Table Mountain (again) and Cape Winelands

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Day 2 of our "tour" started with Table Mountain and another drive through the city. (We decided to go up Table Mountain on Tuesday, even though it was included in our tour, because the weather was good, and the cableway closes if it is too windy or the cloud is too low. Happy to do it twice.)
This drive took us through some different places in the city so quite interesting. Then up the mountain to the lower cable station. (So much for hiking mountains to see proteas at the gardens, they grow wild over the slopes of Table Mountain and when you are sitting on the other side of the bus, you can see them! The mountain is covered in fynbos - a word they invented to describe the vegetation on the mountains of the Eastern and Western Cape, that includes proteas - the things you learn - got to love a good tour guide!
Back up the cable car, very small queue this time, a different view today as it was overcast (and very warm), and we walked a different section of the top, but still amazing. Back on the bus, the driver took us through the Bo-Kaap district, settled by slaves where the houses are painted bright colours.

After lunch, part of the group (together with part of another group) went to the Cape Winelands, a large wine growing region east of Cape Town .(where Maurice has been for the past few days). Had a cellar tour and a paired wine and cheese tasting at Anure. A couple of the wines were nice (we tasted five), as were all the different cheeses (one to go with every wine), but we preferred the wine we tasted on Monday, so no need to buy anything.
We than had time to walk around the town of Stellenbosch. Lots of little shops and cafes.

Met Maurice for dinner again tonight, lots of restaurants on the waterfront to choose from that are very close to the hotel, ate at City Grill tonight, and even though they had Springbok, Warthog, Zebra and Ostrich on the menu, we had chicken and steak! Also had some entertainment!

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Comments

[Mum]

Table Mountain
Am enjoying your blogs, glad to see the odd photo of you. Cant see why you will not ride a quad bike would make a good photo. Keep enjoying it, the weather looks great. Take care Love Mum