Protea Hotel Cape Castle In Cape Town

Today I hiked up Lion's Head which is mountain just west of Table Mountain located roughly between Sea Point and the central Cape Town. The hike was quite different than the hike up Table Mountain. The last stretch consisted almost entirely of climbing straight up rocks. In a few part I needed to use chains. The decent downward was even more of an adventure. At some point I realized that I was running late ...

... me amidst the spring wildflowers. A photo from that spot was also the main image on the cover of the study abroad brochure, and we were fortunate that the weather was cooperating again. The sun was shining brightly, the mountainous backdrop totally clear, and no one besides our group was there. We took some nice group shots and many individual ones. It was great that I had brought the South Africa flag, and many people posed with it. The funniest shot was of ...

... indoor plumbing. All they were was a toilet seat with a bucket underneath. The government came by and emptied the buckets once a week. I can't imagine living like that! The last stop on our township tour was a local lunch. They took us to a local restaurant with outside seating. They served chicken wings, sausages, lamb, tomato salad, and rice....it was delicous. After the township tour, the truck dropped us off at a hostel in the middle of Cape Town ...

... penguins we literaly waddling under our feet as we continued along the raised platform down to the beach. As we were walking along, there kept coming this strange sound, like donkeys braying. Looking at our leaflets we realised that this was the penguins, who had previously been called Jackass Penguins. Very amusing. I tried to record the sound of them but am not sure if it worked. After Boulders Beach we headed down to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve where it had ...

... food) to re-appropriate my rubber tie! Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope near Simon's Town is where two oceans meet; the Indian and the Atlantic. I did ask the boys to find the painted line that divided the two seas but they did not fall for that one. They are growing up too fast or becoming a little more astute to my sense of humour. It is also the southern most point of Africa. Next continent South of here; Antarctica.

... acuario. Me han alucinado los cangrejos de mas de medio metro de altura, asi como el tanque de tiburones. Tiene un nombre muy apropiado, Two Oceans Aquarium, y es que el Cabo de Buena Esperanza, unos 70 kms al sur de la ciudad, separa los oceanos Atlantico e Indico. Esta prevista una visita al cabo cuando venga Paloma, aparte de a muchos otros sitios, claro. Inciso: soy el unico que se hace preguntas estupidas del tipo: no ...

... African wine. We all bought a bottle for ourselves as well. And because we are not allowed to bring alcohol onto the MV Explorer, we had to drink it all before turning in for the night. So, we took a cab over to Camp's Bay which admittedly has the most beautiful sunsets in all of South Africa. Five and six foot waves crash on the rocks, and Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles adorn sides of the panorama. The sunset, also referred to ...

... it as the cable car wasnt running due to windy conditions and we are too bloody lazy to walk) is quite an imposing bit of scenery and back drop to Cape Town. The city itself is quite funky and seems pretty friendly but otherwise much like any other city. The V&A waterfront is just being done up and is incredibly posh, yachts etc but its going to look impressive in a few years when it is ...