10th -13th April, 2017. CapeTown to Hout Bay and travel to Cape Point Peninsula and Cape of Good Hope

We departed CapeTown after arranging for a new SIM card and Jeanette had slain of sandals repaired.  We are travelling approximately 1 hour down the M6 to the coast and past the suburb of Camp Bay to the beautiful sea side resort town of Hout Bay, which is a oectacular Bay and harbour with a full range of water sport activities.  In the past it has been the beach and holiday resort town of the exclusive Cape Town wealthy and professionals such as medicos, lawyers and finance executives.  Today it is a famed seaside retreat.  We are travelling a little way beyond our route forward where we are planning to travel the famed beautiful garden route to Knysna. 

We have rented a 2 bedroom condo, supposedly with excellent Bay views.  We arrive and it is comfortable accommodation which overlooks the village area and is 2 streets back from the beach.

But it us clean, comfortable and fitted out extremely well. 

We shop for our 3 days and nights here.  Ken walks along the beach and stops for a beer at Dunes restaurant, right on the Bay.  We enjoy the late afternoon on our balcony overlooking the spectacular road around the rocky coast and the spectacular Chapman's Peak in front of us. 

This has worked out very well.  Weather is sunny and clear with a beautiful sunset. But a change us coming through tomorrow afternoon.  We plan to visit the Peninsula and go down to Cape of Good Hope tomorrow, so we want excellent weather.  Fingers crossed. 

Ken has trouble with the cable television so we both read and watch BBC news.  It us surprising to see the strong British influences that remain. 

The rocky Chapmans Peak taken from our balconies overlooking Hout Bay