In December 2004/January 2005 I traveled for three weeks in South Africa with my friend Anna. We spent Christmas with her uncle and family in Johannesburg and then drove back across the country to Cape Town. I have a few journal entries from that time which can be found here giving a little more detail into the trip itself.
Click on any picture to enlarge.	My first day in Cape Town I met a guy from Germany who had lived here a number of times. He took me a nearby mountain to watch the sun set.
	There were these three buildings in Cape Town that people referred to as the toilet rolls. It should be self-explanatory why.
	This is a beach near Cape Town with rock formations behind called Twelve Apostles.
	Right in the middle of Cape Town is Table Mountain, a towering monument with an apparently flat top that creates its own weather called "the tablecloth." Clouds build up at the top giving the effect of a table cloth overlaying the mountain. It's an incredible hike to the top with a great view of the city, the wharf, Robert's Island, and the Atlantic Ocean.
	This is Anna's cousin, Karin, at the airport when Anna arrived. They alert you early to the dangers of South Africa.
	Anna with her cousins Peter and Karin.
	Karin with Anna's uncle, Lothar, holding one of the beers of South Africa. Everytime I had an empty bottle he was right there with a fresh one.
	Anna's Aunt Polly.
	Me with Lothar.
	On our way out of town we stopped for a Christmas party. South Africa is very big on their barbecues and one wouldn't be complete without a whole pig roasting on a spit.
	More meat! I can't believe how much meat I ate in a three or four day period.
	We started our road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town and came across this billboard. Remember, if you can't get the first two right and least try for the third.
	Our first animal!
	We were on our way to the Kgalagadi animal park and passed through a town called Hotazel (say it out loud). And it was as hot as the name implies.
	Our first major stop was the Kgalagadi animal park in the northern part of the country tucked in between Namibia and Botswana. These guys are called springboks, a.k.a. bulk food.
	They're referred to as bulk food because there is plenty of them and they keep the lions fed.
	More sprinkboks staying cool.
	Some blue wildebeasts.
	A gemsbok.
	There were a lot more ostriches than I would have thought. I never thought of them as native to Africa.
	A long dusty road. Unlike other animal parks in South Africa there were relatively few people here.
	We took an sunset tour from our camp to look for night animals.
	And came across this female lion lounging behind a bush.
	On our way out of camp early on our last day we came across this guy. Talk about majestic. It's no wonder they call him king.
	Look how close we are!
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