Travels of THB: Day 9: Cape Town, Friday, Sept 5

Friday, September 26, 2014

Day 9: Cape Town, Friday, Sept 5

QOTD:

Sister have you heard

'Bout Johannesburg?

FOTD: In the last month, THB has seen and smelled the following major bodies of water: Norwegian Sea, North and South Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, San Francisco Bay, and Lake Merritt (seems major to a long-time East Bay resident, and smells!).

Weather: Overcast in the morning, clearing in the afternoon, pleasant

Today we get to sleep in….OOPS, we don’t! Even though we got to bed around 11pm, the plan is to pick up the car by 8:30 and head up the aerialway cable to the top of Table Mountain for the early morning views (supposed to be better than afternoons because haze sets in).

Budget's finest

The car is a bit of shuffle: the one reserved does not have an enclosed trunk of a good cover for bags so we switch to a four door sedan with indoor trunk.

At that point, we can see Table Mountain is totally clouded over, so we switch to Plan B, driving down to near the lowest point on the continent, Cape Point, where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet.

This is the best Plan B ever executed, by far!!! Penguins, baboons, whales, gorgeous coastlines, turquoise coves, a great fish and chips spot, AND a visit to near the southernmost point on the African continent (no word on where the southernmost Starbucks is located, unlike in NZ where THB reported and sent pics out). Magical, and D did all the driving: good thing since it is righthand drive and a stick shift and THB had half a beer with lunch.

Back to hotel by 5pm, decide to go low key and eat at Breakwater where we get free drinks: two buffets, one giant salad for DB, a mezze (too salty) for M, one glass of sauvignon blanc, $55.

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