Friday 6 February 2009

Another hot sunny day

It's been another hot, sunny day here in Cape Town. When we left the hotel this morning it was already 34C. Over on Boulders beach it was a bit cooler (25C) but the sea is much warmer so that makes up for it, oh, and they have penguins :D

After setting up camp, we explored the boulders and got up close with our new friends the penguins. We didn't get too close as the penguins have really sharp beaks, although there was one scary moment when me and Vaughan somehow managed to find ourselves surrounded by them. Oops! Vaughan took some really funny video as one almost went for him.

Swimming and watching the penguins is something I won't forget in a hurry. Truly a magical experience. And what was nice is that we never felt crowded. Perhaps that's because it's relatively hidden. The few other people that ventured through the cave and over the rocks to reach the beach seemed just as awestruck as us and all did their best to respect the penguins home. Amazing.

This afternoon we had a rather hurried journey to V&A (traffic!) to catch the ferry over to Robben Island where we got a great tour of the island and prison. Our tour guide was a former member of the ANC and spent 7 years incarcerated for simply belonging to a political party. He was really insightful and it was amazing to see just how far SA has come since the Apartheid days. Next weeks is 12 years since the last prisoners left the island.

Off out now for dinner... at the V&A again!

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