Had an incredible day with the Jegel family today. Some of the highlights:1. Woke up this morning because 3 birds had flown in through the roof. The boys and I threw Moira’s pots over our head and chased them out with battle cries. Beats a hotel wake up call.
2. Went for a walk through Ocean View. Dan told me a lot about the community and the problems it faces with drug use, drinking, and teen pregnancy, but also showed me an amazing side through the people we met as we walked around.
3. Went to get Fish and Chips in Fish Hoek (shocking, I know). Ate on the beach with the whole fam.
4. Saw fishermen catch a school of yellowtail. I have never seen anything like this. Lookouts have a vantage point on a big hill near the beach and then signal to others on the beach when they see a school. Everyone sprung into action and dragged a boat out into the water. When they threw the net, everyone on the beach jumped in to help them bring it back in. They caught about 40 huge yellow tails.
5. Drove along Chapman’s Peak near the Cape of Good Hope, the southernmost tip of Africa—absolutely gorgeous view.
6. Went swimming at Sun Valley Primary School. Moira works there and the kids all go to school there instead of the local public school. Luke is going to be in the final rounds of a speech competition there on Wednesday so he practiced for us. Quite the little orator.
7. Moira cooked us dinner and we all cleaned up and played together.
8. Sarah-Claire slept in my bunk tonight, read the kids all stories until they fell asleep. Cannot believe I have to leave tomorrow afternoon… really going to miss them.
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