Glen Cairn

On Monday afternoon I moved out to Glen Cairn (part of Cape Town) to stay in this beautiful house overlooking the ocean. It is quite something...a pool, a straw roof cabana, gorgeous gardens, and a bright house with lots of windows. The view from my room in spectacular...I look east onto the Indian Ocean and I can also see down the slope where the centre of Glen Cairn is. The only thing that is strange for me is that all of the windows have bars on them. Break-ins are common in South Africa because the divide between rich and poor is so huge and people will do anything to survive...perhaps I would too if I were in that situation...

Yesterday morning I hiked up to the peak of the mountain just behind where I am staying. The wind was so strong that I had to hold on to the rock I was sitting on...wild!!  I could see a 360 view of the two valleys and the meandering mountains heading east to west across the Cape (we're near Cape Point). Once down, I explored some more running trails and finished up my workout with Vlad's Abs (you'd be proud of me small balls!)

On the 20th my mum and Gary head back to Duncan, BC, so at that point I will be leaving this beautiful house and living closer to downtown. I am still working out the housing and volunteering details, which feels good because it has been a little anxiety producing not knowing where I will be living and what I will be doing in less than two weeks time. There's always the youth hostels!! I trust all will work out perfectly, as it always does.

Hoping you are all well and that spring is starting to show its face...

Love, Wendy