Cape Town

We headed back to Cape Town via Route 62, booked into our guest house and went to get some last groceries.

That evening we went on a sea kayaking tour with Kaskazi Kayaking. As the weather was predicted to get much windier we stayed locally in the bay, but we had lovely views of the city and of Lion's Head. The sea was super calm and we were even lucky enough to briefly see the fin of a sunfish (largest bony fish in the sea) before it dived into the blue.

Just as the sun set we paddled back to the beach.

The next morning we headed out to the Eagle's Nest vineyard with Olly's friends for some nice wine and a great cheese platter.

In the evening we met up with some more friends and hiked up Lion's Head for sunset. This was an amazing hike, in under an hour you have an amazing view of the city. We were lucky to witness the sea fog rolling in. To get to the top have to climb some ladders, chains and scramble up some rocks.

The view from the top was absolutely stunning. I thoroughly recommend hiking Lion's Head if you visit Cape Town.

After a rapid walk back down we headed to an Ethiopian restaurant that had been one of Olly's favourites when he was living there.

The traditional food involves lots of little dishes served on a large sourdough pancake, you eat with little strips of pancake. You can then eat the bottom pancake which has soaked up all the tasty juices.

In the morning we went for a look round South Africa's oldest lighthouse. The lighthouse has candy stripes which make it more visible as a day marker for shipping navigation amongst all the other high rise buildings. It is very odd to see a lighthouse in the centre of a city!

Unlike other lighthouses I have been to, here you can climb all the stairs, and actually look at the light!

After a lot of lighthouse excitement, we then headed to Franschoek for our last few days.