Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point

We drove into the Cape National Park and stopped at the actual Cape of Good Hope. The original name given by the Portuguese in 1488 was Cape of Storms, but they wanted to promote this route as theBaca lagi
We drove into the Cape National Park and stopped at the actual Cape of Good Hope. The original name given by the Portuguese in 1488 was Cape of Storms, but they wanted to promote this route as theBaca lagi
The drive from Chapman's Peak soon ends in Simon's Town, which we didn't stop up, but is nicely developed with colourful period buildings, cafes, etc. around a harbour next to the SA Naval Base.Baca lagi
Yesterday evening, it looked like today's weather forecast would not be a complete washout, so I booked a last minute tour through Viator. Chose a condensed half-day tour. Got picked up by my guideBaca lagi
It was not a very long walk to the Castle to catch the early history of the Dutch colony. While the Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive at the Cape in 1488, there was little European conatctBaca lagi
Woke up to a threatening day, as I hit the road at 0800 and sure enough it started to rain just as I arrived after the 500m walk to the other hotel for breakfast, after which I caught an Uber to theBaca lagi
The day I went to Emergency, I missed my tour to the Cape with a stop at the Boulders penguin colony. This large exhibit had a lot of information about these cute creatures.
I spent all of Thursday in the hotel, although the rain eased and sun came out late as I did not get up especially early and just felt it better to stick around. Friday opened stormy and it has stayedBaca lagi
I was discharged on Monday, and moved back into my hotel mid-afternoon. Made a lot of progress with my pain that day and Tuesday.
On Wednesday after lunch, the weather cleared a bit and I went for aBaca lagi
Dr. Barnard is famous for performing the World's first heart transplant here in Capetown, almost half a century ago, and is a local hero. A private hospital named after him was replaced with a stateBaca lagi
After leaving the cable car stop, the bus makes its way down to the Atlantic shore, first at Camps Bay, then a series of stops such as Clifton, Sea Point etc. These are all very (very) affluent withBaca lagi
Nice pictures of you but you do look cold! [Mom]