August 12, 2016 - Arrival in Cape Town

Tammy Clark standing underneath the balcony where Nelson Mandela made a speech in Cape Town.

August 12, 2016 – Arrived in Cape Town and after an hour of acquiring enough cars to accommodate 15 ladies and their 40+ something pieces of luggage, we arrived at our B & B- 40 Winks.  It took our manager, Karen, about 45 minutes to sort out our room arrangements.  After we took our luggage to our rooms, we were driven to the Central Library in the main part of Cape Town, where Nigel Worden, the author of the book we read, The Making of Modern Africa, showed historical slides and gave a lecture on how Cape Town was settled and the variety of peoples that populate this area.  The talk was very interesting.  He showed us the balcony where Nelson Mandela stood and gave a speech.  I took a picture, but given the slowness of internet service, I will not be able to post it here.  Today, we will be going to Robben Island to visit the prison where Mandela was held as a political prisoner.