Today was another glorious day in Cape Town. Unfortunately for Abbey, she awoke under the weather and because the morning was a bit cold and rainy, there was no alternative but to spend the day in bed. Lynna and I had a quick breakfast, brought Abbey back some fresh fruit and ginger beer (which was nothing like ginger ale, apparently…when in Rome, I guess) and then I got stuck in the shower. After I convinced Lynna it wasn’t a joke – that false imprisonment was indeed an issue, she called in the cavalry and I was rescued by two kind gentlemen and a screwdriver.
We hopped on the double-decker bus towards Hout Bay and took this beautiful windy road through the jungle on the back side of Tabletop Mountain. Our mission was to take a boat from the bay to ‘seal island’ and witness the great white in its natural habitat. Unfortunately for us, there are two ‘seal islands’; one where sharks feed and one where they do not. We found ourselves at the latter, but were happy to continue enjoying ourselves as Lynna mingled with some local fishermen and hand-fed a seal off the dock.
During the bus ride back, the sun broke out and the dissipating clouds created a splendid mix of the greenest blue water I’ve ever seen. We had lunch near the beach and walked around the shops. I was blown away by the diversity of the population and the outgoing friendliness everyone seems to naturally adhere to.
