It was a cloudy morning and spitting rain when we started out on our Cape Peninsula tour, but the sun was soon out and the rest of the day glistened and shone.
Hout Bay. When the Dutch arrived they were enamored with the forests on these mountain slopes and they began building their ships and homes and furniture with the 'hout' ('wood' in Afrikaans). Soon the wood was gone... But the bay is still beautiful.
An example of Cape Dutch architecture: white walls, gables and roofs made of thatch woven from a species of Fynbos (Afrikaans for 'fine bush').
Musicians greeting a tour boat at Hout Bay.
Handicrafts for sale: beads, carvings, batiks, bags, painted ostrich eggs and lots of malachite.
The next time I'm in South Africa I WILL bring home one of these ostrich eggs!
Looking down on the colorful town of Fish Hoek which lies along the coast and boasts the bluest of water and whitest of sand.
Simon's Town and one of Africa's penguin colonies at Boulders Beach.
I could look at the ocean all day long.
Where we ate our lunch: freshly grilled fish that melted in our mouths.
Baboons like Simon's Town, too, but the human residents find them a big nuisance. They can be dangerous so we were warned to roll up our windows when our car stopped for pictures.
The Cape of Good Hope -- African's most southeastern point.
Aloe in bloom.
A virtual 'forest' of aloe.
Can you see why they call South Africa 'God's country'? That must be heaven in the distance.
(Reminder: click on any of the photos for a 'slideshow' and much better viewing.)
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