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| Table Mountain and Coca Cola Man |
We flew overnight, arriving this morning in Cape Town, to blue skies
with fluffy clouds and warm sunshine. We took a taxi to the hotel, only
to find the room wasn't ready. yet, but no problem, we could sit
outside with coffee and enjoy the view across the harbour to Table
Mountain. We are staying at the Victoria and Alfred (yes, Alfred) Hotel
on the waterfront. While we were there the man arrived with our hire car
and everyone advised us to head off to the top of Table Mountain as
there is not always a clear view from the top. So that is what we did,
and we were soon on the cable car going up to the summit.
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| Panorama from Table Mountain |
It is simply beautiful up there with magnificent views on all sides - to mountains, oceans and city. We took one of the shorter trails as our time was a bit limited, and saw some wonderful plants, many in full bloom and looking lovely. These make up the Cape Fynbos, a special floral mix peculiar to the region and somewhat endangered. We took coffee and a sandwich in the cafe, watching chestnut-winged starlings pinching leftovers. On the rocks below the summit there are dassies or rock hyrax. We saw quite a lot of them, and some even had young scurrying about the rocky ledges.
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| The Apostles |
Down the cable car again and off we set down the cape towards Simonstown. This drive took us along the spectacular west coast of the cape peninsula until we crossed over to Simonstown where we drove to Boulders Beach to see the African Penguins that live there.
Our drive back was equally spectacular and we came around Table Mountain this time to find the route we need for tomorrow. We took advice from our 'notes for guidance' and the guide book over where to eat, and made our way across the harbour walks to Balthazar's. Here we ate lobster outside in a bit of a stiff breeze. It was delicious despite the wind.
It is simply beautiful up there with magnificent views on all sides - to mountains, oceans and city. We took one of the shorter trails as our time was a bit limited, and saw some wonderful plants, many in full bloom and looking lovely. These make up the Cape Fynbos, a special floral mix peculiar to the region and somewhat endangered. We took coffee and a sandwich in the cafe, watching chestnut-winged starlings pinching leftovers. On the rocks below the summit there are dassies or rock hyrax. We saw quite a lot of them, and some even had young scurrying about the rocky ledges.
Down the cable car again and off we set down the cape towards Simonstown. This drive took us along the spectacular west coast of the cape peninsula until we crossed over to Simonstown where we drove to Boulders Beach to see the African Penguins that live there.
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