Table Bay

All good things come to an end and it is with genuine emotion that we bid goodbye to new friends and the crew and of course the Silver Spirit where all my cruise dreams have come true. It’s a Misty magical sail in to Cape Town with a full moon welcoming us into port. A speedy disembarkation and to the hotel to wait for our pick up to Robben island.
We have learnt much about SA’s complicated history and we venture to the nearby South Africa museum which tells the story through African eyes. It was all a bit white colonial perspective onboard for the enrichment lectures so I was pleased to see a bit of truth telling. Robben Island was moving, disturbing and just a lot really. So glad we went. I didn’t know it was also a leper colony. Such harrowing tales told by Sparky our tour guide who was a political prisoner for 7 years on the island. Everyone says they have hope for the future in SA but it looks like a long hard road. We are all very tired and enjoy a lovely meal at our hotel.Read more