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Robben Island

5/2/2013

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Today we went to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was kept for 18 years just for South Africa’s justice.  He was lucky as Steve Biko was beaten to death and shoved into a truck and killed just for Africa. 

When we arrived we saw these cormorants that were perched everywhere.  It was like a black atmosphere.  We got onto a bus and started to drive around the place.  We saw some penguins.  Then we went to the dog kennels which were bigger than the cells themselves.  We got back on the bus and saw a colony of gulls and terns. 

We went to Nelson Mandela’s cell with a man who spent time in the jail himself.  After that we saw a monument of rocks that every prisoner put down.  Nelson Mandela was first to put one down. 

Then our guide gave a speech for the rainbow nation then we left and found the diamond museum.  

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Pop
5/9/2013 10:05:31 am

Good history lesson for me Stan, apartheid was bad alright. So is the weather for the new school term, which your mates are suffering. Monday was southerly gales and flooding, and today (Friday) is almost as bad - lucky you!. I haven't heard any gun stories from you in your later posts, I guess while you're in the cities they'll be scarcer. Here's hoping the Hurricanes get the job done in Bloemfontein this weekend.

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Stan
5/10/2013 05:11:30 pm

the prison was not my glass of litchi water (thats my favorite drink) but the diamond museum was spectacular. i also forgot to mention afro gem now thats where they made wedding rings and me and sarah got a free bag of tumble stones and at university i want to get two degrees on biology and geology but i really want to come home and see some nz birds and stones.

(: stan :)

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Di & Brownie
5/13/2013 04:39:55 pm

Hi Stan
What a wonderful surprise waiting for us today in the letterbox. Stan we have received your postcard sent from Capetown. Thank you so much, we are thrilled.

Wow Mandela is 95. How incredible that after all of those years in such difficult conditions he has lived to such an age. Mandela is a very significant man in the story of South Africa.

Much love to those sisters of yours and Mum and Dad.xxx

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Alex McCarty
5/29/2013 03:15:58 pm

Are phoebe and sarah looking at the wrong camera?

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jaz hansen
5/29/2013 05:10:09 pm

WHAT you guys are in prison what have you done now Stan robbed a bank

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jaz hansen
5/29/2013 05:14:48 pm

before Charles say's this potato >_< >_< >_< >_<

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    I am Stan and I like rhinos, birds and bird watching.  I also like collecting rocks and stones.

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