Monday 13 June promising to be another superb weather day, we four opted for a day trip to Cape Town city, just north of Kommetjie. The chosen route, via Chapman's Peak, is the most scenic way to approach Cape Town and we were lucky as the route had re-opened in the last couple of days after a serious rockfall.
Soon the panoramas opened up for us as we wound around the cliff edge with the sea far below on the left and sheer cliffs on the right. Light mists lay in the windless pockets but much of the stunning scenery was available to view in comfort and safety from thoughtfully-provided roadside laybys.
Eventually, after many photo opportunity stops, we rounded a bend to this, the back view of the two spectacular mountains which dominate Cape Town, with the sea in the foreground shrouded in mist.
Cape Town is vastly different from other African cities we've seen. Its layout, dictated by geography and its setting are unique. People of many ethnic backgrounds make their living in its environs and there's always a bargain to be haggled over, as Mary and Lee soon revealed.
Shopping and yet another superb if late lunch under our straining belts, we trundled homeward for a beer or two and an early evening meal while watching the sun set at a roadside pub on the southern edge of the town of Hout Bay. Well what do you know, another itinerant souvenir seller came by. Out came the purses again, and the vendor made another sale, probably the last for the day for him. Mary, negotiating from her table, bought an endearing wire sculpture which was immediately named Shaun, after the ovine character in the animated TV series.
Then a return trip in the dark to Kommetjie, the sea now on our right and glistening in the moonlight. Another wonderful day in South Africa was done!
It's now Tuesday, our last full day here before we hand our car back early tomorrow at the airport and check-in for our flight to Singapore. After a two night layover there we plan to be home in Sunshine Beach on Saturday night. Hope the brilliant weather follows us home!
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