Cape Town - Day 1

Aloha ~

As daylight dawned on our first day in Cape Town we were able to get a great look at the view from our Veranda.

Bayflower Guesthouse - Veranda off our Room

The hotel staff made us a wonderful breakfast to give us energy for the day's adventures. Cape Town, as with most large cities, has the double decker red bus tour. It's such a great way to get acquainted with a new city and see the sights if you are short on time.

City Sightseeing - Cape Town

The tour was very educational and gave us lots of information on the city. I love those tours. We toured the V&A Waterfront, Downtown, District 6, the Castle and then took the trek up to Table Mountain.

Table Moutain

There is a tram that will take you up to the highest point on Table Mountain. If you ever have the opportunity to head to Table Mountain, I would suggest buying a ticket online. It could cut your wait time in half during the busy season. Lots of school age kids on field trips today.

Aerial Tram to Table Mountain

The ride up in the tram is awesome. You have an incredible view of Cape Town. The coolest part is that the floor in the tram rotates around 360 degrees so everyone gets a chance at seeing the spectacular sights. Once at the top, the view is breathtaking.

View Atop Table Mountain

In the above photo, we are looking down on Camp Bay. A beautiful beach area where it is rumored that South Africa's most famous people go to have a good time. We were told that if we hoped to run into any celebrities that Camp Bay was the place to be. I figured if there are any, they would have to introduce themselves to me. I couldn't pick them out of a line-up.

Camp Bay Beach

Camp Bay Beach is a very beautiful and picturesque site. The beach was full of people the first time we drove by. The above picture was taken about 5:00pm as the crowds were thinning out.

Taking a Dip in the Atlantic

To quote Zac Brown Band "I had my Toes in the Water and my Ass in the Sand". My fellow traveler Anne said the water was too cold. She is from the US East Coast and is used to having warm water off their beaches. I told her that those of us from Cali were conditioned for cold water and that I could handle it, we're tough. It was not bad at all. Just like home---cold at first but you get used to it.

After sitting on the beach for a bit, we took the advice of our tour guide and decided to have dinner in Camp Bay. Lot's of choices along the beach with a view of the Sunset. We chose a great restaurant called Blues (in Camp Bay). I would highly recommend it to anyone who is in the area.

Swordfish Dinner at Blues in Camp Bay

I ordered the Fish of the Day, Swordfish. It was baked and served with crushed new potatoes, peas, olives, tomatoes and a chorizo oil. In the past I have not been a big fish eater but I am trying my best to order it more often. I do know that I usually like swordfish so I figured I was safe. Boy was I right. I ate the whole thing. (Go Me!) It was so yummy! Anne and I also split a nice bottle of Chenin Blanc from the region. When in Rome....

Lemon & Mango Sorbet at Blues in Camp Bay

Since we are on vacation, we had to order dessert...it's the rules. However, since Anne and I both ate all our dinner we decided to share the Sorbet. Very refreshing. The great thing about Sorbet (and ice cream or frozen yogurt) is that there is always room in your tummy since it just melts going down and fills in the open spaces. Sounds logical, right?

Sunset in Camp Bay

The only thing that could perfectly cap off such a great day is a beautiful sunset. Luckily there was one right outside the window of the restaurant. 

That's it for today.