Southern Sun Cape Sun

... This travelogue is from a trip I took to South Africa in the summer of 2008. I flew into Cape Town and met my boyfriend. Together we hit the Southern Coast, then made our way up to Pilanesberg Nation Park and Johannesburg. We flew back to Port Elizabeth ...

... of. About 20 yards out to sea and 40 yards away from us was this..... , in fact there were three whales just basking in the sun and being buffeted very slightly by the surf. We went on a 3 hour trip in Tofino to see this. We stopped four about 15 mins ...

... , feel the early morning sea breeze and smell the sweet smell of the sea. Watch sunset or sunrise at the very tip of Southern Africa with a glass of our finest wine - a treasure and experience for all eternity. Camps Bay, Hout Bay, Constantia Valley ...

... let out onto the tarmac and taken by bus to the terminal. It was very sunny and warm (ahhh, high summer in the southern hemisphere!). Luggage came quickly and we went out into the maelstrom of archaeologists trying to get rides into the city. The travel ...

Cape Town ...

... sailing we leave Hoste's white peaks behind and move into a larger open area of water called Paso Mantellero. A pod of Southern White Sided dolphins come alongside and Rachel watches then playing underneath and in front of the boat. The wind is ...

... cape.  Lots to see along the way (besides the view), Kalk Bay, Simon's Town, Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Cape Point (the most southern point in Africa), Boulders Beach - this is where we saw the African penguins!!  So cute, I got lots of ...

Richard As we trundled into Cape Town on the Saturday morning the sun was shining and we had a great view of Table Mountain and the city spread out beneath. Although finding somewhere to stay had proved a bit tricky - we were arriving on the same ...

... of the line when we took off in the morning at 6am with our heads wrapped in cotton scarves and the sun rising over Lalibela. Cape Town had eluded my sights until we crested the hill. My preconceived notions were modernity and accessibility, pretty ...

... were soooo good!.      We drove down tho the bottom where we took the obligatory photo of the most southern point of the African contintinent & walked to the water edge over thick kelp to feel the difference in the water temperature ...

... On my return along the beach, I wasn’t alone any more; a couple of baboons had come down for a spot of sun-bathing! I carried onto Cape Point, which was shrouded in mist. Stopping on the way to let an Ostrich saunter across the road in front of me, ...

... around you water. This point is where the Atlantic ocean and some bay that I forget the name of meet. It is not the most southern tip of South Africa, that point was about 350 km away from where we were. We did drive by the most south westerly point ...

... two extra seats at their table. The mother was born and raised on Stewart Island, New Zealand's third, small island off the southern tip of the South Island. Stewart Island is a remote but beautiful place with only some several hundred inhabitants. Her ...

... , I met up with a few friends at a local brewery and enjoyed some ice cold beverages, including my drink of choice, Southern Comfort. I had a great time and eventually found myself watching a football (soccer) match with some locals. It was a blast. Our ...

... out great! After climbing Cape Point, we drove over to the Cape of Good Hope, which is apparently the southern most point of Western Africa. We saw found some interesting friends on the way!  Once we arrived, we climbed to the top ...

... Nicola. Drove up from CT via scenic route through Gordon's Bay, stopped on cliff top where watched with hundreds of others, 6 Southern Right Whales performing in the sea below, oohs and aahs were reminiscent of New Year's Eve firework display. Further ...

... ; I guess this shouldn't be a big surprise, but we weren't really prepared for the flood of people.  Cape Point isn't technically the most southern point of Africa, but it is a dramatic place to stand, at the bottom of the continent. ...

... to reward ourselves for the hard work and went down to the harbor for an ice cream and whilst we were sat gazing out to sea, two southern right whales started to play and jump out of the water in front of us!  It was the first time either of us had ...

... and were there by 8.30 am!  The botanical gardens were established in 1913 to preserve and promote the indegenous flora of Southern Africa, and cover 528 hectares of land which is situated on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. Rob and I enjoyed ...

... at the summit of Table Mountain.  From here the views are spectacular...you can see almost all the way down to Cape Point...the southern tip of Africa.  One day I spent the day going to Robbin Island.  This is the Alcatraz-like ...

... Simon's Town.  As we came round the coast, Paul stopped the bus and told us to look left - in the water were two Southern Right whales!!  We stopped to watch them for about 10 mins and you could see the tail popping up out of the water.  ...