Dispatches from Simonstown, South Africa
Arrived by Train on Sunday, February 1st, 2009 at 12:30pm local time
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Simonstown, the Gibraltar of the Cape; In which civilization barely triumphs over misunderstanding; I hurt my back for no apparent reason; Our Indian visas are finally ready!
We've been staying with Joan for a long time now - four of the six weeks we've been in the country. She's been absolutely fantastic, generous and giving and we owe her a lot. I like to think we're unobtrusive, low-maintenance houseguests. But four weeks is a lot longer than





































