A last look at our Safari site
The sun sets on our safari
Great curry chicken - 1st night in Cape Town
504B Kylemore - nice apartment
Great apartment in Cape Town
A look out our balcony
Tuesday, June 23rd
Today we switched from safari/marathon to Cape Town. We had a 6:45am pickup from our room. A quick breakfast and then some good-byes - we were off on a 4-hr return to the Johannesburg airport. Our driver made great time. We arrived around 11:30am. Did I mention earlier how impressive the airport is in Johannesburg - easily one of the best in the world in my opinion.
We quickly checked in and then grabbed some lunch. We had a 1:55pm departure to Cape Town. (I'm concluding my journal on the flight right now). We plan to spend the next 4 nights in Cape Town - a great white shark dive, a climb up Table Mountain, and some general site-seeing await.
We arrived into Cape Town around 4:15pm. We were picked up by Carl - a driver provided by our hotel. Carl was a true gem - a 71-year old and a huge Elvis fan. He had a disk with 1,784 Elvis songs - all variations and locations. A true free spirit - we had a warm introduction to the city with Elvis blaring loudly on our transfer to the apartment.
We arrived at 504B Kylemore around 5pm. WOW! What an amazing place! Located right on the waterfront and only a 10-minute walk to the major shops/restaurants. Our apartment had three bedrooms - each with their own bathroom/shower.
Liam and I went out for a quick 3-mile run - a great way to figure out the city. After getting turned around a few times, we had a pretty good sense of the area we were staying. And - what a great area that was! Coming into Cape Town - we had heard about safety and crime. But, I felt very comfortable here and the waterfront area was fantastic.
We went out for dinner after the run - a great spot near the water. I had the best chicken curry I've ever had. We ended up taking a cab back to our place - as a major rain had moved in It's winter in Cape Town and weather changes quickly. Our plans each day were influenced by the changing conditions.
Good stuff awaits us in the best city in all of Africa!
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