Cape Town, South Africa.
We hit the halfway point of our trip in Cape Town. The best way to celebrate was with some love from home: our dear friend, Lorinda, joined us for nearly two weeks! One week we spent up the coast on Bloubergstrand, in awe of the kiteboarders, and another week on the east side of Table Mountain in the Claremont neighborhood in a place the boys dubbed, “Paradise House,” with our own pool and game room.
There is so much to do in and around Cape Town, we had a list of excursions, activities, and sightseeing to do, but also made sure to rest and relax toghether. Mixing kayaking with dolphins, hiking Table Mountain, going on safari, drumming at an African dinner, and visiting Nelson Mandela’s prison cell with foosball, movies, Yahtzee, and swimming, we struck the perfect balance.
 
          
        
          
          
        
      "A Taste Of Our Motherland" Kenya Airways in-flight meal
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Flying over Africa
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Approaching Cape Town
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Table Mountain
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Watching the kiteboarders
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Sunset over Table Mountain
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Our Week 1 Airbnb locale
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Lorinda arrives!
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Sloppy Joe and Yahtzee night
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Airbnb Week 1
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Airbnb Week 2
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Our own pool!
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Our own game room!
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Out for Greek food
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Cable car ride up Table Mountain
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Gorgeous hiking at the top of Table Mountain
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      View of Robben Island from Table Mountain
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      A short list of many shipwrecks off this coast
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Hiking up to Cecilia Waterfall
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Protea flowers
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Cecilia Waterfall
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Post-hike ice cream comes
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Bowling with Lorinda
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      A 5-star night at Gold Restaurant: An Immersive African Experience
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Washing up for dinner
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Faces painted
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Delicious 14-course feast at Gold Restaurant
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Moroccan chicken almond pie
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Namibian seared ostrich fillet salad with toasted seeds
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Mali puppets
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Pearl couscous with cauliflower, venison tomato stew, linefish curry
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Cardamom and cinnamon spiced ice cream with biscuit
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Watching the Timberwolves game
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Kayaking with dolphins
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Haircuts!
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      So excited to be here!
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Saying goodbye to Lorinda
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Planning for Namibia
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Last-minute tidying
Drumming at Gold Restaurant
Kiteboarding tricks
Baboons on our hike to Cecilia Waterfall
African dancing, singing, drumming, and puppetry at Gold Restaurant
Lots of foosball
At the top of Table Mountain
Dolphin Beach kiteboarders
Cecilia Waterfall
Kayaking with jumping dolphins
 
                         
          
        
          