I really was so sad to leave the bush and leave our game drives, but at the same time I was excited to see Cape Town with all the wonderful things I had heard about it!
We traveled from Hoedspruit airport, which was the closet one to Kapama. As we were leaving Kapama we actually saw warthogs (totally forgot to mention those in my last post, but we LOVE them), giraffes and zebras... It was a pretty perfect send off.
Anyways, it was a 2 1/2hr flight from Hoedspruit to Cape Town and flying into the city it was a beautiful, clear day and we were able to see Table Mountain perfectly! Our hotel is great and is close to the waterfront where there's shopping and restaurants galore!! We've taken full advantage of the free shuttle there on a daily basis!
Our first full day tour took us around the cape to Seal Island and Cape Good Hope - the most south westerly point in Africa. We had fun taking a small cable car up to the lighthouse of Cape Point and enjoyed seeing the ostriches along the way. We were also able to learn a bit about the history of the area and even got to see the small African Penguins, which were a must see on my list! We even visited Kirstenbosch gardens where we saw pincushion flowers and the Nelson Mandela flower variety of the Bird of Paradise!
Our next day was a clear day and when it's a clear day in Cape Town, a trip up Table Mountain is a must see/do! It was beautiful but very windy! Mom kept pulling dad and I back from the edge where we were trying to get the best views! In trying to get a selfie, The wind almost knocked my iPod out of my hand!! So I had to do a two handed one!!! But the views were worth it!
The following day was our full day wine tour! South Africa is known for its wonderful wine and we enjoyed traveling to 3 different areas to sample wines at 3 different wineries. It was a gloomy, cloudy, rainy day... Perfect for wineries!
We decided to take the hop on hop off bus the next day so we could see a bit more of Cape Town and visit a market for some shopping. We saw some beautiful scenery and enjoyed the shopping too! Poor Dad was A good sport while we went in and out of many shops trying to find some unique things to take home :)
Now here we are waiting for our airport transfer to pick us up and I'm updating our last blog post from Africa! I'll write more of a reflection from home, but can't say enough how much we lived our adventure. The people we met from Africa were wonderful! They are welcoming, kind, helpful and so happy to have us here!! For many, we were the first Canadians they had ever met :) I honestly hope I'll be back one day to explore more parts of Africa!
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