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... means you can not buy booze after 5pm on Saturday in Supermarkets.
We walked home and decided to stop and pick up dinner in Nandos. Nandos is a chain 'fast-food' chicken joint which is popular in the UK, (I've seen them in Vancouver, Canada) but not in the US yet. Its basically cooked chicken in either a peri-peri sauce or lemon and herb. It's pretty damn good. We got take out and walked ...
Captivating Capetown
... s a tip: Go when it's late, because it is very peaceful and calming. The beach was beautiful! There were huge boulders on the sides. Since it was starting to get dark, the boulders cast shadows on the silvery sand. Every once in awhile, you would see the sleek body of an African penguin glide across the water. I was sad to go, because it was so gourgeous.
The last thing we did was go on a boat ...
Wks 45 to 60 - Cape Town, Durban & Mozambique
... those months, I unfortunately failed my test a couple of times with a third time lucky motto pulling me through and finally granting me that piece of paper that allows me to drive on my own - YEY!
As I don't have any immediate family left in SA and so had no means for driving practise, I was only able to go over the many things learnt and fine tune with a driving instructor... cue many, many Rand bills! In order to not spend all my savings on driving lessons (boy they add ...
Cape Countdown
... were back in Australia. Low rise houses on cliffs overlooked a long sandy beach. Along the water people were jogging and walking their dogs and surfers in their wet suits ruled the ocean waves. There were red flags that indicated a high risk of encountering a great white shark. A sign indicated the last time a shark was spotted on that beach was three days before. Apparently, the locals were not deterred.
Our next stop was Fish Hoek, a site ...
Penguins and Paintings
... life sized statue is in the harbour, and he was a much loved Great Dane who rescued sailors in the Bay.
We went to Kalk Harbour and had snoek, squid and chips out of paper at Lucky fish Restaurant-just like a packet of fish and chips and it was really fresh and delicious.
Down in the harbour they were cleaning fish from the boats and crating it in ice.Gill bought a huge yellowtail ( fish) for ...
Location
Other places to stay in Cape Town
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Sunflower Stop
Green Point, Cape Town | 4 star hostelfrom $22 -
Cat and Moose Backpackers
Cape Town CBD - Foreshore, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $14 -
Long Street Backpackers
Cape Town CBD - Foreshore, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $17 -
The Backpack
Tamboerskloof, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $35 -
Cape Town Backpackers
Gardens, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $17 -
33 South Boutique Backpackers
Cape Town CBD - Foreshore, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $19 -
Big Blue Backpackers Lodge
Green Point, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $12 -
Green Elephant
57 Milton Rd, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $16 -
Zebra Crossing
82 New Church St , Cape Town | Hostelfrom $14 -
Carnival Court Backpackers
255 Long St, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $17 -
Altona Lodge
Green Point, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $42 -
Simon's Town Backpackers
66 St Georges St, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $18 -
Blue Mountain Backpackers
Cape Town CBD - Foreshore, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $28 -
Castle Street Backpackers
57 Castle St, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $13 -
Abantu Lodge And Backpackers
177 Long Street, Cape Town | Hostel -
Ekasie Backpackers
Khayelitsha, Cape Town | Hostel -
Ashanti Lodge Gardens
Gardens, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $26 -
Afrique du Sud Backpackers
Cnr St Johns and Main Rds, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $15 -
Inn Long Street
OVC House, 230 Long Street, Cape Town | Hostel -
Aardvark Backpackers Hostel
Sea Point, Cape Town | Hostelfrom $15 -
Elements
49 Sandpiper Crescent, Cape Town | 3 star hostelfrom $36 -
The Big Blue Hostel
7 Vesperdene Rd, Greenpoint, Cape Town | Hostel -
The Backpackers @147 on Main
147 Main Rd, Cape Town | Hostel -
Lion House Student Accommodation
Observatory, Cape Town | Hostel -
Tip Top Waterfront Lodge
Portswood Rd, Cape Town | Hostel -
Franklin House
Plumstead, Cape Town | Hostel
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