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Semester@Sea Fall 2005: South Africa (September 26 - October 2)

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Cape Point looking towards the Cape of Good Hope - where you can see the differently colored Atlantic and Indian oceans meet.

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The walkway up to the top of Cape Point.

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At Cape Point.

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Beth and I at Cape Point.

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The walkway up to the lighthouse at Cape Point.

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Amy and Jason at Cape Point.

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The official marker.

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A baboon - he looks mean!

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An ostrich on the road to the Cape of Good Hope.

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The Cape of Good Hope.

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The official Cape of Good Hope marker.

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The South African coastline.

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View of the MV Explorer from the Robben Island ferry.

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On the Robben Island ferry.

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A view of Table Mountain from Robben Island near one of the many shipwrecks on the island.

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The "University of Robben Island" as named by the prisoners who would hide in this cave and teach each other to read and write. They don't know when or how it was created.

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Our tour guide at the Robben Island prison, he was an actual political prisoner for 18 years.

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Nelson Mandela's cell at Robben Island.

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Outside the Robben Island prison.

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Beth and Amy at Robben Island.

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The MV Explorer from the Robben Island ferry dock.

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South African street performers.

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A music performance by residents of a South African township.

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A music performance by residents of a South African township.

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The Baracuda, our shark diving boat.

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Photo taken while heading out to our shark diving spot.

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Our first shark sighting.

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A good fin and tail shot.

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A shark taking the fish head bait.

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