On May 25, 2014 Kamryn and Roger boarded a flight back to Los Angeles while Mom and I boarded a flight to Cape Town, South Africa. From the 26th to 28th we attended the 2nd Annual Law & Religion Symposium Africa sponsored by Brigham Young University and held at Stellenbosch, a university town just outside of Cape Town. There were numerous religious ministers, university professors and Church authorities present. After the Symposium ended, Mom and I drove into Cape Town. I got Mom to ride a ferris wheel. This is picture taken in the ferris wheel cab looking toward the Table Bay Hotel and a part of Table Bay.
Picture from the ferris wheel looking toward Table Mountain and the main downtown area. On left is Devil's Peak. Notice the table cloth on Table Mountain.
Cape Town is the 2nd largest city in South Africa. Originally started by the Dutch East India Company on April 6, 1652 as a supply station for its trading ships heading to and from East Africa, India and the Far East.
We met up with Collette Lowe Burgoyne and her daughter in law, Sasha for dinner. I first met Collette and her parents Rex and Pat Lowe when I was a young missionary serving in Cape Town in 1968.
I was able to find the first surf shop in South Africa. It is located in Muizenberg a small city located down toward Cape Point. Yes, this is a "selfie".
The Corner Surf Shop was established in 1972.
Muizenberg sits on the west end of False Bay. The Bay is well known as a home for great white sharks. You're looking at approximately 15 miles of a sandy beach called the birthplace of surfing in South Africa.
You can find the music of Africa everywhere. These fellows were singing near Simons Town on the Cape Point.
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