Day 3. Cape Peninsula

Claire and I both woke up at 2:30am. After breakfast, we headed out again with Hank at 9am for the Cape Peninsula Tour.

It started as a very cloudy day. We drove by several beach towns such as as Kalk Bay, Fish Hoek, and arrived at Simon's Town. There was a navy base at Simon's Town, but we went there for the penguins.

Boulders Beach

We went to Boulders Beach to see African penguins. There were lots of them on the beach. We also saw lots of them with babies in their burrows under bushes.




Cape of Good Hope

Our next stop was Cape of Good Hope. It was beautiful and windy. There were landmark posts for people to take photos with. There were big waves at the ocean. There is a trail to Cape Point, but we will drive there.



Cape Point

We then went to Cape Point. This is the point where one side is the Indian Ocean and the other side is the Atlantic Ocean. We had lunch there and took the tram to the lighthouse. The view from the lighthouse was spectacular, but I did not take many photos because it was so windy that I could barely stood.



Animals in the national park

On the way to Cape of Good Hope, we saw a group of baboons on the road. Some of them were eating something on a tree nearby, some were grooming each other, and others were walking around. While driving from Cape of Good Hope to Cape Point, Hank spotted ostriches and elands. I was only able to take blurry photos from the van. When we were eating at the cafe at Cape Point, we saw a mouse and a group of black birds that look like ravens. The birds were aggressively trying to steal food from my friend.








Chapman's Peak Drive and Hout Bay

It started raining when we left Cape Point. Luckily, the rain stopped soon and Chapman's Peak Drive was open. Along the scenic drive, we stopped by Hout Bay to take photos.



Dinner

We were back to the hotel at 4:30pm. We had dinner at the hotel restaurant. I had ostrich fillet. Claire had a mocktail drink and loved it. 









Location: South Africa

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