The Day After The Night Before

The first lay in of the trip was nice but it was in name only as I was awake by 8am despite not getting to bed till gone 3am. There was nothing planned for this morning so I went for a 4 mile run and then cooled off in the rooftop pool at the apartment block.

We did have a 1pm trip to Robben Island booked but when we arrived the sailings had been cancelled due to high winds. So will have to try and squeeze that in another day.

Instead we thought we'd do a hop on hop off bus tour. Though, when we tried to buy the ticket from the driver she advised us not to!! Saying that as it was New Years day they were operating a restricted service in terms of route and finishing time. I really appreciated her honesty, so will have to try and reschedule that one as well.

So instead we spent the afternoon exploring the waterfront area, with the odd refreshment stop thrown in. The pubs I've been in so far have all had lots of bar staff but service is painfully slow, almost as though they are doing you a favour and then they have the cheek to ASK for a tip.Read more