Still in Cape Town

We were due to sail on to Luderitz, Namibia, but the infamous Cape of Good Hope weather kept us docked in Cape Town. An extra day to explore Cape Town--not so bad you might think, but there was a problem. Immigration had processed us as departing and would not come back to the port to reprocess us as re-entering. So we stayed on the ship.

One positive: harbor seals having fun right by the boat!

The South African politics and economy are a mess. Unemployment is at 32%. They have vast natural resources (gold, diamonds,manganese, tin, lithium, etc) which seems to have created corruption and mismanagement rather than prosperity. Elections will be next month. Predictions are that there will be some murders. If your opponent looks like he might win you try to have him murdered.

I'll be following the news.Read more