I had a lovely tour on my day off that included some of the most visited & beautiful places in Cape Town!
First, we travelled along the Cape Peninsula along Chapman’s Peak – named after John Chapman, the pilot of an English ship in 1607. The skipper sent his pilot ashore to find provisions, and the name was recorded as Chapman’s Chaunce. Chapman’s Peak Drive was cut out of the face of the mountain between 1915 and 1922. The road was closed in the 1990s after a rockfall & again closed for number of months in 2008, it is now part of the route of two of South Africa’s biggest mass-participation races, the Cape Argus Cycle Race and the Two Oceans Marathon.
Very stunning!
Next, we stopped at the Cape of Good Hope – here we saw some wild ostriches & some colorful sea anemones.
I hiked to the top of Cape Point for some beautiful views – there were a lot of signs to not feed the baboons but sadly – I didn’t see any.
Finally, we visited the Boulder’s Beach penguin colony – it was great to see where the penguins at SANCCOB come from & will eventually go.
Another extremely beautiful spot & lots of adorable penguins!
The Pursuit of Habitat 