Dispatches from Muizenberg, South Africa
Arrived by Train on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 11:30am local time
Saturday, February 7th, 2009

In which I rescue a young seal
The day took a sharp turn from the domestic to the adventurous toward evening. We'd had lunch and gone for a walk along the coast down the concrete path that runs south from Muizenberg to St. James, two kilometers or so. I was feeling tired and cranky since I'd been

Archery again; Cookie recipe
I wrote in last Saturday's dispatch that we'd gone to a beginners' archery session at a sports club in Retreat. We went again today. This time we didn't have to suffer through the boring lectures but were able to get straight into shooting (at 18m instead of 12m). Last time
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Sandstorm in Muizenberg; One lucky seal; We really are going to India!
We were sort of kicking ourselves for spending three days in Simonstown when Muizenberg is so much nicer and only a few train stops away, so we decamped from the hostel and headed there for our last day. None of the hostels or guesthouses are full right now, so we












































