Cape Town: Visiting 2

   2. TWO WEEK HOLIDAY with friends   

Arriving at the end of February into Cape Town's drought and mounting water restrictions, Gill & Steve stayed with us for two weeks and embarked on an itinerary that made full use of their first time in South Africa... 








(Left) Water restriction guidelines for your 50 litres per day allowance.

Two weeks rolled by as follows (deep breath): Hout Bay orientation & drinks at Dunes, coastal drive to Simon's Town & Boulders beach, Cape Point, Robben Island, Stellenbosch & Franschhoek, cycle to the waterfront & walk back to Camps Bay, Seal island, Kirstenbosch gardens, Cecelia Forest hike, Table Mountain, Betty's Bay & Pringle Bay coast drive, Llandudno beach, Constantia vineyard and the Bo-Kaap Malay Quarter in Cape Town. Plus various braais (BBQ), dinners, drinks, cappuccinos, meeting friends and family (not to mention the coincidence of inadvertently running into tennis friends from England, Bob & Di, on more than one occasion) along with many wildlife encounters to talk about and document. (See story of derring-do on our Tales blog) !

Windswept and sand blasted at Boulders Beach

During this time seeing snowy pictures of London were a marked contrast to the warm sunny days of 24°c - 25°c temperatures in Cape Town and the sea breezes of Hout Bay. 

Another glass of something?  Don't mind if I do ! 

Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles leading to Hout Bay in the distance

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