Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Day 9 in South Africa

Day 9 Cape Town March 21, 2007

Cape Town's absolutely gorgeous! I think I'm in love with the place! We went boat riding around Seal Island which also overlooks Chapman's peak.
There were lots of seals basking under the warm sun and posing for the camera:)



Then we went down to the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. It felt like driving around the French Riviera...the beaches around the coast liine were just incredible!
This beach is still part of the Atlantic ocean. On the other side of Cape Point, it meets the Indian ocean, which has a much warmer temperature.



The animals that we saw at the Point were an added bonus. The baboons weren't as shy as the ones in the bush because people feed them.

They're actually considered big pests because they can be pretty aggressive.

Then we had a lobster lunch inside the South African Naval Base in a restaurant called the Roaring 40's. Then we went to Boulder's beach to look at the African penguins.

Local folks also call them city slickers because they do end up walking in the city. We were also able to witness a mean sea gull stealing a penguin egg and eating it up. It was so sad!

We actually had time to go back to the Waterfront in the afternoon where I was able to do some shopping. Hey I had a good reason today...I broke my sandals:)


Then we had dinner at Mr. Changs....another Chinese restaurant...