Day 1: first taste of the Cape

We left the airport to meet our driver Andre, and with Hoppo's dulcet tones on the microphone we were treated to facts, trivia and half truths as we drove around Cape Town.

Mist stopped our ascent of Table Mountain so we headed to Signal Hill to get a panoramic view of Cape Town through the cloud.

Mist did not deter the paragliders....

... although it did take the edge off of the Kodak Moment photo point!

Undeterred, everyone was eager to capture the moment.  

The breeze soon began to get the better of us, and before long it was time to head to Camps Bay for lunch.The plush surroundings stood in very stark contrast to the shanty towns we had seen on the drive in.  We quickly came to realise that Cape Town is a city with many faces.

We had some free time for lunch, and were quick to discover the bargain gastronomic delights on offer.



Fed and watered, we burnt off some energy on the beach before boarding the bus for the journey towards Malmesbury and the trust.