Hannes and Robyn: Last post about South Africa

Greetings All,

 

Well, I think I am finally caught up with blog posts from South Africa.  Ozell is writing some also so hopefully he will tell you things that I didn't.  Oh,  one thing to ask us about (maybe I will write about it) is the two strange characters we met in the hostels in Johannesburg and Cape Town.   They were very interesting...

 

But I did want to mention the excellent time we had again at Cape Town Deco Lodge.  We returned to this hostel because we really enjoyed our first stay there.  Hannes and Robyn, the owners, run a great hostel.  The beds, linens, garden, common spaces, staff, and the both of them are all top notch.  Ozell and I are really regretting that we did not take a picture of Hannes and Robyn.  It just slipped our mind.  We did take the two of them out to dinner the last night we were in town.  They recommended a restaurant in the Observatory neighborhood.  The restaurant was located inside an old house in which Robyn remembered visiting friends when the place was a communal living house.  The Observatory neighborhood was a slum not too long ago, but like many places, it has become home to a bohemian subset consisting of students, artists, and others.  It would be a neighborhood I could live in if I lived in Cape Town.

 

Anyways, the dinner was pleasant.  We got the chance to talk with Hannes and Robyn and learn a little more about them.  I hope that our paths cross again in the future.  Hannes and Robyn are friendly, hospitable, and fun people.

 

Sean