Today proved another winner with a moving visit to Robben Island. After a half hour ferry journey with stunning views of Cape Town, the boys were able to tour around the island to see its various facilities when it was a leper colony as well as prison. They saw the potholed soccer pitch which could only be used on Saturdays, likewise the crumbling concrete tennis 'slab'. The boys saw the 4'x6' cells in which political prisoners lived including the cell in which Nelson Mandela spent 18 years from 1964. After a couple of hours there, we then travelled to the DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium for an informative and engaging tour.
This full day ended with the boys meeting their billets from Settlers' High School. They will play their final game against these boys tomorrow. Everyone is well and looking forward to the Pilansberg game adventure and a few days of 'down time'.

Setting out to Robben Island

On the Island ferry

Players' change room DHL Newlands Stadium

They were under strict instructions NOT to walk on the grass!

Cheering from the stands