November 25. Cape Town Hop On Hop Off. Lazy morning with a late breakfast. It was almost like being on the ship! There was a chef making eggs to order, all sorts of cereals, fruits, breads, those cute little jams and of course coffee and tea! The dining room was open to the pool and the birds would swoop in, land on the back of the chair and peruse the table. The staff spent time chasing the birds out the open doors. Quite a diversion!
Hop on Hop off is on the list for today and we start out doing the entire circuit. The plan was to hop off at the Table Mountain stop and ride the cable car to the top of the mountain, but they had halted the cars due to the strong wind. Maybe next visit! We saw beautiful homes and apartments along Camps Bay, Bantry Bay, and Clifton along Beach Road. One of the stops was on Long Street, with easy access to Greenmarket Square. Greenmarket Square is a local market, patched together stalls with all local or pretty local crafts. Have you gotten the impression that we love the local crafts? More bargaining and bargains; the extra suitcase is filling up! We had lunch at the hotel overlooking the market and ran into one of the waiters from the ship, Herman. He had signed off the ship and was headed to his home in Barbados - CCP/LHR/MIA before heading home... long trip. He said he would be back in February, so we just may see him again!!
I've been fighting a cold and had taken Sudafed trying to nip it in the bud, but I was fading, so we headed back to the hotel and I crashed for the afternoon. After a nice nap, we headed back to the V&A for dinner. A stunning full moon was presenting itself over the Wharf area, beautiful and romantic; what more could I ask? With so many dining options at V&A we didn't want to repeat, so after wandering a bit, we stop at the Cape Town Fish Market, that had great promise, but they could only seat us in the "sand" area... really, the tables and chairs were all in sand. Not for us, so we wandered out again and continued our search for nourishment. We found an Italian restaurant named Hilderbrand, situated on the water, with a perfect view of the full moon and the Victoria Wharf Mall that was lit up for Christmas, tree and all. We tried the fresh oysters, but after enjoying Duxbury & Wellfleet oysters in New England, these were absolutely emaciated, they were a bit of a disappointment, but great seafood, great wine, and pasta more than made up for the oysters. Again, what more could you ask!
Tomorrow, Thanksgiving, we head for the Cape of Good Hope.
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