Hello, everyone! 

We are having a pleasant visit in Cape Town after a brief, but incredibly informative stop in London on Tuesday.  We saw Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, St. James Park, Parliament, and Heathrow Terminals 5 and 3.

Wednesday we arrived in Cape Town, dropped our bags at Nazareth House, and promptly set out for Table Mountain - magnificent views of Cape Town and Robben Island.  

Internet access is very limited.  We are not in Silicon Valley anymore!  Bandwidth is narrow.  
We are signing off for now, but we'll be in touch when possible.  

Peace and blessings from the Red Sofa Cafe in Vredehoek. 

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  1. AnonymousMay 30, 2019 at 7:54 AM

    Good to hear from you.

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  2. TeresaMay 30, 2019 at 8:34 AM

    Thanks for the nice update!

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  3. Katie ZazuetaMay 30, 2019 at 12:57 PM

    So happy to see that you all arrived safely. Be well and take it all in.

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  4. Rocio ArangoMay 30, 2019 at 4:06 PM

    Great! I love the good work the Nazarett nuns all over the world. Robby met the Franciscan nouns in Colombia the summer prior to entering HS and he was a bit intimidated and wondered if Bellarmine would.be like that..je..je! Robby's luggage has items for the children in many different places, it needs to be triple check to make sure they were all given to them. Enjoy!

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  5. UnknownJune 6, 2019 at 10:12 AM

    Thank you, Chris. This journey of yours is exceptional. We want to hear more. Grandpa/Seanonahegh

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