Yesterday was action-packed, and today was all business. Let me fill you in on what I've been doing. First off, if you're coming to South Africa, you must see Cape Town. In fact, unless you're coming for business and have to see Johannesburg, fly into Cape Town. There are even direct flights from Atlanta. Not that there aren't things to do in Jo'burg. Its proximity to some game reserves, like Kruger and Pilanesburg make it a good stopping off point. But Cape Town... My attraction was instant. I'm a sucker for mountains, and if you put mountains by the ocean, you've got me hook, line, and sinker. Driving into Cape Town from the airport, Roger, my driver let me film part of the route. As Table Mountain grew in the distance, I kept switching between the video camera and the digital camera, and then just looking in awe as we came around the bend to see the Waterfront with a live Jazz stage at full tilt. It was the tail end of the city's annual Jazz Festival... and I'd missed it. Not to worry, my tour of Cape Town more than made up for it, with the creme de la creme being the top of Table Mountain. But let me back up. My hotel, the Protea Hotel President is situated in the residential area called Bantry Bay. It's just after the city and just before Camps Bay, the city's best beach. A good location. Quiet, and a bit removed from the hectic city, but easy to get to and from... In fact, I picked up a double-decker topless tour bus just around the corner from The President. I'd bought a tour on the popular Red Route when I booked my room. I made my way to the top deck and took out my video camera. It was about 10:30 in the morning and the sky was nice and clear, offering spectacular views of Table Mountain and the Lion's Head. The bus wove its way through the touristy Waterfront and then into the heart of the city. We were surrounded by banks and churches and shopping districts, all overlooked by the mountains and dazzled by the sun off the water. (By the way, that water can be cold... no freezing sometimes. If the wind's right, the current brings icy water from Antarctica. I stuck my toes in at Camps Bay Beach, another stop on the Red Route, but that's it...) We made our way past the new stadium that's being built for the World Cup 2010, which I told you about last time. And then we drove out of the city, heading for the base of Table Mountain. At the bottom is the Kloofnek, or Cableway. A return ticket to the top of the mountain is R145, or about US$16, and there's a lovely cafe and gift shop... But the views! Oh, they were outstanding, and the day way very clear and warm. I even got a sunburn on my nose. I got a little snap happy with the camera, so I'll have lots of pictures to upload to our Flickr account. And the good thing with the tour bus, with the Red Route, it's a hop on, hop off tour. There's a bus at every stop every 20 minutes. That means you can get off and walk around, like I did at the top of Table Mountain and Camps Bay Beach, and then hop back on once you're ready to move on. After that beautiful day, I needed to get some rest. I had an early day this morning, with catching a ride to the airport at 7:30am in order to make it to Port Elizabeth in time to meet VIP subscriber F.S. to discuss his company's business and the South African economy. Port Elizabeth is a lovely city, from what I saw. Very spread out and suburby, in a way, but with some of the most beautiful beaches in all of South Africa. They're doing a lot of building and renovation for the World Cup here too. The stadium is quite exceptional. At my meeting I asked about what kind of impact the event will have on the economy here, and got mized reviews... On the one hand, there's so much hype that the event couldn't possibly live up to expectations. On the other hand, it's creating lots of jobs right now. Those jobs are temporary, though, and there's still the question of whether or not the economy will be able to create enough jobs in the meantime for when construction and infrastructure projects are finished. But that's information for my investment video and full report. I've since made my way back to Jo'burg, and tomorrow I'll be meeting with Gareth for lunch. Then I might go have some fun. There's a lion park just up the road from my hotel, and I've always had a thing for the Big Cat. I am a Leo, of course.