Nick and I went on a kayaking tour in False Bay today. We were the only two customers, guided by a young guy from Simons Town, from where the two hour tour started and where it finished. False Bay is the large bay just SE of Cape Town.
We managed to select the best possible weather, aided by weather forecasts published on the Internet, and for me in particular it felt wonderful to be bobbing around on the briny again.
The bay's fish stocks have been badly depleted due to centuries of overfishing but it still has some great wildlife, including a population of Great White Sharks. In fact it was disconcerting to find, right next to where we launched the kayaks, billboards with graphic images of leaping GWS, with seal clamped between jaws, and offers of cage diving expeditions to swim with GWS. We were hoping that we wouldn't end up swimming cage-less with the GWS but our guide didn't seem worried so we paddled out of the harbor and enjoyed the morning immensely, finishing off with a big draft beer at the Two and Sixpence Pub in the main street of Simons Town.
Afterwards we met Mary and Lee for lunch at a waterside pub in Kalk Bay, just to the north. This pub had one of the best close up views possible of boogie board riders frolicking in the small surf amid the kelp. The sparkling day and the accompanying menu made the day even more enjoyable.
Only a few days to go before we start heading back towards Noosa. Hope the weather at home is going to be as good as we found here today!
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