Robbens Island & futbol!

Robbens Island is Just off the coast of Cape Town. Once a British-Dutch military prison; then became a leprosy banishment camp, to a mental institution to the holding of Nelson Mandela for 18 of his 27 year imprisonment.
Tours are given by former prisoners of the island. Roughly 120 people occupy and live on the island but their only means to get off for food or anything is by the the same ferry the tourists use.

We went to a local soccer game, the Cape Town Ajax who are currently last in their division but pulled off a win nonetheless. The crowd though they were few in numbers were a loud and rambunctious bunch. The stadium was built for the 2010 World Cup that has seating for over 70,000 people.

The main entranceNelson Mandela's cell

The lime quarry where the prisoners performed hard labor

The view of Cape Town from the island