Day 125 Hout Bay

Second attempt to reach Cape Point, this time we left much earlier in the hope of beating the crowds.  Reached the gate by 10 am and were relieved that the queue today was pretty short and we only had to wait for about 10 minutes to get through.  We headed to Buffles Bay as the map indicated that braais were allowed.  It was already busy with the South Africans having brought the kitchen sink as usual but we found a good braai spot.  Had a quick swim in the tidal swimming pool which was lovely and warm with the water coming from the Indian Ocean.

Lunch was entertaining as we had none of the equipment we were used to from our Landrover but we were able to muddle through.  We cooked ostrich burgers for Greg’s first braai on an open wood fire.

After lunch we headed to Cape Point.  By now the crowds had started to arrive so we had to use the park and ride to the funicular station.  The temperature was once again in the mid-thirties and there was no shade, so the walk up the hill from the drop off point to the lighthouse was tough.  The views were superb across to the Cape of Good Hope in one direction and False Bay in the other.

No escaping from the cricket today.  Greg got updated on the score at Cape Point by someone checking the scores on their phone.   Drove back via a scenic route through the Cape Point National Park – with lovely views on both coasts – listening to the cricket on the radio.  Back at the apartment Greg insisting on watching the rest of the match followed by the highlights twice.  At the restaurant the highlights were showing on the big screen and we found ourselves surrounded by English cricket fans who were dissecting the day’s play.  Shame we hadn’t had tickets for today as Stokes and Bairstow had hammered South Africa around the ground!