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So here we are in sunny and stormy Cape Town!
So far it has been awesome, although I admit to not having gone underwater at any point just yet. In fact, I can’t see myself going underwater at any point either, well certainly not in the Atlantic water at any rate. It is FREEZING! Even on a lovely sunny, hot day, I went for a walk along the beach and the water was sooo cold, that as it lapped over my feet, they ached to the bones! Apparently the water on this part of the coast has just come straight from the Antarctic, so I really am not exaggerating when I say t feels Arctic.
Having said that, Cape Town is glorious, we have had roasting sunshine, bikini weather, followed by howling gales and rain (today… hence the time to update here in a cafe) but hopefully like the UK, it shouldn’t be long before the weather changes and we can once again sit out in the sunshine sipping our wine, watching the waves of icy water roll out onto the lovely creamy sand in Camps Bay.
Today was meant to be the start of our Garden Route trip, but after a night spent awake listening to the gales howling around our 10th floor apartment, we kind of felt that this was not the day to be driving out on those winding cliff-top roads!
So far though, we have done loads: sat atop Table Top Mountain, perched on the boulders with penguins, chilled out in Camps Bay eating fine food, drinking fine wine and even set out on a mini safari where we got up close and personal with quite a few of the residents… talk to George about his encounter with the lion (!!!).
The jury is still out on whether or not to do the famous cage diving with sharks. Having spent the last few years preaching about not feeding fish, not wanting to interfer with their natural behaviour etc, I am finding it hard to justify going out on a boat that is going to chuck a load of chum in the water in order to lure sharks for our cage encounter. Hmmmm. They do emphasise that they are all about eco friendliness and promotion of shark awareness etc, but I will have to have a bit more of a think about that one. We are also close coming to the end of the Shark season too, and the water is cold, so I may not even get the chance to make the decision for myself after all.
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