Getting There

To get around there are few options. Probably the most interesting of these are the "Black Cabs," white vans that serve as unofficial taxis. This is the option we pretty much always take now. If you are walking along the main road, within 2 minutes - as long as you are out between 7:am and 6:pm - a van will drive by, whistling and yelling something like "Newlandsclaremontwynlands!!!!!" (three neighborhoods along our normal route) or "Kyleishaphillape!" (two of the townships on the outskirts of the city). They are wonderful. I love them. We saw our very first empty cab today, and it was a strange sight. Normally the vans have between 11-17 people in them, but the other day we were in one that had 20 people, including ourselves. Keep in mind that these are standard-sized vans -- no super-sizing here. If they are full of people, they speed around and get you where you want to go FAST. When they are empty though, you'd better watch your watch; the entire trip you are driving right next to the sidewalk, whistling and yelling to get more customers, and stopping about once a block to harass potential riders. Like I said though, it is definitely interesting.