How you could cover so much ground in a three week vacation and not feel worn out, even the author can't answer…and he was there. Maybe the stunningly beautiful Western and Eastern Capes, the open welcoming people and the sheer excitement of the experience just didn't allow for tiredness. That excitement had a lot to do with some crazy circumstances in which we found ourselves and the quirky places we stayed. All but one place turned out to be near the top of the scale on the plus side. And that one minor hiccup was a hilarious anecdote in itself - in fact, one of numerous that infused a trip that crossed paths with French President Nicholas Sarkozy, his new wife Carla Bruni, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and a monkey with blue testicles.