Peninsula Tour
The pictures from the game reserve were astonishing, but those from today’s peninsula tour were so phenomenal. The scenery of the southern coast of South Africa may end up being the most beautiful I will ever see.
We started out going through the city of Cape Town surrounded by amazing mountains including Table Mountain – the flat-topped mountain that forms a prominent landmark overlooking the city. We made a few stops for pictures and a picnic lunch as we made our way all the way down to the Cape of Good Hope. This area is best known for its picturesque shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach.
We passed the mountain range called the “Twelve Apostles” because of its many peaks. We stopped at Hout Bay at a great craft market. We came back up the False Bay coast, through Simonstown and back to the St. Rafael’s. The ride back got very exciting when the bus had to stop for a large family of baboons! There were at least a dozen on both sides of the road. A couple of smaller (younger?) baboons were wrestling and playing right in the middle of the road. On the left we had several climbing up the rocks – which were extremely close to the bus (the road is so narrow that two buses cannot pass each other.
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| Baboons on the side of the road |
Hiking up Cape Point
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| It's Colder than it looks! |
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