Takoradi to Cape Town- F10

Back at Sea; Takoradi to Cape Town

We are now Emerald-Shellbacks. We crossed the equator and the Prime Meridian at 0-0. We had to go 30 mails out our way to do this, but now I will have a picture of this memorable occasion. Actually, there is a professional video that was that I can download .

Spent my first day at sea getting my hair cut and having a manicure and pedicure. I now look a little more human.Someone also had a cocktail party in of the 7 th floor suites for Marguery who is leaving us in Cape Town.

Next Dayt

(now the days are becoming confusing again) was Neptune Day (another video) when many of the students and the Archbishop went through the ceremony, kissed a fish, had fish oil poured on them and got their heads shaven

But now we are getting into the serious stuff again. Movies re apartheid and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the terrible atrocities that were committed during apartheid. Our inter-. port lecturer is Louis Patler is a business man who advises Fortune 500 companies on business trends and has a best selling book on the subject .He was an activist in the 60's and 70's and told about an SAS trip to Cape Town in which they would not let the black students off the ship. He got on the loud speaker and suggested that no one get off. After they resolved this issue and everyone landed, three students, 1 black, one blond girl and another man took a car up to Table Mountain. Half way up a car came up beside them and ran them off the road, killing the black student and severely injuring the others. Archbishop Tutu talked about living as a Nobel prize winner and Archbishop in Cape Town and his children not being allele to play with the white children. The problems with the Townships' crime, aids, unemployment etc. are not being dealt with.

Friday (I think) A wine tasting party at 5. Then the cultural pre-port. Our choir class sang

the African National Anthem in the six languages of S.Africa and the Archbishop led it. (He is becoming more visible now) One day left and we will be there.

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