Day 10
December 10, 2008
We have a busy day planned. We start are adventure by heading south. Gareth is a sweetie and is going to be our tour guide and chauffeur. We drive to the southernmost point in Africa called Cape Point. We also see the Cape of Good Hope, where the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean meet. It is an amazing view. There is a lighthouse at the very edge. There is a cable car that takes you up to the top. With all of our awesome meals, we decided to walk to the top. But, before we were going to take that walk, we decided to give our bodies nourishment, since we hadn't eaten yet. It was about noon. There was a restaurant called Two Oceans Restaurant and there were only serving lunch. Rey and I got chicken wraps, Roger had the seafood soup, and Gareth had a cheeseburger. While we ate on the patio and had a view of False Bay, it was beautiful. You could see the the clouds rolling over the mountains. It was amazing. Along with the view were birds that was some kind of Starling, according to Gareth, who was into birds. He had mentioned that these birds were quite tame and was surprised that they would come so close. Well, it turns out that these birds work in pairs. As I was admiring the female or the cow bird (grey feathers on head), the male was planning his attack on Rey's fries. As the male or bull bird goes in for the french fry, I continue to pour ketchup into a large pond on my plate. Everything happened so fast. Rey was missing a fry and I had just poured pretty much half the bottle of ketchup on my plate. We all just start laughing. As I quickly make my plate the communal plate for ketchup and try to scoop as much ketchup as possible on each fry ~ didn't want the waiter to stereotype Americans with using too much ketchup, we were done with lunch are ready for our hike.
We started up the hill and we were told that it would just be a 15 minute hike to the lighthouse. Even though the hike was paved out, it was still pretty steep. Gareth said his calves were burning after 12 steps. As we continue up, we look over and see the Cape of Good Hope, which looks like a postcard. It is unbelievable to see these breath taking views. You will understand when you see the pictures. We finally make it to the top and it is amazing. At the top is a post that has the kilometers to certain cities, such as Beijing, Sydney, etc. When we look over the edge, we see that we can walk further out to where the two oceans meet. Rey, Roger, and I decided to take the extra hike. Gareth was tired and headed towards the car for a quick nap.
The hike was not too bad. It just seemed extremely windy. At one point, I was trying to put my jacket on and struggled for a couple minutes with the wind. I believe Roger documented those moments with pictures. When we made it to the end, the view was amazing. It was also crazy to think that his is where two oceans met. Of course, it does get you thinking about are the oceans really meeting or is it just one big ocean???? Things you think about when you are on "holiday". To demonstrate the strength of the wind, Roger took video along with pictures with Rey and the new hairdo Mother Nature was doing with my hair. Look at pictures and video. After taking deep breaths and just being in the moment, we headed down.
Gareth was relaxing in the back seat. We were on to our next destination, which was to see the penguins. The African penguins are located on Boulder's Beach. They are the only example of species that breed in Africa. We get to the location and pay 40 rand each to get into the sanctuary. The African penguin is a vulnerable species. It was cute to see these birds sun bathing on the beach. It was weird to just see a penguin in South Africa!!! We observed a few birds, saw some mating, and molting and headed out. Next!!! A small snack at Kulk Bay in a restaurant called Polana, which is a Tapas bar and restaurant. It is right along the rocks. The view, of course, is breath taking. In their lounge, they have window seats with lots of pillows and cushions. We order some drinks and relax. We decide to get a bite and they seat us at a table. Rey and Roger enjoy the prawns, Gareth has the seafood pasta, and I order the linguini with pesto and ask to add prawns. The meal was fabulous. As we are leaving the restaurant, we are able to see a seal come up to the dock to get some fish. I am reminded of Santa Cruz. We head out and pay the car guard and head home. Of course, I snoozed and snored for the car ride home. I hope it helped Gareth to stay awake. As soon as we arrived, Rey was already blogging, Roger was downloading pictures, Gareth took a nap, and I watched some television. After a short break, we decided to do our wine and chocolate tasting. We were unable to do this at the winery yesterday because we ran out of time. Rey made a beautiful display of chocolates, milk, dark, and white. He open a bottle of red wine, which we allowed to breathe. Rey went through the protocol of chewing the chocolate and not swallowing until we had the wine flowing over our tongues. What!!! How can you not swallow melted chocolate??? Either way, I was able to do it. The order of best to least was milk, white, and then dark. The tasting was fun. I think I really just enjoyed the chocolates. After tasting, we just hang out and finalize our plans for the evening.
We may take it easy tonight. Rey went for coffee with Renee. Gareth had dinner with his cousins. Roger and I are trying to catch up with our blogging. I may go out with Gareth tonight, if the feeling of going out to rumble is still there. But, Roger and I are have too much fun blogging. We reminisce and laugh about our crazy adventures. Yes, I initiated Roger into the pee club. He made me laugh so hard, that I peed my pants. Many of you know that I tend to pee my pants when laughing way too hard. In the end, you know I am having an awesome time, when I pee my pants. I will let you know what happens tomorrow. Whoa!!! just had a run in with a scorpion in one of our living rooms. YIKES!!! Roger is thankfully here and saved the day by grabbing it with BBQ tongs, since he couldn't find chopsticks (WTF???? chopsticks Roger!!!!) and throws it outside. I guess we are in South Africa. Note to self, need to figure out how to call a hospital or know the emergency number to call. Good night.
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