'SUN CITY' . . Is a large Amusement Park
. . about 2+ hours west of Johannesburg - Pretoria.
Built by a Durban hotel magnate during the Apartheid era
. . skirting the laws banning Gambling and Nudity . .
( because . . there were . . NO LAWS . . ' in the Land of Make - Believe ' ) . .
It opened in December of 1979 . . at that time for wealthy whites only.
From the Parking Lot . . Visitors board Shuttle Buses to the Main Gate . .
Entry goes first through the slot machines of the Casino . .
Nando's is a big fast food chain in South Africa . . We've seen several Kauai eateries too
Sort of Disneyesque . . together with a bit of Vegas
. . 3500 people earn pay checks at this Resort that now entertains all races . .
Monkeys . Elephants . Lions decorate the grounds . .
Adjacent to Sun City are the real animals in Pilanesburg Game Reserve . . .
A Crocodile Farm is somewhere on this acreage . .
and Hot Air Balloon Rides attract attention as well . .
The Palace of the Lost City . . sits above . . nestled in the trees.
The Main Gate price to get in has dropped . . . from $8 to $6 . .
but now there are additional fees to enter the Maze of the Lost City
. . the Valley of Waves . . the 2 Golf Courses . . etc.
This is it . . The Valley of Waves . . a big attraction
. . spacious sandy BEACH . . periodically a huge WAVE is released . . people love it.
Hourly the BRIDGE shakes and a VOICE booms out statements about a lost civilization . .
The long WATER SLIDE is popular too . .
We reverse Shuttle back to the Parking Lot. We are wearing Jeff out !
He mentions that he is learning "something else" . .
that " Tourists work very hard . . day after day ." HE . . . is EXHAUSTED !
This sign caught our eye
. . almost as many STAND . . as SIT . . plus so many kilograms of Goods.
We were curious to see what this Sun City offers . .
since several of us LIVE IN . . a Sun City residential development.
Rusty and Wrinkles are deciding to pass on the 19 Hour Bus ride westward . .
Instead we'll spend less than 2 Hours in the air ( South African Airways ) . .
Cape Town is next . . ready or not !
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