Dolphin Spotting on Cape Town Ferry
Peter was exited when his parents told him that he would be going with his father on a business trip to South Africa. He didn’t understand the reason for this at the time, but his mother was going to have a surgery and undergo a couple of radiation treatment for a tumor and she didn’t want Peter to know about it or to worry with her. She had an extremely good prognosis and after discussing it with John, Peter’s father, they agreed that Sue would be in good hands and that Peter was better off not knowing. If for some reason there were unforeseen problems they would discuss this with Peter at that time.
And so John and Peter set out for their Cape Town hotel. Peter seemed to be born the adventurous type and was content to wonder along the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront while his father was in business meetings. He enjoyed the views and lunch by himself in a waterfront café and then met his father for dinner and an evening show. There third night in town John’s conscious got the best of him and while he and Peter enjoyed their seafood platters he admitted to Peter that his mother was having a medical procedure. They talked about it and Peter was okay with the circumstances, though of course he was a bit worried and wanted to talk to his mother.
The next morning they called her before they left to catch the ferry to Robben Island. Sue’s surgery had gone fine and everything was in order. She was recovering well and happy to enjoy a bit of quite so she could rest. She ordered the boys to have a good time and not to worry about her. Later on the ferry John and Peter saw some dolphins in the water. An announcement came over the loud speaker that they were Dusky Dolphins breaching the water port side. Peter guessed that port side meant left side since that’s where the dolphins were. On the island he found a carved wood dolphin that reminded him of those they saw from the ferry. He bought this as a special souvenir for his mother and gave it to her on their return home.