From the sunny and sandy beaches of Cape Town. It was our first official day in Cape Town! This morning began with a drive to the beach at Muizenberg. We drove along the coastline for about 45 minutes on some winding and narrow roads. We had beautiful views of the ocean and mountains.

South Africa is known for adventurous sports like surfing, shark cage diving, and bungee jumping. We decided that surfing would be the best option for us.

When we arrived at Gary’s Surf School, Christopher and Meredith put on wetsuits and hit the beach with surf boards. They were given big boards called long boards. Gary gave them a lesson on land about balance and explained some safety rules. He even pointed out a watchtower that keeps an eye out for sharks. Surfing looked like fun, but after hearing about sharks, I was nervous for my team members.

Gary bragged that he would have our first-time surfers up in 10 minutes. I thought they had no chance, but Gary is a great teacher. Christopher and Meredith were able to stand on the board with just a few tries. The ProjectExplorer team did very well for their first time on the waves.

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