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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Cape Town pics
Bo Kapp (Old Town)
Two Ocean Aquarium
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Update 34
A few days ago we hopped on a Springbok place & landed in Cape Town...so we made it to the bottom of Africa! This part of SA is very different than what we've seen so far. It's sleek, modern, neat & there's tons of things to do. Going to the Cape of Good Hope was exciting...and the ferocious winds nearly blew me off the top of the light tower! I had to hug the building & held my camera with two hands & close. We did learn that the Cape of Good Hope is NOT where the two oceans meet...that's at Cape Aquinas which is just a bit more south. Another surprise—there's penguins here! We got lots of laughs watching the African Penguins dig their nest and carry twigs to it, defend their nest & eggs by braying loudly. They sounded just like a donkey which is why their nickname is Jackass Penguins. We were tickled to see one of the babies peaked out from under it's mom. We also saw ostriches, more baboons—these eat shellfish and rock hyrax—looked a lot like woodchuck but they are the closest relative to elephants!!
Cape Town is a gigantic city where cultures mix more easily and tourist abound. We've been busy checking out lots of sights: Two Ocean Aquarium, District 6 Museum (area where blacks where expelled in 60's), Bo Kapp (Old Town), cruised the canal (where lots of seals waved at us), Kierstenbosch Gardens (so many flowers!), Scarborough Fair (think 60's & hippies) and literally top attraction: Table Mountain riding a turning 360 degree cable car. Didn't know that Table Mountain is 6x older than the Himalayas!
It's been scorching hot — 95 F —so we were glad to get to the beach too. The Atlantic Ocean here was so cold that the breeze off the water felt like an air conditioner. When the wave covered our feet...they seemed to instantly freeze!
While here, we've been staying in an Airbnb a few miles out of town. Our host, Genie & Greg invited us to dinner. He was a French Chef ...dinner scrumptious! They both love traveling so we had lots to talk about. We all agreed traveling was a great way to expand our lives & meet wonderful people! As usually happen, they bring up politics. They too saw SA as going downhill due to corruption and crime. They have chooses not to live behind a security fence & fear...but do have a security guard service & our part of a neighborhood watch. They also see China taking over much of their country. Their 20 something daughter joined us but she left right after dinner because she wanted to get up at 3 a.m. to watch the USA Democrats debate. For real! When we asked her why, she said the upcoming election was vital to what would happen in the world...she said she sure hoped Bernie Sanders would win.
Spending evenings with our hosts is truly the icing on the cake!
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Cape Town is a gigantic city where cultures mix more easily and tourist abound. We've been busy checking out lots of sights: Two Ocean Aquarium, District 6 Museum (area where blacks where expelled in 60's), Bo Kapp (Old Town), cruised the canal (where lots of seals waved at us), Kierstenbosch Gardens (so many flowers!), Scarborough Fair (think 60's & hippies) and literally top attraction: Table Mountain riding a turning 360 degree cable car. Didn't know that Table Mountain is 6x older than the Himalayas!
It's been scorching hot — 95 F —so we were glad to get to the beach too. The Atlantic Ocean here was so cold that the breeze off the water felt like an air conditioner. When the wave covered our feet...they seemed to instantly freeze!
While here, we've been staying in an Airbnb a few miles out of town. Our host, Genie & Greg invited us to dinner. He was a French Chef ...dinner scrumptious! They both love traveling so we had lots to talk about. We all agreed traveling was a great way to expand our lives & meet wonderful people! As usually happen, they bring up politics. They too saw SA as going downhill due to corruption and crime. They have chooses not to live behind a security fence & fear...but do have a security guard service & our part of a neighborhood watch. They also see China taking over much of their country. Their 20 something daughter joined us but she left right after dinner because she wanted to get up at 3 a.m. to watch the USA Democrats debate. For real! When we asked her why, she said the upcoming election was vital to what would happen in the world...she said she sure hoped Bernie Sanders would win.
Spending evenings with our hosts is truly the icing on the cake!
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