Day 17 - Cape Signs

We ventured out for breakfast today to an isolated farmhouse on the cape peninsula.  We were the only customers, but they made a nice cappuccino.  

They were also very practical in their bathroom fixtures- nothing wasted on a farm. 

The last time we drove around the cape, we skipped one of the main activities, which is the obligatory photo every tourist takes at the sign for the Cape of Good Hope.  That’s because there was a dead stopped probably two hour line to get in. Things were quieter this morning, so here’s that obligatory photo. 

The views at the nearby original lighthouse were good (no longer used because it wasn’t useful to ships due to the frequent cloud and mist obscuring it from view - they built another one lower down to do the naval work and leave this one to accommodate tourists). 

This is how far we will be traveling to get home 

And this is the daily shot of my wind blown crazy Hair. 

Look -Rich gets crazy hair too!

We arrived here my funicular.  Believe it or not, yesterday’s cable car up Table Mountain was smoother. 

Since today’s focus was to get our picture by a sign, I thought I’d share one whose meaning doesn’t require language.  I think this one gets the point across pretty effectively. 

Today we met Kat’s ostrich goal, and found a free ranging sea-view loving ostrich family.  Mom gazing out at the sea,

And at us. 

With 4 babies nearby

Also curious about us 

But the cape zebra remained elusive- this is the only one we saw. 

We stopped at some wineries in n Constantia - at Klein we tasted in the original cellar. The paintings on the wall were done at a party celebrating the end of  the second World War 

At another winery we shared a fantastic cheese board. 

And took note of another sign. 

Then it was back to town to turn in the rental car.  We won’t miss trying to interpret road signs 

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We celebrated a successful driving adventure with a nice Chefs Warehouse tasting dinner in central Cape Town, and wandered around their first Thursday art (and drinking) festival for a while.  It was getting media coverage from the Travel Africa channel. Our traveling Africa adventure is almost over.  One more day and we starts the journey home.