South Africa 🇿🇦 Week 5

The second week of vacation starts with rain and gray skies.

So we lounge around drinking coffee, shopping in Simon’s Town.

In the afternoon, the sky clears up again, allowing us to at least take a walk by the sea.

Tuesday is supposed to have better weather in Cape Town, so we booked a green fee at the Rondebosch Golf Club.

We play with a Korean and a German. The German gives us the impression that he’s enjoying a good life here on German social welfare… the course is okay, but all the highways from Cape Town run around the course, making it very loud, and the river running through the course is more of a sewer. Thick clouds are again hanging over the Cape.

Wednesday sees the weather improve again, allowing us to take our daily swim in the sea. Even Jürgen is quick to get in the water here, something I’ve never seen before. In the evening, we go out to eat at Cape Point Vineyards.

The weather isn't particularly nice and it starts raining again.

Thursday is a total washout weather-wise, and Friday also sees rain, cloudiness and cool temperatures. However, in the evening, there's live music at the Country Club, where we go one last time. It's a lot of fun, and we keep seeing the same familiar faces 😊

Finally, Saturday brings better weather. Today, on Valentine’s Day, we have a picnic booked at Spier Winery.

The temperatures are nice and we dine on a meadow by the brook. It's always lovely here, and despite the many people, it doesn't feel crowded.

In the afternoon, we go back to the sea. The waves are so high today that they knock us over a few times. The wind is extremely strong today.

On Sunday, we are finally awakened by the sun ☀️

Again, fantastic waves at our beach house.

In the evening, we go one last time to Kommetjie for the sundowner. Chilly water and a stunning sunset to cap off a lovely day.

Tonight, we can even sit outside. It's the first time it's warm enough in the evening for that.