Heathton Manor Creations: Cape Town and Peninsula Tour

Thursday, 16 May 2019

Cape Town and Peninsula Tour

After leaving Victoria Falls, we drove to the airport and after a 3 hour flight, we arrived into Cape Town. Our pickup was waiting for us, and off we set for our accomodation to Winchester Mansions.
A beautifully restored historical building situated between the famous Table Mountain and V& A waterfront.
Our driver was very friendly and as I was on a mission to take a little piece of Africa home with me, I discussed with him the best place to shop and he was kind enough to take me to a reputable curio shop. I might add that some heavy negotiation was done by me to get the best price for my purchase.
But I am now the proud owner of a Zebra skin floor mat.

On to our hotel, booked in, a light meal and a walk down to the shops to have a look around, then an early night for our peninsula tour tomorrow. After breakfast and orientation, we departed

at 9am and drove along the Atlantic coast. We stopped at Camps Bay for a photo opportunity, then

onto the fishing village of Hout Bay. Here we board a boat to be taken to seal island, where hundreds

of seals live.

A beautiful part of the coast and a photo opportunity

Seals on the rocks

A group of musicians entertaining us

Where we board the boat.

Gorgeous coastline

Painting of houses and the use of metal is also

incorporated into the painting.

When we stopped for a photo opportunity of the gorgeous coastline, the local people were selling their wares, I had to support the locals, so a couple of birds made out of beads, made it into my bag.

This young man was making a flamingo out of wire and beads.

We had a wonderful seafood lunch at the Two Oceans restaurant at Cape Point nature reserve

Another photo

opportunity, at the union of the Atlantic and Indian oceans, we are at the most south western tip of the African continent

Our restaurant view.

Great rock formation along the coastline.

We continue to Cape Point Nature Reserve, comprising of 17,300 acres of indigenous flora and fauna.

We saw baboons and ostrich. After lunch we continued on to Smithtown and visited Boulders.

Boulders Beach is where there is an African penguin colony.

Explanation of the life cycle of the African penguin

Penguins sitting on their young

Entry point to penguins.

Colony of African penguins.

After this visit to the penguins, we made our way to The Kirstenbosch botanical garden, where we spent some time exploring, DH and I walked over the tree canopy and saw some rare and amazing plants as well as as great art work.