Robben Island

We spent Saturday walking around the waterfront and then took the ferry to Robben Island. Robben Island was originally a colony for lepers and, during apartheid, was transformed into an island for political prisoners including Nelson Mandela and current president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.

Wall surrounding the island.

Leper Cemetery on Robben Island

World War II relic when the island was used as a defense post.

Entering the prison

Prison Kitchen

Our guide, a former political prisoner, explaining how the food prisoners were served on Robben Island varied from race to race, Bantus (Black natives) getting the least food.

The garden where Nelson Mandela buried his writings.

Nelson Mandela's Cell. He spent 18 years in isolation on Robben Island.

The view of Cape Town from Robben Island.

On the ferry back to Cape Town. Locals say that from a distance Table Mountain looks like a man sleeping on his back.