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10月14日 Visiting Theo in Khayelitsha and Climbing Table Mt Left Clowes home in Hermanus early Saturday morning. I've been awakening around 5 am each day anyway and this morning the skies looked clear at 6 as it began to brighten. I went down to the bay again to watch whales for about half an hour. It was quite calm and clear and there were several whales about 150 yards offshore. They were spouting and seemed to be playing. I climbed own onto the rocks to get as close as I could and was surprised at one point. I had my back turned to the ocean to look at the coastline and was startled by how loud the sound of a whale was as it emerged from the water and blew air. It seemed timed to surprise me and caused me to jump a little and laugh at the same time. I met Theo at a Shell Petrol Station along the N2 highway and he and a friend led me to and through township to Theo's home and studio. I spent a couple of hours there talking with Theo and meeting some of his family and friends. He has added a garage-like building to his home to use as his pottery studio. We discussed possible designs for a Bridges of Peace bowl or cup. He is going to work with local children to play with design ideas and he will email me pictures of what they come up with. His work is lovely and I'm bringing home samples to show others. I also videotaped our conversation as he talked about how he works, get ideas, and finds enough business to keep going. His small home was attractively furnished and decorated, and at about 36' long by 12-15' wide much bigger than most township homes. Theo works hard at his art and wants to try to help children. He has three daughters from 21 yrs old to 6, I think. I met two of his daughters. Leaving the township on my own I drove through the narrow, people filled streets feeling far more comfortable than I did a week ago before I met Theo and spent time in Swellendam. The people I met welcomed me with waves, smiles and a measure of curiousity of their own. After leaving Khayelitsha I went to the airport and tried to change my flight home to a day earlier because I feel like I have reached my sensory maximum for this length of time. Each day has been filled from rising in the morning till falling asleep at night. I've taken over 200 photos, 4 + hours of video, driven almost 2000 miles, sang at more than 15 schools with over 6000 kids and I'm very eager to be home with Ann Marie, Patrick and Colleen. I miss them alot. I couldn't change the flight unless I paid a substantial penalty and was willing to fly stand-by, in which case I might get stranded for a day at Heathrow anyway. So I drove down the penninsula below Cape Town and went swimming in the Atlantic. The coastline and beaches remind me of the little I have seen of the Mediterranean with blueish green waters, rocky shorelines and some lovely beaches. After driving back to Cape Town I had just enough time to climb Table Mt, a 1.5 hour hike up a fairly steep but manageable gorge called Platteklip Gorge. The view from the top is awesome and I enjoyed it as I did in 2005 but I took the cable car down before sunset because I was tired and ready for some rest and preparing to leave. Heading home tomorrow with stories and memories to last a lifetime. Thanks for reading this journal and for helping me. 评论 (1)
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