Mossel Bay (underwhelming) to Cape Town

We all agreed that Mossel Bay was a dated seaside town. It was a little run down and not much of a vibe. Our hotel has the perfect location and was a little dated and had a dank smell. Fortunately we all slept well, except Pete who was a little hot. Comfy beds. Breakfast was from 630am and Pete, Jess and I grabbed a light breaky - it wasn’t overly appetising, coffee was good. We were able to keep our room for a 2pm check out after our shark cage dive adventure which saved us a lot of hassle. Unfortunately the shark dive was a disappointment as we didn’t see any great whites and didn’t even go in to the cage! We were all excited, 6 from Belgium, our family and another German who had driven back from his destination as he was told this experience was more likely to see sharks. We motored out about 15mins as they had been seen 48 hours before. They hung a tuna head off and made a trail of fish burley and chum in the water to attract the sharks. All we saw were some small hammerhead sharks and dolphins. We gave it 3 hours and we were all happy to call it as Pete and Liv had slight seasickness. Our first big disappointment for the trip, however apart from Jess would would have preferred extra time in Cape Town we agreed it was worth trying! Back to the hotel to change and pack up we made a 4.5hr drive to Cape Town. Arrived at our Airbnb and shown around by Blessing and it’s a great set up for the next 3 nights. Pete did an amazing job driving us and navigating the roads and the drivers and nuances. We are in Camps Bay, a short walk to the beach and restaurants.Jess gave us a few options for dinner and after showers we wandered down and had a fine feast and enjoyed first foray to the beach side and this fabulous city.Read more