Africa continues - two days in Cape Town - and Stan's Trip Report #15
Wow - what a finish to our epic trip. We've been home a couple of weeks and finally settling into a bit of a summer routine. Time to finish out this blog. I left this once we were back on the ship in Port Elizabeth after a great day in Addo Elephant Park. One thing we were very aware of that first day in South Africa were the townships. Apartheid has been gone officially for many years now, but in practicality there is still a great degree of separation. Our road to the main entrance at Addo passed what we could easily identify as a separate and not particularly inviting "neighborhood" in the bush on the edge of town. All along the highway there were people waiting for a "ride", generally it seemed to be an informal van taxi system. Vehicles stopped and people waited just about anywhere. The high fence around the area was a fixture we still don't really understand - is it keeping the neighborhood safe? from what or who? or is it to keep people inside. This