Day 7: A pretty non eventful day, two girls called in sick so we were short staffed at SANCCOB. Back in general all day to help out...yawn. On the plus side I'm an absolute pro at making fish milkshakes if any one wants one when I'm back?! Fish heads, so many many fish heads.... Day 8: Decided to have a pretty chilled one as none of the girls at Elements had the same day off as me. Headed to Cape Town Fish Market for sushi and mojitos in Big Bay for lunch. Mooch...

BEST. DAY. EVER. So I was assigned to Pen 1 this morning with Lisa (6 month intern) and Hermin (old SA dude who likes to chat), which is where the Cape Cormorants and Gulls are kept, only about 12 of them, nothing too wild. First job was to catch them all and box them up so we could clean their pen, give them fresh water etc. All I kept thinking was I was going to stress them out and kill them, they're all going to die and its going to be my fault. Lisa basical...

Another day off meant a bit more sightseeing for me... I'd heard the V&A Waterfront was worth a visit so decided to head down there for the day. It's just like a big Westfield to be honest. But with less chavs and more security. Unfortunately I could only window shop at Mulberry, Gucci and Louis Vuitton. I stopped at Harbour House for lunch, which is a gorgeous restaurant on the marina. Ended up sat next to a couple of extremely wealthy South Africans, the ...

Well it took nearly 2 hours and 3 buses, each one hotter than the last, but I finally made it up Table Mountain. Table View to Civic Centre...hot. Civic Centre to Kloof Neck...oven on wheels. Lower Tafelberg to Upper Tafelberg? Hotter than the sun! Up in the rotating Cable Car, 3,500ft above sea level. I didn't really think I was scared of heights. I am when I'm that high. The scenery though was beautiful, I felt very lucky to be there walking around and soaking...

That title pretty much sums up my first 2 and a half days in Cape Town! My flight from Johannesberg to Cape Town was delayed so got here a little later then planned, picked up from the airport and driven to the lodge by the sweetest little African man. En route to Table View he gave me a mini tour of some of the neighbourhoods, talking to me about their history...I'm going to be totes cultured by the end of this... Got to Elements and was greeted by the owners,...