Our Tour Group
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
February 15, 2025
Today was devoted to seeing the sights of Southern South Africa. We headed for Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. This was no ordinary bus tour. We stopped along the way to enjoy the animals that we saw. And there were many.
Looking at the Cape of Good Hope
Cape Point, South Africa
February 15, 2025
Of course, both Chris and I enjoyed the African animals that we saw for the first time ever in the wild. We were amazed. I did not get good images of them all because my iPhone camera is malfunctioning at maximum zoom, but were saw baboon, bontebok, eland, zebra, seals, and a wild ostrich. The really cool thing was that we slowed or stopped the bus so we could take pictures when each of these animals were sighted.
After arriving and enjoying the Cape of Good Hope we rode a funicular to the top of Cape Point where again, much like yesterday, we felt as if we were standing on the top of the world as we looked down upon the waters surrounding the Cape of Good Hope and imagined the distress of the sailors who were wrecked upon the treacherous rocks and shoals..
Kingklip on the Plate
Kalk Bay, South Africa
February 15, 2025
But wait, the day was not over. We continued to lunch at the Harbour House Restaurant in Kalk Bay, South Africa, where we enjoyed a gourmet meal and I enjoyed a fish named Kingklip for the first time. Wow, a great white fish maybe like a cod or a flounder. I, likely, will be enjoying more Kingklip on this trip. We completed lunch just before 4 PM and began the uneventful journey back to Cape Town for the evening.
Today depart our Cape Town lodging as we begin the South African wine experience portion of the trip and both Chris and I are looking forward to enjoying every drop!
-- Bob Doan, Cape Town, South Africa