Excursion

In a few minutes I’ll be leaving for my spring break excursion to Johannesburg and Kruger National Park. We’re going to be tour a whole bunch of museums and seeing other historical sites. Here is a brief rundown of my week.

Sunday:

-Tour of Hector Pietersen Museum

-Tour of Mandela Family Home

-Tour of Freedom Square

-Rosebank Flea Market – which apparently is packed with souvenirs.

Monday:

-Tour of Sharpeville Memorial – sight of the Sharpeville Massacre which was the turning point in the fight against apartheid.

Tuesday:

-Volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of South Africa – I have been working with the person spearheading this effort closely on another project here in Cape Town.

Wednesday:

-Tour of Apartheid Museum

-Tour of Constitution Hill and Old Johannesburg Prison – where many political activists have been held

Thursday:

-Travel to Kruger National Park – 8 hours on a bus wooohooo!

-Go on an evening game drive

Friday:

-Go on an early morning game drive

-Take a walking tour of the bush (safari)

Saturday:

-Another 8 hour bus ride back to Jo’Burg and then flying back to Cape Town.

We’re also going to be going to a lot of really cool restaurants while were in Jo’burg. This is the part of the trip that we all have been waiting for, everything was built up to this. I currently have a 101° fever so hopefully that goes down and I can enjoy this week! I’ll be back next weekend with some stories to tell!