After heavy rain all night, we woke to an overcast and rainy morning. Not a good prospect for our trip to The Cape of Good Hope. After a final shop and a free cup of coffee from the girls next door in a little cafe called Lemon 41 we set off for our wet drive south to The Cape. Ros typically had her bucket list and the first one were the coloured Victorian bathing chalets at Muizenberg Beach followed by The Boulders to see the penguins. Unfortunately the weather turned pretty foul and we didn’t get to go on the beach and saw them from the boardwalk instead. After a coffee and a heavy down pour we chanced it and headed south. The scenic drive was nothing short of spectacular with huge cliffs plunging into the Indian Ocean. By the time we arrived at the entrance gate the weather had come good and we were blessed with beautiful wind sweep low heath scenery for the 5 km drive to the tram to take us to the lighthouse at the top of the cape. We then drove down to the ocean side passing Ostrich to the most southern point of Africa. On our way out we saw a herd of Kadu crossing the road. We travelled along the most amazing cliffside road called Chapman’s Peak Drive, which was seriously breathtaking and then onto our overnight high on the hill overlooking Hout Bay. We had dinner at this seafood restaurant on the water front which had the decor of a wooden boat. The oysters were first class and a great night was had.
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