We spent 3 days visiting the regular tourist spots: Long St for lots of restaurants and bars; Robben Island where Mandela and many other political prisoners were locked for years and decades; the top of Table Mountain from where you can see amazing views of the city, the peninsula and the bay; Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope: the southern tips of the peninsula, and the continent; one of the most beautiful Botanical gardens in the world; and the super modern waterfront. Everything is first world, even the shanty towns are out of sight. After all our rough travels through Africa, this feels like a vacation, everything is easier, tab water is drinkable. Except understanding the locals, whose heavy accent makes it impossible for me to communicate. Fortunately, Simon communicates ok.
On Wednesday we drove to Stellenbosch, the wine region, just about an hour away from Cape Town. Beautiful like most vineyard landscapes, when combined with a sunny day with absolutely blue skies, and a lot of wine tasting; well, that's heaven for me. All made possible by Simon driving but not drinking. After a few hours of stopping for a sip here and a glass there, I was a bit tipsy, but extremely happy.
We plan to spend the night in Stellenbosch town, and tomorrow drive to the Garden route.
I hope the weather continues to be as splendid as it's been.
Mercedes
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