We flew from Zambia to Cape Town Via Johannesburg. We were picked up and taken to where we were staying for our duration in Cape Town. It was a Bed & Breakfast kind of place in a residential setting. We thought we would have preferred to stay down town in a big hotel but the B&B turned out to be very pleasant, quiet, and handy so it worked out fine. Our Guide was a Gentleman who grew up in South Africa. His parents lived in one of the Settlement Districts that you will see later. He has married and moved into more modern settings. Well versed, pleasant, good sense of humor, and always willing to make our experience perfect. We had been scheduled for some kind of tour in town followed by visiting a local family to see how they live. I do not like doing that so we changed to doing a day of touring several of the prominent Wineries in the area instead. South Africa boasts some of the best wine in the world and visiting the wineries would be much better than an afternoon in someone’s home. Plus it would enable us to see some of the inland country. Our Guide made it happen and it was perfect. So we had one day visiting the Southern Tip of South Africa and The Cape of Good Hope, a day visiting wineries, and a day touring Cape Town.
Our B&B 
The Front of Our B&B 
Our Guide 
Nancy by The South Atlantic 
Our Guide Working 
Bill by the Cape 
The Cape was Rocky, Cold (It is Close to Antarctica), Windy, cloudy, and turbulent … Very Impressive 
We Drove from Cape Town East along the Atlantic until it met the Indian Ocean. Many mountains, rugged Coastline, very nice. 
Nancy was a Chapman before we were married 
Newer Settlements 
Not Too Cold For Monkeys 
… or Ostriches 
Hearty Birds 
Bill’s Frustrations 
There ya go! 
Seals 
aaah Lunch! 
Dig In !! .. This is The Charcuterie Plate .. for 1 
Perfect Lattes 
Agulhas National Park … Where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans Meet 
This is NOT a Penguin … but He was There! 
Always Time For Shopping 
… and sooo much to shop for! 
The Cape Town Kristenbosch Botanical Gardens 
The Mandella Gold Bird of Paradise 
an Amazing Place to tour 
Overhead Walkway … from Below 
From above 
Interesting Trees 
A Boab tree 
Bonzai Collection 
Table Rock from Our Room 
A Settlement 
Driving Out into The Country 
Wine Country 
Vinyards 
A Wine Press 
Caracal Cat .. guards grapes 
Lots of Wine Here! 
mmmmmmm 
Front Gate 
Beautiful Country 
The gardens at a Vineyard 
Political Art 
Comfy 
Table Mountain 
Going Up 
Cable Car Ride to the Top of Table Mountain 
There’s Cape Town … and the Cape! 
wayyyy down there! 
Clouds were moving in and out 
A School Tour .. all the Schools wear Uniforms 
Rugged Terrain 
Going Down from There 
To There 
The Castle of Good Hope built in the 17th Century 
A Hairy Horse 
Section of Town Where The Colored People Live … Blacks and whites had their own areas 
Restored Downtown Harbor Area 
Getting Ready to Fly Out 
Cape Town is, of course, steeped in history from the early Dutch settlers to the end of Apartheid. South Africa is divided many ways and Cape Town is one of the Divisions with the old ways holding. Politics are pulling the old city every which way and only time will tell how it ends up. I’m just glad we got to see it when we did.
