Cape Grace

After 12 months living in Harpenden, England the Grace family returned to Australia aboard the P&O Iberia.

... …every now and then you could catch a glimpse of deep ravine up which MM climbed. Cable Car back down.  Car from Cape Grace took us to center of town…went to the CASTLE….the old Dutch fort .  Museum....very ...

... nbsp; If you are so inclined there are also some very poor neighborhoods which we didn't bother visiting. We stayed at the wonderful Cape Grace Hotel, the finest hotel I've ever visited.  Elegant though not lavish, it had a wonderful way of making us ...

... around Africa so he was jumped at the offer. (Thanks again, Bill!!) We landed early afternoon in Cape Town, made our way to The Cape Grace Hotel, checked in (which took all of 2 minutes because it was so well organized by YPO and the hotel), and sat down ...

We first landed in Johannesburg but only to transfer to a flight to Cape Town, 5 nights at the swanky Cape Grace Hotel right on the revamped waterfront. We arrived 2 days prior to the conference, unfortunately the weather was so inclement that while Table ...

... these beds are ridiculously comfy and finally got out of bed around 6am to catch up on the world's events via the web. The Cape Grace Hotel is a gorgeous place right in the middle of the Albert and Victoria Waterfront in Cape Town. The entire area has ...

... a 20 minute walk along a poorly marked route from downtown. We went astray twice before finding the pedestrian entrance by the Cape Grace hotel (where Clinton and his 1000 person entourage had stayed). Even though it was after 5pm, we could still feel ...

... is definitely one for the wealthy. Ranging from £400 - £10,000 a night. Also has a Nobu as one of its signature restaurants. Cape Grace:- This is a relaxed but high end hotel with water on three sides. It has very colonial feel to it as well. One nice ...

... The dinner was held at the Castle of Good Hope, which is the oldest building in South Africa and still houses the Western Cape headquarters for the South African military. We were treated to a medley of songs and maneuvers by the SA military marching ...

... visit the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. We could not have ordered a better day of incredible weather!  Once we were at the Cape Point Lighthouse, we did a hike, for about an hour, to the Cape of Good Hope.  Photos don't do it justice - they ...

... we had missed breakfast so we decided just to have lunch outside by the pool. This was probably the most beautiful day that Cape Town had seen in a while, judging by everyone's reaction to the weather. I had some Ginger Chicken Soup and Shirley had some ...

... to see a group of seals in Hout Bay. There were hundreds of seals crowded onto a few large boulders. Finally, we reached the Cape of Good Hope, the most south-western part of the African Continent. Then, we walked up 1000 ftt. to the Cape Point ...

Cape Point ...

... to get out and see Cape Town as every one was raving about it so I quickly showered and head out with Grace, Ricki and the boys. The port of Cape Town is FILLED with 5 star hotels, restaurants, and shopping. There are views of the mountains and the ocean ...

... of the people. However this weekend I decided to be a tourist and indulge myself in the beauty that is Cape Coast. Antique Grace Cape Coast is a coastal town situated 109 Kilometers West from Accra. Getting there takes five hours and the experience can ...

... children actually stayed awake for dinner tonight for the first time. Darryl, our gracious host and old friend from Vancouver days at Grace Hospital (Darryl once lived with Andy for a while when he broke his leg when he and Andy snowboarded for their ...

... . Piece of advice - don't eat there. Service was awful, and the food was deep fried and reheated in a microwave. Not nice. Saving grace was that my food got stolen by  a baboon. I am absolutely gutted that I couldn't get my camera out fast enough. ...

... our next stop. We were driving along windy roads over a cliff, which reminded me of that famous scene in "To Catch A Thief," where Grace Kelly & Cary Grant are driving in a convertible in Monaco. The views were spectacular and we got off at a lookout ...