Brown, the color of the township roads, grey, the color of the tin shacks, blue, red, yellow, green, the color of the children's clothes and the pictures on the wall in the Township Kindergarten.  It is the Imizamo Yethu Township near Hout Bay.  They do have tour guides (a.k.a. guards) as it is not safe to walk through on your own.

"In South Africa, the term township and location usually refers to the (often underdeveloped) urban living areas that, from the late 19^th century until the end of Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites (principally black Africans and Coloureds, but also working-class Indians). Townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities."

We talked with some of the women who had developed craft ideas into businesses.  Not really in stores, just in their homes or on the sidewalk.  Bought a few things.  Visited a 'tavern.' Why they have those I'm not sure.  There is not much money.  The homes are shacks, except for the homes the Irish are building for them.  An Irishman saw the way these folks were living and donated money, and organized teams to go and build small dwellings of cement blocks.  We visited a woman who was living in one of these homes.

At one place there was a table outside where about five pig heads were lined up.  They were heating up the fire to begin cooking the meat.  Good thing I didn't have to eat for quite a while.  The smell was unforgettable!

We also went to a 'Kindergarten,' the only school in the township.  The older kids may go to school 'on the outside,'  though not all do.  The children were wondrously curious.  They all wanted to have their picture taken.  Can't wait to post my own pictures after we return home.  I will post some I found which are much like my own.

We did the Blue Bus Tour but we didn't have enough time to do Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden.  We hope to do it before we leave.

Tomorrow.....Table Mountain Cableway.  So excited!

In case you haven't seen yet, we welcomed Liam Joshua Ralya to our family last night.  We cannot wait to hold him.  We are indeed blessed!  And in a couple of weeks we will welcome another little great grandson!  It just keeps getting better.

Talk tomorrow!