Cape Peninsula

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I went on the Cape Point Peninsula tour today. What an amazing day, the weather ended up being beautiful and met some really nice people on the tour.

The tour consisted of a drive down the peninsula from Cape Town to Cape Point where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. Very scenic, convaluted drive. We stopped in Hout Bay where we got on a boat to Duiker Island - a seal colony. I'm not sure what impressed me more - the seals or the 7 meter swells our boat ended up surfing!!

The next stop was to Simon's Town to watch the African penguins run around. Simon's Town is quite a beautiful place, lots of big beautiful houses on the beach. Just recently, (in the past 10 years I think) penguins started roosting on the beach - began with 2 now there are almost 200 mating pairs - and the tourism there is now booming. I'm sure the locals aren't that excited about the bus loads of tourists who invade their little piece of heaven every day!

We then headed down to the Cape Point National park. From there we jumped on some bicycles and had the best bike ride of my life. You know it's unique when an Ostrich runs out in front of you!!! Beautiful views and turbulent sea everywhere.

All in all a wonderful day! I'm off to the V&A waterfront tonight to hopefully find a restaurant that serves game meat. Oryx anyone??

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Photos

Hout Bay
On the way to Duiker Island

Duiker Island
The seals enjoying the high seas

Simon's Town
Beautiful Simon's Town

Penguins at play
Gotta love nature - right out in the open where everyone cansee. I think they were exhibitionists!!

Ostrich
Ostrich on the Cape Point peninsula

Cape Point
Where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet. Like the hair? It was a little windy!!;)

Cape of Good Hope
The end of our bike ride

A little bit of Canada
Leaving a little bit of Canada behind at Cape Point

Cape of Good Hope
More scenic views

Comments

[Mom]

Cape of Good Hope
Wow! I can remember my Dad telling me when I was young that his uncle was a soldier (or a sailor) on the first boat that sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in the Boer War (1900) and was granted land in South Africa by Queen Victoria. The document was in the Baker family at one time but I'm sure it has been lost since then.

[Sandra]

Wow
Fab pictures - that Simontown looks absolutely gorgeous!

[Sandra]

Penguin Porno?
Wow - completely missed that my first look.......I thought it was a penguin licking himself. Now I see he had some help. Did you tell them to get a room? I'm not sure what's worse.....the passionate, lovestruck penguins getting down and dirty in the sand......or the girl from Canada with her Canon standing over them.....

[cambrus]

Get a room
Ha! We were telling them to get a room... turns out penguins are pretty randy... there were a couple of them getting it on.

[Beth]

Beautiful
Some beautiful shots there. Looks very nice. I guess it is about as warm there as it is here right now - based on your clothing.

[cambrus]

Weather
The weather is very changeable... usually warm in the morning and cold at night. I've gotten into the habit of layering 4 deep!! :)