Blogs from Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 4

Last night was incredible. First we were greeted by a marching band and they led us parade style through the waterfront area down to a catamaran. The group took a sunset cruise of Cape Town harbor and went all the way around the coast to Camps Bay. We were able to stop for a champagne toast and enjoy an amazing sunset over the Atlantic. The seas were a bit choppy so we took it very slow on the way back. Dinner tonight was a tradition BBQ with lots of choices. My fav was the lamb kabobs hot off the charcoal fire grill. The desserts and wine were fantastic as well. It has been a real treat to meet folks from other parts of the business all over the UK and Canada. Great bunch of people and ... read more

The flight across S. Europe, Mediterranean Sea, and entire continent of Africa was LONG but not as bad as I thought. I was able to watch Horrible Bosses and Season 3 of Parks and Recreation and also Moneyball. Food was not as good as Delta and it was much harder to nap with the sunlight. I did listen to Speak Now in it's entirety about 3 times (yes I am TS fan!) and also become a fan of Bruno Mars. P.S. KLM you shouldn't serve fish on extended flights because the smell does not dissipate - ever. Next up I will clear customs and get the very exciting passport stamp then off to the hotel via coach and hopefully a good nights rest to adjust to the time change.... read more

Arrived in Cape Town yesterday. Sun was shining and table mountain looking resplendant. So the Africa leg of our journey is nearly over. I am not sure we would have seen half as much if we hadn't done the overland truck route. Camping out in the bush miles from anywhere is quite an experience. There are too many highlights to do them justice. From camping under Spitzkoppe in Namibia to watching lions in the Serengetti. I just hope the 2000 photos do them justice. Get ready for the slideshow We were supposed to go up table mountain this morning, but it looks as though we need to wait for the clouds to shift. Hopefully they will move in the next couple of days or we will just have to come back. The Facial hair finally went ... read more

"Give me money, give me money, I have a knife, I don’t want to use it, I will cut your throat, I have done it before!" Followed by "Do you have a stun gun in your pocket?" a quick smile, an awkward silence and he goes away! Another one of those crazy days in Africa! After coming from Johannesburg, through the Drakensburg Mountains and down the Garden Route without any disasters I was beginning to think my luck on the road had finally changed. With the exception of walking face first into an extremely clean patio window, I had become complacent at the ease of travelling around South Africa. The highest crime rate in the world? What crime? Somehow I had even managed to independently walk around the Soweto Township without so much as a disagreement ... read more

Cape Town Day 3 & Home Cape Town like Vancouver has a sight seeing double decker bus system where for 120 Rand ($17) you can get on and off as you like all day. Our first stop was to be the Gold Museum but instead we opted for an outdoor day so we got of at the Table Mountain cable car to the top. It was a beautiful blue sky day with no wind and 25 C. However since yesterday the cable car was not operating because of high winds, today there was a 2 hour line up. So we hopped back on the same bus and rode out the the suburbs and marine walk way. The walkway offered whales tail up very near shore. The world cup stadium is along our route but access to ... read more