It’s forecast cloud then sun and 26 today so we are off to visit the historic Castle in the centre of Cape Town. A nice half hour stroll down through deserted business streets, past the busy railway station, we join a small group for a tour of the interesting but rather basic castle and learn about its significance in defending the city and also its use in WWI and WWII.
then we wander through colorful African market at Greenmarket Square where I bargain for some small souvenirs with the small amount of cash we have on us at the time.
By strange coincidence, we meet up with Nicole and her mother Natasha, the Germans we met on our BoKaap tour. They head home to Frankfurt Thursday too.
Later that day we return to Waterfront for Ted’s local craft beer, a dozen Knysna oysters and a glass of bubbly for me. A group of nice German students join us at our table and by sheer chance they have been volunteering with the same group as Nicole! Small world.
We finally take the little red boat which tours the canal area here to and from Waterfront, a rest for my weary feet and a view of some of the fancy apartments by the marina here.
There is a huge Stellenbosch wine festival at the waterfront today, $15 gets you 20 tastings, live entertainment and probably some food too. We are definitely past that stage now.
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