Last Day in South Africa

We don't fly out of Cape Town until 10:00pm so we have one more full day here before departing to Denmark. It was another warm and sunny day with strong wind gusts.  After our power walk and breakfast we went to take one last stroll along the beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton.  We also wanted to take another trip up to Table Mountain to see what the views were like during the day as we had gone up late in the afternoon to experience the sunset and the night lights of the city.  The last three days the cable car had been closed due to high winds so we were hoping they would die down on our last day.  Unfortunately, that was not the case as the winds were strong enough to keep the cable car closed again. Onto plan B.  One of the places we had not visited was the promenade and lighthouse at Green Point so we got into our car and spent a couple of hours exploring the area.  It was time to go and pack the last of our bags and meet the house agent to hand over the keys.  Our luggage was a lot heavier than when we arrived as we were packing 3 bottles of French Champagne and a bottle of South African brandy to consume in Denmark.  The Champagne was such a good deal ($30.00 a bottle) that we had to buy it here.  We also had a case of South African wine that we were bringing home with us to Vancouver.  As we were passing through London, all the alcohol had to be part of our checked in luggage.  Rita did an excellent job of safely packing the Champagne and brandy while I filled a specifically made Styrofoam wine box with our South African wines.  Everything went as planned and we dropped of the rental car, checked our luggage all the way through to Copenhagen and made our way safely through security and onto the plane for our 11.5 hour flight to London.

On our last night in Cape Town we had a beautiful full moon.  The view from our balcony of Lions Head Mountain in moonlight was beautiful

View of Clifton Beach looking back from the water with beach homes, Table Mountain and the 12 Apostles covered in clouds

  Taking a stroll along the waters edge of Clifton Beach

The Atlantic seaboard of Cape Town has a spectacular beachfront promenade that follows the curves of the coastline for 7km (3.5mi).  The area is densely populated with high rise apartments along the promenade route.  Lions Head Mountain is in the background

Built in 1824, this still functioning Lighthouse at Green Point is the oldest in South Africa.  It sits on parkland between the beachfront promenade and a main roadway.  The locals affectionately call it the "Moaning Minnie" for its low-pitched fog horn