And so the adventures begin . . .

A busy but very rewarding orientation schedule

Click on the links highlighted for each day to learn more about each activity.

Fri. 13 Jan. 2012 

12:15pm          Arrival at Cape TownInternational Airport

1:00pm            Depart for Highstead Rd  & Loch Rd.

Afternoon        Housing Logistics w/ Ben & Greta

Evening           Pizza Dinner @ Loch Rd

Sat. 14 Jan. 2012

9:00am           Official Welcome to Cape Town: Vernon Rose,
                   Marita McComiskey, Ben Brown. & Greta Kenney

10;00am         Depart for Rondebosch

10:15am         Exploring your new neighbourhood

                         Rondebosch Walk-about, ATM, shopping, etc.

12;00pm         Lunch on your own

2:00pm            Drive through surrounding areas: Mowbray, etc.

3:00pm            Return to Loch Rd. & Highstead Rd

6:30pm            Depart for City Bowl

7:00pm            Dinner at Addis EthiopianRestaurant

10:00pm          Return to Loch Rd. & Highstead Rd.

Sun. 15 Jan 2012

9:30am              Depart for Trip Around the Peninsula

10;00am            Stop at Maidens Cove

10:30am            Depart for Hout Bay

11:00am            Hout Bay walkabout

12:00pm            Depart Hout Bay for Cape Point

1:00pm              Lunch at Two Oceans Restaurant

2:00pm              Exploring Cape Point

3:15pm              Leave Cape Point for Boulders Beach

4:00pm              Visit the Penguin Colony

5:15pm              Return to Loch Rd.

Evening             FREE

Monday 16 Jan. 2012

9:30am            Depart for the University of Cape Town

10:00am          Briefing by the International Academic
                         Programmes Office (IAPO)

12:30pm         Individual lunch in Rondebosch

2:00pm           Depart for Signal Hill

3::30pm          Return to Highstead & Loch Rds.

7:30pm           Leave for Wetton

8:00pm           Dinner at Swingers Jazz Restaurant

11:00pm         Return home

Tues 17 Jan. 2012

9:30am           Depart for the City

10:00am         Tour of District Six Museum

12:30pm         Group at Charlie’s for lunch

2:00pm           Leave for the Cape Town Parade

2:10pm           Cape Town walk about: City Hall/Library, St George Cathedral, Company’s Garden, etc.

4;00pm           Return to home

Evening          FREE

Wed. 18 Jan 2012

9:00am           Depart for the City

9:30am           Slave Lodge Tour and Transcending History Tour with Lucy Campbell

12:15pm        Individual Lunch

1:45pm          Meet at the Slave Lodge and depart for Tokai

3:00pm          Briefing by the American Consulate

4:30pm          Return home

Evening         FREE

Thurs. 19 Jan. 2012

7:15am         Depart for Nelson Mandela Gateway

9:00am         Depart for Robben Island

12:30pm      Individual lunch—exploring the Waterfront

3:30pm        Return home.

7:30pm        Depart for Wetton

8:00pm        Dinner at Blue Chip Jazz Restaurant

11:00pm      Return to Loch Rd & Highstead Rd

Fri. 20 Jan. 2012

8:45 am        Pick up Highstead folks

9:00am         Leave Loch Rd. on Township Tour

                       Visiting among others, Langa , Guguletu, Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain.

Afternoon:   Individual Lunch at Mall

4:00pm         Return to Loch Rd.

6:00pm         Community Meeting at Loch Rd.

Evening        FREE

Sat. 21 Jan. 2012

10:00am          Leave for Durbanville

11:00am          Visit Altydgedacht Vineyard

12:30pm          Depart for Stellenbosch

1:00pm             Lunch at Moyo

4:00pm             Return home

Evening            FREE

Sun. 22 Jan. 2012

9:40am         Depart Loch Rd.

10:00am       Township Faith Experience*
                  Sivuyile Baptist Church—Guguletu
                  * Dress appropriately

12:30pm        Group Lunch

2:00pm          Return home.

4:00pm          Depart for Kirstenbosch

4:30pm          Visit Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens

5:30 pm         Summer Sunset Concert:
                  Dan Patlansky & Nastaha Meister you may bring or buy a picnic supper or snacks

Mon 23 Jan. 2012

            Meet at Loch Rd  in common room for instructions  Public transport Exercise (No bus required)

            Marita’s first class late afternoon or evening; you will decide by consensus on future meeting day & time

Tues. 24 and Wed. 25 Jan. 2012

             Visiting various Internship Sites throughout the city

Thurs. 26 Jan.      Start of Classes-University of Cape Town

9:30 am              History & Politics of South Africa

12:00                  Lunch

1:00 pm             Non-Profit Research Seminar

3:30 pm             Return Home

Fri 27 Jan             Free Day

Sat. 28 Jan            Free Day

Sun. 29 Jan

4:00pm            Depart Loch Rd. for Belville

5:00pm            Welcome Braai at Vernon and Esme’s