En route in Germany I have bought a heart shaped box of dark chocolate covered marzipan hearts and send Ted an ecard so I am off the VDay hook!
I start the day by reaching my sister Liz on Facetime to learn that Clive is turning the corner but still in ICU. That’s much better news. UK is only 2 hours ahead of us here, Spain 1 hour.
Today we take a serious drive south along the Cape to Simonstown through very busy traffic jams at times even tho this is ot tourist season, rush hour or weekend! It’s a gorgeous day for the drive down the coastline, blue ocean, huge waves and scenic rocky points.
We stop at the national wildlife area to see the penguins but it’s disappointing to see it has developed into a zoo, the poor few penguins inundated with selfie-seeking humans. We backtrack to Kalk Bay, a lovely fishing/crabbing town with lots of colorful boats, people and good fish restos. Stopping at the funky but well recommended Olympia CAfe & Deli, we have a great slow lunch of seafood linguini (maybe the best I ever ate) mussels and beers. We pick up croissants and custard tarts at the bakery for later.
To my surprise and delight, friends in England Helen & Andy Code (DAve French’s daughter) will come to CT in April and we will meet with them here then! Their daughter Annelise is mad about cheetahs so they will have to visit the cheetah reserve near CT when they are here.
We are still having sleepless nights with the jet lag difference but we tend to go back into a deep sleep and come to about 9 when the sun is really up!
I start the day by reaching my sister Liz on Facetime to learn that Clive is turning the corner but still in ICU. That’s much better news. UK is only 2 hours ahead of us here, Spain 1 hour.
Today we take a serious drive south along the Cape to Simonstown through very busy traffic jams at times even tho this is ot tourist season, rush hour or weekend! It’s a gorgeous day for the drive down the coastline, blue ocean, huge waves and scenic rocky points.
We stop at the national wildlife area to see the penguins but it’s disappointing to see it has developed into a zoo, the poor few penguins inundated with selfie-seeking humans. We backtrack to Kalk Bay, a lovely fishing/crabbing town with lots of colorful boats, people and good fish restos. Stopping at the funky but well recommended Olympia CAfe & Deli, we have a great slow lunch of seafood linguini (maybe the best I ever ate) mussels and beers. We pick up croissants and custard tarts at the bakery for later.
To my surprise and delight, friends in England Helen & Andy Code (DAve French’s daughter) will come to CT in April and we will meet with them here then! Their daughter Annelise is mad about cheetahs so they will have to visit the cheetah reserve near CT when they are here.
We are still having sleepless nights with the jet lag difference but we tend to go back into a deep sleep and come to about 9 when the sun is really up!
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