From the home of The Lions to Lions Seat

After some last minute 'fear of leaving' nerves (on Ginny's part, not Duncan's) we set off for Gatwick around 6.30pm on Wednesday.  Around the same time the following day, we finally landed at Cape Town International Airport.  Not the fastest way to Cape Town, but beggars can't be choosers and the upside was that we landed the same time as Paula, who we are staying with in CT, on her way back from a work trip to Jo'burg.

An hour later and we were sipping wine looking over the ocean in Camps Bay.  Heaven.  And it then dawned on us that our trip has really begun...not only will we be becoming overly familiar with the 567 movies offered on Emirates inflight entertainment, but we are about to have the biggest adventure of our lives.  And the Cape certainly isn't a shabby place to start. :)

As we leave for Port Elizabeth tomorrow, we took our one day in Cape Town to climb Lions Head,  blowing away the cobwebs and providing a great antidote to a near back-breaking 17 hours in economy class.
Hello! from the top of Lion's Head
After a slightly dodgy cab drive from the base of Lion's Head to downtown Cape Town (not only did the driver have no idea where our destination address was, when he finally took his satnav out of the glove compartment, the battery was flat and he didn't know how to use it - Duncan had to do it) we ended up in.... a business meeting!  Day one of our travels and I somehow end up in a boardroom, chatting to the CEO of Timeless Africa about cycling trips.  So much for taking a work sabbatical ;-).  Some people just don't know how to leave it behind.  Not mentioning any names of course...

Bree St, downtown Cape Town




Location: Cape Town, South Africa

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  1. skyjockbill8 October 2017 at 04:26

    Welcome to South Africa! Was there many years ago. Plan to return in a few years on a yacht. Have fun!

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  2. Unknown8 October 2017 at 10:46

    I'm jealous already! Can't wait to enjoy your travels with you! xoa

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