Lady Hamilton Cape Town

... a cool mini golf course across the road so we had to play a game as the sun went down. And ok so Paul got two 'hole in one's' ahhhhh but I still managed to kick his butt, so I slept well that night :)


We had a late dinner so we ventured into the Waterfront and here we had our first dinner at a proper steakhouse, oh but not just any steakhouse – we went to 'voted best steakhouse in South Africa*' *actually back in 2005 and 2006 haha! Balthazar – here we both had ...

... to really come down. This was unfortunate as almost all of the gardens were outside. We were the only people in the entire place and walked around for about an hour checking out all the plants and flowers (for a bunch of pictures show all thumbnails above). I was hoping to get some colorful pics, but the gardens were mostly just green being that we were in Cape Town during their winter months.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa dc314

... another scorching February afternoon in Cape Town. Little Nicole is standing on a chair in the Hastings Street living room looking at a collage of family photos. "Dad tell me again - how did they get here?" "Well your aunt and uncle bought a VW Bully and decided to drive from Oberembrach, Switzerland, to India and then take the ship all the way to Mobassa - to finally drive the last bit down to us in Cape Town" "Wow...one ...

... the bomb, and the solidiers were very tense. Lots of people were trying to take pictures, but the soldiers grabbed their phones or cameras and made them erase them. So my husband, who maybe should have gone into the FBI or something, surreptitiously (spelling may be off) took some pictures without being noticed. Pictures are attached. Part of me almost wanted something to blow up, but no one be hurt, would have been very exciting!!!

... knew we made the right decision. What I saw walking down that mountain was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. The mountainside was steep so the trail was winding back and forth. The trail was made up of large rocks that served as steps and formed a constant decline. I stopped multiple times just to take in the breathtaking views. All around us we could hear water running, either from the small stream running down the river or ...

... steps' but in completely different directions. This one is different. This 'single step' isn't to 'occupy' myself, it's not to make myself exhausted enough to sleep, it's not to avoid thinking. This 'single step' is for me... my single step on the journey of a lifetime, the journey that will begin to heal the wounds that being suddenly widowed at 29 creates. Chris would be proud of me for taking it... although he would have done it differently i'm ...

... still a great place. Then it was to Hout Bay. I had been there yesterday on the Cape Point tour but I was told that Hout Bay is the place to go for fish and chips. I had time to go to a recommended take away shop and had amazing fish and chips. Hout Bay is a fishing town, and you can still buy fish off the boats when the fishermen come in from a morning on the water. I also had a chance to check out a few beaches near Cape Town. Not warm enough to go swimming but still beautiful.

... because he said they were off pitch. I'd never seen anyone stop and start over in the middle of a performance before. I thought it was really cool, actually. It wasn't right, it wasn't what they were capable of. So they tried again, and it was wonderful. I thought it was all brilliant because I don't know music all that well so I neither recognized nor minded that it was off pitch. To me, it was a group of men and women singing passionately with rich voices ...

... took a wander past the Mandela Gold, and the medicinal plants and the scented plants before finding ourselves at the tea shop for me to have tea and cake with custard (lumpy though Ronnie...still waiting for my final custard!) before heading back. Sara wasn't back on my return so I chilled at the bar with the staff and other travellers at the backpackers until Sara returned and they bombarded her with 100 questions... she'd loved it. We then went out for some food and headed to bed.