%20South%20Africa\/.web\/DSC00142.JPG.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20061226%20South%20Africa\/.medium\/DSC00140.JPG\" height=480 width=360 alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The day after Christmas we piled into 2 rental cars and drove up north along the garden route to a town called Sedgewick, where we stayed in a nice little inn right on a lake. It was beautiful, and just a 5-minute drive from the ocean. We had some beach days, and went to a big zoo that was pretty cool. For pictures click <a href=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20061228%20south%20africa%20-%20garden%20trail\/.web\/index.html\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20061230%20south%20africa%20-%20last%20days%20garden%20trail\/.web\/index.html\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Riley and Eric in their matching beach outfits&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20061230%20south%20africa%20-%20last%20days%20garden%20trail\/.medium\/DSC04391.JPG\" width=480 height=360 alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These stacking cups are endlessly fun to play with&#8230; at the beach, in the bath, anywhere really.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20061230%20south%20africa%20-%20last%20days%20garden%20trail\/.medium\/DSC00159.JPG\" width=480 height=360 alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a few days we headed back to Cape Town. On New year&#8217;s eve we went to Robben Insland (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned) which was an interesting experience, then had dinner at Jimmy&#8217;s Killer Prawns. Dad, Mike and Riley turned in early, while Sage, Eric, Mom, and I roamed the streets and rang in the new year at midnight. <a href=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20061231%20south%20africa%20-%20robben%20island,%20nye\/.web\/index.html\">pictures<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New years day Riley took the gondola up to the top of Table mountain with Dad, while I hiked up with Sage, Eric, Mike and Mom. The view at the top was incredible&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20070101%20south%20africa%20-%20table%20mountain\/.web\/index.html\">pictures here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20070101%20south%20africa%20-%20table%20mountain\/.medium\/DSC04460.JPG\" width=480 height=360 alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20070101%20south%20africa%20-%20table%20mountain\/.medium\/DSC00303.JPG\" width=480 height=360 alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next day, we watched a bit of the dysfunctional Cape Town parade, ate delicious samosas, wandered around the market, then headed to the airport<\/p>\n<p>Riley waiting in baggage claim with Eric and the pinwheel&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20070102%20south%20africa%20-%20cape%20town%20parade,%20trip%20home\/.medium\/DSC04531.JPG\" height=480 width=360 alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Napping in the Madrid airport&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cam.fuggernut.com\/20070102%20south%20africa%20-%20cape%20town%20parade,%20trip%20home\/.medium\/DSC04552.JPG\" width=480 height=360 alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We arrived in Cape Town on Christmas day and met up with Michael at the hotel (he&#8217;s been living in Namibia for the past 2 years doing the peace corp). 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