.....and Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
I did several jobs in South Africa and my last one included an assignment in Cape Town for two weeks and I really enjoyed my time there. It's not as dangerous as most other South African cities, has beautiful weather and the scenery is amazing.
There are so many things to do and see there that I didn't get to see everything I wanted but I did get to go on a shark cage dive with Great White sharks last time. On this trip I'll be going with the same marathon touring group that Devin, Alida and I used for Myanmar last November and a company I've traveled with six times now. I should have time to see the things I missed when I was here before.
My objective with this trip is to close in on my goal of having run a half-marathon on all seven continents. I now have only two continents--Africa and Australia--to complete but the race here is somewhat hilly and has a cut-off time shorter than I usually complete so I'm going to have to be ready and really push myself. If this race works out, the Australian Outback Marathon is in August and has a cut-off time of eight hours (I usually finish 3:15). So, basically, if I can knock this race out in Cape Town, it will be just a matter of going to Australia and doing a leisurely run.
My hotel is an old prison converted into a four-star hotel and is located on the historic Victoria and Alfred Waterfront to the left of the stadium in the above picture and this promises to be another amazing trip.
I did several jobs in South Africa and my last one included an assignment in Cape Town for two weeks and I really enjoyed my time there. It's not as dangerous as most other South African cities, has beautiful weather and the scenery is amazing.
There are so many things to do and see there that I didn't get to see everything I wanted but I did get to go on a shark cage dive with Great White sharks last time. On this trip I'll be going with the same marathon touring group that Devin, Alida and I used for Myanmar last November and a company I've traveled with six times now. I should have time to see the things I missed when I was here before.
My objective with this trip is to close in on my goal of having run a half-marathon on all seven continents. I now have only two continents--Africa and Australia--to complete but the race here is somewhat hilly and has a cut-off time shorter than I usually complete so I'm going to have to be ready and really push myself. If this race works out, the Australian Outback Marathon is in August and has a cut-off time of eight hours (I usually finish 3:15). So, basically, if I can knock this race out in Cape Town, it will be just a matter of going to Australia and doing a leisurely run.
My hotel is an old prison converted into a four-star hotel and is located on the historic Victoria and Alfred Waterfront to the left of the stadium in the above picture and this promises to be another amazing trip.
