After a very sad farewell in Melbourne, a short flight from Melbourne to Sydney, a 14 hour dreadful flight from Sydney to Johannesburg (I couldn’t sleep and watched 6 movies) and then another short flight from there I was finally in Cape Town, South Africa. This would be where I would do my first G.A.P. trip. After collecting my luggage and exchanging some money I was surprised to hear my name being called on the PA system. A representative from G.A.P. came to pick me up and drove me to the Saasveld Lodge where I’d be staying for the next couple of days. This was the first time I was completely alone.
I was pleasantly surprised by the area and how comfortable I felt walking around on my own. I did not feel like I was in Africa at all. That night I ate at Nando’s, which by the way is from South Africa, walked around and got an early night.
The next day I got picked up from the hotel early in the morning by a G.A.P. tour guide who brought a couple other tourists. We drove around the city for a short while before heading to Table Mountain. We took a cable cart ride to the top to see the stunning view. We were above the clouds looking out on to the city and it was majestic.
After taking a gazillion photos we headed down the mountain and to the beach where we could see Table Mountain behind us and a closer view of one of the most luxurious and rich places to live in Cape Town.
On the way back we stopped at a point just outside the downtown core where we had a chat about the apartheid. It was interesting to learn what a long way South Africa has come since then. The afternoon was filled with walking around a beautiful park and botanical gardens, and roaming through one of Cape Town’s open markets. After that we took a short steam boat ride (the engine was over 100 years old) around the bay where I saw seals playing in the water.
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