Tuesday afternoon we went to Kierstenbosch Botanical Gardens. On our way back to the hostel, Andrea realized about 3 minutes after getting out of the taxi that she had left her camera in the taxi. It was upsetting to think about having to replace a camera and even more so the 100 lost pictures. Luckily Randy has a camera too so it wasn't a total loss but it was still a big bummer. We didn't even note the name of the taxi company. All we knew was that the taxi was green the driver was a woman and we thought her name was Nancy. She didn't even know where we were staying because we had her drop us off at a 7-eleven. We stood on the street corner for about 30 minutes hoping she would pass back by but she never did so we walked back to hostel sullen but praying to God that he would somehow get our camera back even though it seemed impossible. The guy working at the hostel said he couldn't help because there were over 20 taxi companies in Cape Town.
This morning we woke up with the plan to hike up Table Mountain. We decided to start from the Gardens so we could go back and see if by chance a camera had been turned it. We went to two information desks and a security guard and nobody knew anything about a camera. We walked out into the parking lot and walked up to a taxi. After explaining the situation, the cab driver said, "Yes, I know Nancy," and called her on his cell phone. He spoke to her in a different language but afterward said that yes, she had our camera and she was in a different part of Cape Town at the moment. What a relief! Through him, we told her that we would pay for her to drive to the Gardens. She came and we got the camera back! We gratefully gave her a big tip. After hearing so much about getting mugged here and getting mugged there, we're happy to be able to share this story of the good citizens of Cape Town.
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