South Africa 🇿🇦 Week 4

On Monday we're heading to Cape Town. The weather is a bit cloudy, making it a good day for an outing.

Our plan is to visit the Two Oceans Aquarium.

The Two Oceans Aquarium is located at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The aquarium is named after its location, where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet.

There is a section with penguins where we arrive just in time for feeding.

Everything else in terms of underwater beauty is presented very well. Jellyfish, sharks (they look as mean as they are; I wouldn't want to encounter them in the ocean), there's a ray feeding, sea turtles, colorful fish, Nemos, etc. Our tip: definitely visit if you're in Cape Town.

Through the Watershed, where high-quality crafts are sold, we continue to “The Cape Wheel”, the Ferris wheel with air-conditioned cabins.

From here, there is a fantastic view of Cape Town, the sea, Robben Island, and Table Mountain.

A highlight is a frozen yogurt from Marcel's... so delicious. A day like a children's birthday party 😊

Finally, we drive to the colorful neighborhood of Bo Kaap, a district of Cape Town with characteristic pastel-colored houses.

Bo-Kaap is known for its colorful houses and cobblestone streets. The district is traditionally multicultural, with 56.9% of the population identifying as Muslims. According to the South African Heritage Resources Agency, this area has the highest concentration of pre-1850 architecture in South Africa and is the oldest preserved residential area in Cape Town.

We return via Camps Bay and Hout Bay. However, the weather isn't very nice, so we head home.

On Tuesday we plan to go to the Cape Point Ostrich Farm.

The ostriches are quite funny, and you wonder why they don't get through the fence, which wouldn't really be a problem.

In the shop, there are many tourists buying ostrich eggs or leather goods.

The ostrich leather is really beautiful but also very expensive. In Kommetjie, the sky clears up a bit, allowing us to take a beach walk.

There's really not much going on here during the week.

Next, we head to Imhoff Farm.

The Imhoff Farm in Kommetjie (Cape Town) is a historical farm from 1743 that has become a popular destination with a mix of gastronomy, crafts, and family-friendly activities. There are many small shops with crafts and fashion.

At the Blue Water Café, overlooking the Atlantic and Hout Bay, there's coffee and cake for Jürgen.

In the evening, there's the daily jump into the sea in the crystal-clear water.

The next morning, we have a visit from a monkey. It suddenly sits in front of our terrace door and would like to come in. With a lot of noise, we manage to scare it away 🐒🐒🐒

The weather is so-so today, and we head over to Muizenberg.

Muizenberg Beach is a coastal town on False Bay, particularly known for its iconic colorful beach huts.

These Victorian 'bathing boxes' from the 1800s are one of the most photographed sights in Cape Town. Originally, they served as discreet changing cabins, and they are always nice to look at.

Surfing is considered the main activity here since the beach is very flat and long.

Due to False Bay's reputation for its white sharks, professional “shark spotters” monitor the water year-round using a flag system to warn bathers.

In the afternoon, we play a round of golf in Simon's Town and jump into the sea with super high waves today.

On Friday we play at the Kuilsrivier Golf Club.

We play with

Gill and Peter, two very nice South Africans, and it will be very relaxed and fun.

At halftime, you call the snack bar here and order the food.

In this case, Gill invites us for a

Boerewors.

Boerewors is a traditional South African sausage known for its high meat content, characteristic spices (especially coriander), and continuous spiral shape. It's a staple of South African cuisine and is usually prepared on a braai (grill).

We arrange to meet the guys for another round of golf in Durbanville.

Saturday is for shopping, drinking coffee in Simon's Town,

souvenirs bought.

There’s a cute shop here where everything is handmade, and you can hear the sewing machines rattling in the store.

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We drive over the mountains to Scarborough,

a side road with great views of Simon's Town, which we hadn't noticed before. In the evening, we have a delicious picnic on the beach in Kommetjie. For a Saturday, the beach is quite empty and, as always, very atmospheric.

Sunday is pool and sea day again with quite a bit of wind and waves.

Happy Birthday Carlo!!! 28 years 🥂

In the evening, we go out for dinner in town, and there’s supposed to be live music.

The Hickory Shack Simons Town

Unfortunately, the food is the worst we've had so far in ZA. What a shame.