Cape Town

So, we arrived in Cape Town (CT) and picked up a hire car. Turned on the sat nav we’d bought in joburg and life was sweet. So great just plugging in the destination and letting GPS do the work. Especially good in a new city. We’ve named the sat nav Barbie, because she is a lady, and because we like Braais (BBQ, Barbie) and because on the plane I was reading an article about 50 yrs of the Barbie Doll. Apparently in the 1970s they shifted her eyes from looking coyly to one side to the modern women who looks you straight in the eye. They also fattened her up a bit because according to the pre 70’s waist and hips measurements she would be too skinny for a period. Fact.

Anyway, we dropped stuff at the hotel (who gave us a free upgrade to a trendy studio flat) then shot up to Table Mountain (or Cable Mountain as Pete accidentally called it – and I won’t let him forget it , ha). Discovered there was a half price deal on cable car tickets that evening, our luck continues! Got to the top and enjoyed AMAZING views and sunset action with a bottle of red wine and a little cheese board. It was special, not in a retarded way, in a lovely way.

Met a nice SA couple on the journey up Cable, sorry Table Mountain. Their mum was with them, she is dating a guy called ‘Bunny’ who is originally from Huddersfield would you believe. I’ve never met anyone called Bunny in my home town Huddersfield, but perhaps Dad or Mark have? They shared some of their picnic with us including delicious chocolate cupcakes from Woolworths. Yes, Woolworths lives on in SA. It is actually confusing as it’s M&S products but called Woolworths. No pick and mix – I checked.

The couple (Lucy and Craig) gave us a lift back to our hotel, but not before a prolonged late night car tour of CT. Unfortunately it was dark so we couldn’t appreciate all the harbours they drove through, but the next day we saw how beautiful it is. CT is a wonderful city, much more chilled than Joburg and felt much safer. Less high electric fences.

Next was a morning kayaking to Boulders Bay to look at the penguin colony. That was fun. Shared a double kayak, pete calls them divorce kayaks, but we managed not to squabble despite his rubbish steering.

Cape Point followed, with stunning coastal views. Bit too many tourists milling around but.

We had a fabulous dinner in a swanky Dim Sum place that night, then headed for the Wine Region...