Thursday I got a taste of what it was to be narcoleptic.

I could not follow basic conversations because my eyelids felt like wet towels and I fell asleep, sitting up, everywhere we went.

I think it was raining and cold all day, but I can't be sure as I wasn't even sure what weather WAS.

Yesterday we hit the road. And drove all along the coasts of the Cape, the sky enormous and shining blue.

We ate delicious fish and chips outdoors on a tiny porch perched above the rocks and the sea.

We saw whales, swimming just below the surface of the water.

We saw penguins and their babies, which were covered in grey down.

We saw baboons near the shanty towns, walking down the sidewalk like people, their little baby running ahead and throwing itself to the ground to roll in the dirt.

And just when I thought things could not possibly get more unreal, the sun set.

A giant, glowing orange orb falling into the ocean.

The land here reminds me a bit of the deserts in Arizona, and the weather right now is not unlike Montauk in fall, clouds rolling quickly in off of the water, the temperature changing drastically and rain suddenly falling.

I still can't really believe it all...

Even the money here, the rand, is beautiful.

Tomorrow (Sunday) we are off to travel up the west coast on a flower and fishing adventure.

Oh! Alex's mama. Aluana! She is nothing short of fantastic. Very Italian and her stories will just blow your little mind...

Also, blogging is sort of a no-no. They pay for bandwidth here.

So you won't see as much of me as I thought, especially photos.

VIVA LA AFRICA!