August 31, 2016

I got a good nights sleep last night and slept in until almost 9:00 am. I think I am adjusted to the new time which is 7 hours ahead of Dallas time.

We went down to have breakfast that is included in the stay. It was very good and filling. While eating we were trying to decide what we wanted to do for the day. We decided to go into Cape Town (our hotel is about 30 minutes outside of town). We asked the concierge if he could find us a private tour of Cape Town and Table Mountain.

Our tour guide picked us up at 11:00 am and took us into Cape Town. He told us it was too overcast and windy to do the mountain. There wasn't much to see in the city.  The guide stopped by the sea so we could get out and take pictures. He then took us to a shopping mall on the waterfront. There was the Cape Town wheel there that we rode. It was like the London Eye. On the way back to the van I stopped in a luggage store and bought another piece of luggage to use as my carry on. This one is light weight and has wheels. The one I brought is very heavy having to carry through the airport.

After the mall we went to a street market to see what the locals were selling. I purchased some artwork. Then the guide took us to a tanzanite store. They had pretty stuff but it was expensive.

After we got back to the hotel we both had massage appointments. In the meantime we decided that we would like to see if they had any suites available. They did, so we arranged to have our things moved to the new room after the massage. Our new room is a 1 bedroom suite with a balcony that faces the ocean. Our other room was a deluxe room with a partial ocean view and mountain view.

We had dinner reservations in the hotel restaurant. The fresh catch of the day was sea bass and it was delicious.

So far all the people we have encountered have been really friendly and helpful. South African prices in everything are really inexpensive. It is amazing how much you can get for your money.

Tomorrow we have a wine tasting tour.