Day I Almost Gave Ben A Heart Attack

Today's destination is the Cape of Good Hope. We traveled clockwise around the penisula so we drove through Simon Town first on our way to see the penguins. All along the way, Ben pointed out points of interest and continued to educate us on the area's history.

We had time to observe the penquins as they entered and exited the water. One can get so much closer to the penquins here than when we saw the blue penguins on the World Cruise.

After the penguins, we made our way to the funicular at the Cape of Good Hope. We walked the 149 steps to the top where a light house is located. The views from here are stunning!

Upon walking down the steps, we walked to an overlook to observe the cormorants soaring on the thermals. Bob and I walked to the edge. He had his sunglasses in his loop on his shirt. The wind was so strong that it took his glasses and carried them down the rocky slope outside of the barriers.

I looked at Ben and asked if I could go get them. He was gracious enough to allow be to break the law and retrieve the sunglasses. Ben and I walked down a set of stairs to gain better access to the hillside where the sunglasses were located. I scrambled over the rock barrier and started to climb up the slope. I could hear Ben yelling instructions on how to not slide down the side of the mountain and die. I was not worried in the slightest but Ben said I took several years off his life.

Jim got excellent pictures of the sunglasses retrieval escapade which I will post as soon as he email them to me. Please note the panicked look on Ben's face.

Now that I got my small adrenaline rush for the day, I was ready for lunch. We ate at the restaurant at the bottom of the funicular. We had excellent calamari.

During lunch, Bob became a bird whisperer. He was talking to the birds and they jumped on his shoulder. He is really hilarious! I absolutely love traveling with him! Others may question their sanity if they choose to travel with the Kerrs-never a dull moment!

We drove down to the beach area where the sign for the Cape of Good Hope is located. Bob and I opted not to stand in line to get a photo of us by the Cape of Good Hope sign since we have already taken photos here when we traveled to Cape Town with the DeGroodts.

We stayed on the beach and took photos of wild ostriches which were walking on the beach.

Other animals that we saw on our journey today included elan, bontabucks, and an egyptian hen with her chicks.

We stopped at an ostirch farm. It had beautifully manicured grounds. We did some shopping at their store which we found out later was over priced.

On our way back to Cape Town, we stopped at a beautiful open air community shopping area for ice cream. This area had restaurants, shops, playgrounds and a lovely lawn area.

It was then time for dinner. We stopped at a funky restaurant-I thought was fun. Those who indulged in ice cream were not very hungry so most had salads. I had sushi and it was FANTASTIC. Others were not as happy with their meal choices.

With full stomaches, we were dropped off at our hotel.

Our evening ritual continued-enter room and hit the hay.Read more