Adventures of NaDave: H'moon 18 - CTown Cape Good Hope

We awoke to a sunny day, but a howling wind. You could hear it whipping through the city streets.

We got dressed and headed down for breakfast. It was AMAZING! Made to order eggs, homemade cappuccinos...so delicious. When we were satisfied, we grabbed our day bag and south towards the Cape of Good Hope.

The drive is Chapman's Scenic Peak Drive, and it did not disappoint. But we did not plan for ridiculous winds. The winds were almost strong enough to close the scenic drive. As we stopped at scenic views along the way, we struggled to stay upright, and also not get amputeed by our car doors! The drive was about 1 hour along the twists and turns....and we passed some watchers part of the 'Shark Spotters'!

We got to the park and headed straight for the true Cape of Good Hope. Dave had stared at this point on a map since the 5th grade, and couldn't believe we were finally be there. He had learned about all these ships that sailed around it, and just the geographical significance...it was very humbling. There were crowds in the parking lot, and everybody was fighting the wind. But we marched down to the trail to the Cape, and looked at where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans met. We felt like we could fly with all the wind.

Up next we headed back towards home up the east side of the peninsula, and stopped off at Boulders Beach where a colony of penguins call home. We got the beach, and most of the penguins were hiding in the sand because they had not regained their feathers from the spring, and also the blowing sand was so wicked it was difficult to look at them for too long. But on the way back to the car, we stopped inside a gift shop, and bumped into a couple that we had met in our Jo'burg hotel...what were the odds!

After the penguins, we headed to Muizenberg beach. Dave was hoping to do some surfing in South Africa, and this would be the beach to do it. But again, the wind was so strong, that surfing was off the list. Instead we found the famous beach houses, snapped a photo, then headed back to the car.

We got back to the hotel with some extra time due to the wind, so we ate early at a neat place, the Bombay Bicycle Club. It was a great bohemian vibe, which matched our feel as well. We got back to the hotel and stayed in.

Tomorrow was packed with a boat tour to Robbin Island and a possible Table Mountain visit...but the winds had canceled all of the previous days trips to these locations, so we went to bed hoping tomorrow would be calmer.

Driving to Cape of Good Hope