Cape Town, South Africa - Wow!
Since we last met, we have traveled back from Mozambique to South Africa and made our way across the country to Cape Town. Everybody told us how great the place was and how much we would like it, and it’s true! Cape Town is really a fabulous place, the San Francisco of Africa. Magnificent views, historical sites galore, great restaurants, tons of things to see and do, and a spectacular wine country thrown in.
We arrived Friday night, and made our way to the hotel, and we could see that it’s a pretty big place. The weather was much cooler too, not so hot as Johannesburg and Nelspruit. When I went for a jog in the morning, I knew it was going to be an exciting place, with incredible views of the mountains, surrounding the city and the beaches. At one point I was jogging through this awesome botanical garden planted during the time of Queen Victoria.
First thing Saturday morning we went for a walk and had breakfast overlooking a vibrant African market with lots of amazing things to buy. Then we hooked up with some Mission friends of ours and took a tour out into the wine country and the history of the early settlers and the quaint towns and green hills. We had lunch at a little village called Stellenbosch, which is world famous for its red wines.
Then we went to a hilltop later in the day to watch the sun go down over Table Mountain, and made our way down to the beach on the Atlantic Ocean side of Cape Town, for dinner by the sea.
Today we visited many sites around the area, with coastal towns and history and eventually got all the way down to the Cape of Good Hope, which is the southern most cape of Africa. Pretty cool, (actually very cold and windy) big waves, and it’s where the Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean. The weather was clear and you could see for miles, with numerous vistas of eye popping scenery.
We finally ended up back at the busy and bustling Waterfront of Cape Town and visited the Nelson Mandela museum. Then we had another wonderful dinner – quality South African steaks! The food (and everything else) is very inexpensive because our US dollar is strong here, even though it’s noticeably weak against other currencies. You can live like a king here for not much money!
So tonight we are back at the hotel and our visit to Cape Town is all too brief. Tomorrow morning we leave very early to make our way to Uganda …
We arrived Friday night, and made our way to the hotel, and we could see that it’s a pretty big place. The weather was much cooler too, not so hot as Johannesburg and Nelspruit. When I went for a jog in the morning, I knew it was going to be an exciting place, with incredible views of the mountains, surrounding the city and the beaches. At one point I was jogging through this awesome botanical garden planted during the time of Queen Victoria.
First thing Saturday morning we went for a walk and had breakfast overlooking a vibrant African market with lots of amazing things to buy. Then we hooked up with some Mission friends of ours and took a tour out into the wine country and the history of the early settlers and the quaint towns and green hills. We had lunch at a little village called Stellenbosch, which is world famous for its red wines.
Then we went to a hilltop later in the day to watch the sun go down over Table Mountain, and made our way down to the beach on the Atlantic Ocean side of Cape Town, for dinner by the sea.
Today we visited many sites around the area, with coastal towns and history and eventually got all the way down to the Cape of Good Hope, which is the southern most cape of Africa. Pretty cool, (actually very cold and windy) big waves, and it’s where the Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean. The weather was clear and you could see for miles, with numerous vistas of eye popping scenery.
We finally ended up back at the busy and bustling Waterfront of Cape Town and visited the Nelson Mandela museum. Then we had another wonderful dinner – quality South African steaks! The food (and everything else) is very inexpensive because our US dollar is strong here, even though it’s noticeably weak against other currencies. You can live like a king here for not much money!
So tonight we are back at the hotel and our visit to Cape Town is all too brief. Tomorrow morning we leave very early to make our way to Uganda …
posted by Kevin Kiker | 1:08 PM
2 Comments:
Sounds nice....we walked/ran 26.2 miles and it was hard :)
We're loving your posts and pictures. What an adventure you are having! Of course we are having our own little adventure here at home, with the marathon and all. See you soon!
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