Madagascar and More Rough Weather...

Just two more days of sailing until we reach South Africa!  The waves are crazy again and I’d forgotten what rough seas were like.  I kind of like it because when it’s too calm you forget you’re at sea.    Apparently, rounding the Cape of Good Hope is where hundreds of ships have met their doom while sailing.   I guess the Indian and Atlantic Oceans don’t like each other too much.  A few days ago you could make out the coastline of Madagascar and then tonight the coastline of South Africa became visible.  Pretty neat stuff. 
We’re staying close to the shore because the seas are so bad the farther away from land you go.    

We’ve been planning South Africa and it already seems like it’s going to be a whirlwind of activity:  Robben Island, Table Mountain, Cape Peninsula, wine tasting, winelands, and hopefully to a church on Easter Sunday.  

Also, happy birthday to me!  I turned the big 2-0 on March 27. My friends and I had a nice dinner on the ship and are going to celebrate it again in Cape Town!  Thanks for all the Facebook messages and e-mails everyone!