After working hard throughout this entire trip and then being inside for most of the conference, majority of us set off for our first excursion on the Cape Peninsula! We started our morning eating breakfast together down in the lobby of our hotel, but as the time passed and we got our 2 cups of coffee in, we wondered where our ride was with the rest our tour. We found out that the bus wouldn't be able to pick us up at our location because they thought we were staying at a different Stay Easy. As we all freaked out a little we rushed to our phones to call a few Ubers to meet the rest of the tour at the starting point, Hout Bay. Luckily we actually beat our tour there and had the most amazing ride along the coast with the sweetest Uber driver, so it all worked out and we were stoked to begin our tour! Our first stop was Hout Bay where we hopped on a boat and rode out to Duiker Island where the seal colony was. It was a lovely way to start the morning and the seals were everywhere! They were swimming around and jumping off of rocks and the views were spectacular. Our next journey was to take Chapman's Peak Drive. We all got out and walked to the edge of the mountain to look out onto the water that we had just been on and were in awe. The gorgeous blue water up against the luscious mountains was a sight to see. We hung out for awhile and enjoyed the view before heading off to our next stop, Boulder Beach. Here we saw the Penguin Colony. It was so strange to see so many penguins huddled up together on the sandy beach. There were babies cuddled up with their mom and others running into the cold blue water. We also ran into Dr. Jez and Dr. Hauth while we were there! Great minds think alike. At our next stop, the Cape Peninsula Nature Reserve we got out of the bus and rode bikes along the path. We had views of the water and beautiful plants and flowers as we rode down a path we had all to ourselves except for a few antelope and ostriches. We took a quick lunch break before making our way to my favorite part of the tour: Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. We hiked up to the Cape Point Lighthouse and then made our way along the mountain taking in the beautiful views of the ocean and sat up top before making our way down to Cape Point and the beautiful rocks below. It was an amazing day filled with beautiful sights and memories I will never forget.
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Rebekka
7/29/2018 05:24:49 am
Yebo, what were the chances of running into you at Boulder Beach! What fun!
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