We have been off to a slow start on this blog, and for that I'd like to apologize.  I've very much been in vacation mode and not necessarily world traveler mode.  As we are getting ready to leave our first destination it is sinking in more and more that we have barely begun this journey.  Cape Town has been the perfect kick off for Samantha and I.  Similar enough in culture where we don't feel like complete tourists (read most everyone speaks English), but after 30+ hours of travel it also feels very far from home.

We have been obsessing over the food, and have had some truly unbelievable meals.  If you're ever in the area La Mouette and La Boheme are musts.  That being said, we haven't had a bad meal yet.  We've spent a considerable amount of time just walking the different neighborhoods and everywhere we have stopped has been a real treat.  The craft beer scene is young but seems to be thriving, and its been really fun to see styles like "West Coast IPA" and "American Pale Ale" on the menus.