Views of South Africa as we approach Cape Town
We are still about 100 miles from Cape Town so we think this is part of the Winelands and agricultural areas
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Views from our balcony at Cape Grace hotel; that's Table Mountain; Sept 1
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The marina by our hotel at sunset on Sept 1
Table Mountain early on Sept 2
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Views of Cape Town from the Table Mountain Gondola
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Cape Town as seen from the top of Table Mountain
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Oh come on guys, smile....you have arrived on top of Table Mountain....bucket list item!!!!
Ah, the smiling couple!!!
That is a magnificent view.....looking north up the Atlantic coast
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Nick pointing out where we are to Kathy
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Our hotel, Cape Grace, is in the marina district slightly to the right
Robben Island where Mandela was held in prison for 18 of his 27 years
Lions Head
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Who knew??
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Some of the flora on the side of the mountain
Views of the Atlantic Coast coastline as we drive south along the Cape Peninsula
Hout Bay
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Driving along the coastline...reminded us of northern California
View from our walk up the Lighthouse at Cape Point
Our first look at the Cape of Good Hope
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Cape Point where the Southern Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean
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Looking southeast towards Cape Agulhas which is the furthest point south in Africa, maybe 150 miles away
Beautiful Cape of Good Hope
Looking north into False Bay
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Panoramic view
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Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope and the two meeting oceans
John & Kathy trying for a selfie
John and Kathy selfie with Cape Point in the background
Kathy is smiling, John what the heck???
Selfie of John with Cape of Good Hope in the background
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A good deion of Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas and the meeting of the two Ocean currents
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On our way to Boulders Beach....a very unique sign!!
We had hoped to see more wildlife but only saw this Leopard turtle
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The penguins we saw sort of looked like these Chinstraps
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African Penguin, also knowns as Jack Ass, for their donkey-like bray
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A juvenile molting
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View from the marina where we had lunch
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
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Bird of Paradise
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Beautiful as the clouds come over the mountain
It is starting to get a bit brisk and cold!!
Wild Almond, used by the early Dutch farmers to form a natural barrier along river courses to stop the Khoisan from stealing their stock
A cycad, ancient gymnosperm, produces a large cone when reproducing, looks about like a pineapple.
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An endemic grass/Reed species found only in the fynbos (vegetation of the South western cape)
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By the time we got back to the hotel ~6pm the tablecloth was already covering Table Mountain
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The wine list at Signals restaurant
John had the ostrich.....first time for me and it was delicious!
Kathy had the risotto
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