The aircraft carrier, USS Teddy Roosevelt, was docked in Table Bay last week and the first of this week. Mike and I drove downtown Sunday to see the carrier only to find it was anchored about 5 nautical miles off shore. The photos don’t do much for it but it was great to see it sitting out in the bay. The helicopters were transporting supplies from the shore to the ship and I took a few photos! Ok, a lot of photos. They are on there way to Iraq on active duty for 7mths, but stopped over here to do some PR. One of the things the Navy planned to do while they were here was to allow a group of guys to come and serve at Living Hope for a couple of days. However, due to windy conditions they couldn’t get off the ship so they only got to come for a couple of hours on Tuesday. Some of them helped out on the grounds moving heavy bricks and concrete blocks and some of them toured the healthcare facility and Masiphumelele. (One of the townships we work in) While the guys were here the Consulate General, Alberta Mayberry, showed up to say hello and thanks for all they were doing. She is the new appointee for Cape Town and is from Texas. It has been great to see lots and lots of Americans this week and we felt really safe having them all around us!!!!!!
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