This morning we woke to inmates clanging their cups against the bars for food.   Well it would have been 50 years ago. You can still see the bars and artifacts throughout our hotel that was a prison at one tiem. However this morning  we woke up to a room with a view and a breakfast waiting for us that would feed an entire prison. After a great breakfast it was the last day to climb into the truck for a trip throughout Capetown and all the way to the Cape of Good Hope ( the furthest southern  most point in Africa with the  Indian ocean on one side of us and the Alantic on the other. )You could actually have one foot in each if we could just see the dividing line.LOL 

  On the way back from the Cape we stopped off to visit the penquin colony on the Indian Ocean  side  and took lots of photos of the little guys making nests and protecting their eggs from seagulls. Once in awhile they would lose the battle and a seagull would rob the mother of her egg. So sad to see the seagull just drop the egg from 30 feet to break it and then swoop down to eat the remains. 

It was soon time to return to the truck for the final ride back to the hotel and say our fond farewells to our new found friends. I’m sure we will see some of them again when they come to visit.

    The following day was all about wandering and exploring the city with a trip to the Botanical Gardens. It would have been more spectacular  if it would have been at the height of the flower season  but it was  lovely just the same. Tomorrow  we're off to Robben Island .

     Tomorrow has arrived and because of the high winds due to the Doctor on the mountain,(this is the term the locals use  for heavy cloud  on Table Mountain which apparently causes high winds ) the ferry to Robben Island has been cancelled . I guess its one more day of exploring and shopping.

Hanging off the cliff on the way to Cape of Good  Hope

Digging their nests on an Indian Ocean beach

Protecting their eggs

A typical beach on the Indian Ocean

Not only Montreal has this problem  !!!

Just one of the many flowers at the Botanical Gardens

Just enjoying the fine wines of South Africa !!

Cape Town water front at night

The water front with Table Mountain in the distance

Flags of the world