One of the major things that we forgot to post about was our trip up Table Mountain in Cape Town. While there is a cable car available, we actually tried to climb the thing, and made it up to the top in about 2 and a half hours. At first it was fine but as the mist kicked in and the path got steeper and we started to feel the drinks from the previous night more and more it became pretty difficult. By the time we got to the top it was pretty cloudy but we were still provided with some pretty spectacular views, of which, at some point, we will have many, many photos.
We've also had multiple celebrity sightings on this trip. As I was descending into delerium on the JoBurg airport as we neared hour 50 of my journey to Africa, a very confident looking man walked through the airport with an entorage. Turns out he knew how to skateboard a little bit because it was Tony Hawk. Some of the girls I was travelling with ran over and got photos but I was too jaded from my trip to really care.
The next one was alot cooler. In Durban we hung out at this Cuban bar in the casino to watch games. As Bafana Bafana was going down hard to Uruguay we decided to go get some food from the food court, but just before we left, I decided to go back to the bar for a second to use the bathroom. And just in front of the big screen was Canada's biggest little basketball player, Steve Nash, doing some kind of a soccer dance with a waiter for the enthralled audience. In my drunken bravado I quickly ran up to him, shrugged my shoulders, and performed my amazing basketball shot motion just in front of him. As the very entertained crowd erupted in laughter, I ran to the bathroom in fear. When I returned, they made me go up and talk to him, and he was actually pretty nice about it. When I asked him if Kobe had gotten it done when the Lakers beat the Celtics in game 6, he replied "No, the Lakers got it done." No love lost I guess.....
I'll end this with some photos. Here are some photos:
Paul chilling out at the end of a big night:
Me chillin with my boy Zakumi
Hanging out with some upstanding characters in Durban
The fabled Dolphin Cup, which Adam has now lost, a Dolphin Cup effort in itself.
Paul goin all out.
Somehow this appears to be the only photo of me and Drew together during the whole day.
Paul and Adam with new friends at the game in Cape Town
Reunited after 2 years apart
Adam showing off his match tickets, which are now sadly all gone.
Just before going up Table Mountain
Paul being very excited about reaching the top 
With Just Nuisance, our favorite saffa dog
Greatest photo ever taken.
Paul and Caitlin
Keeping it classy with the inagural Dolphin Cup effort.
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