Cape Town: Suddenly, Baboons

So today is Sunday, and I thought I would have nothing to do because Sundays are usually slow news days. WRONG. I was sent out at about noon to go and find surfers. If you haven't seen it in the news, a surfer got attacked by a Great White off of the Western Cape. His leg was severed and he died almost instantly. The story has been picked up by news outlets around the world, I guess because if it bleeds, it leads. Also, sharks are always news. Anyway, I was sent to the beach where this man was killed. I was supposed to interview surfers about how they felt surfing after such a grisly shark attack, etc. for a sidebar to go with a main shark story. Lo and behold, there is no one surfing at the beach (I was surprised too.) I was with Courtney the photographer, who I've worked with before. It would have been cool if he had not been making comments about how good I would look in a bikini during THE WHOLE AFTERNOON.

 We hung out on the beach for a bit while Courtney took some pictures of the ocean and stuff. I guess. Then, when we headed back to our car, there were baboons. Out of nowhere. I don't know if anyone reading this has ever encountered a baboon. They are nasty animals. Some people are like, "Oh, they're cute, look they have babies!" And I'm like, "How is an animal that has an ass that looks like a tumor made of bubblegum cute? Also, that attacks humans? IT'S NOT, YOU STUPID IDIOT."

Anyway, there were 20-30 baboons around our car, so I tiptoed over after getting the keys from Courtney and got in the car. He took a few pictures and then got in the car. And as we were driving away, they were coming out of the woodwork! From all directions! I thought we were going to have our car dismantled by baboons. And also our faces.

 I actually managed to get the sidebar written based on an interview I had with a guy at a surf shop after the Afternoon of the Baboons, even though I had to stay late for it.

That's pretty much it. Not a whole lot of events happened over the weekend. We got a visit from our lovely Joburg friends, Kathryn and Yoonj and I took my first tequila shot with Yoonj. I had no idea what I was doing with the salt and the lime, so I just watched her and copied everything she did. Because Yoonj is a party ninja (that is a compliment). We also went to the Old Biscuit Mill, which is an amazing market full of all kinds of fresh food! I recommend it to everyone who visits Cape Town. Peace out.