Long Walk to the Aquarium!

The day started off with a long, well deserved lie in after a busy day at the GCU and Welcome yesterday. We made our way down to the waterfront, grabbed so much scran from Pick n Pay that it made Lara's backpack weigh a tonne. We then headed to the boat for Robben Island. 

We entered the boat from Hell where one person was being sick all over the floor going to Robben Island.  This almost made us all sick as the women's sick landed on the floor as her sick bag had a hole in it. The way back was awful according to Lara and Cameron. A primary class were returning from a trip on the island and a large number of them, including the teacher, were sick. Let's just say that Robyn was so glad she fell asleep and missed the whole thing... 

We were taken around the island by one of the ex-prisoners and he told us about Nelson Mandela's and his own experiences on the island. It was really interesting to listen to and it was so upsetting to think that the officers would treat the prisoners so badly and get away with it.

Once returning to the mainland again, we were taken to The Bay Hotel for a quick drink to relax after the choppy boat ride where the three of us had chocolate milkshakes before heading to the Two Oceans Aquarium. The aquarium had lots of different sea creatures like sharks, snakes and penguins. This was very fun and interesting learning about all the animals. After this, we were set loose in the mall on the seafront where we had our tea (many chose McDonalds). Overall, this was a very fun and interesting day, learning lots of new things about South Africa's past.