Day 1 - October 25 - Calgary to Cape Town

It is currently 4:40 pm on Sunday, October 25 in Cape Town, South Africa. I arrived at my hotel approximately 1.5 hours ago, 46 hours after leaving my house on Friday morning. It has been the longest day, punctuated here and there by brief naps, endless movies, and the odd chapter of a novel. Finally landed in Cape Town, my checked bag picked up, passport control and customs breezed through and found a lovely fellow holding a sign with my name on it, ready to take me to my hotel. Now I nap, in preparation for meeting my tour group this evening.
So far I have noticed:
There are more English signs and advertising in the Istanbul and Cape Town airports than in Montréal.
Goats on the side of the road in Cape Town.