We set off for South Africa on the 17th January, but it didn't go as smoothly as we had hoped. If our National Express coach had been 8 minutes earlier Flight BA 038 would have missed it by inches, see photo. We saw the aftermath of the crash, but thought it was a practice. We were delayed by 2.5 hours which wasn't bad considering all BA flights in Europe were cancelled.
Our arrival in Capetown was early in the morning so we had plenty of time to pick up our hire car. We had an upgrade on the car!
We decided to something a little different this trip and stay in backpackers hostels, some of the time. In Capetown we stayed at the Big Blue Backpackers only 20 minutes walk from the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. The accommodation was as expected, basic, but clean. We only stayed in double bed en-suite, dormitories were definitely out.
This is what we came for - blue sky and sunshine - great in January.
Our visit coincided with the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition - here is Sue outside the museum where it was held. If you ever get the chance visit this exhibition it is superb. It travels the world.
We spent a morning in Bo Kaap wandering around and taking photos. The inhabitants of Bo-Kaap are proud of their rich cultural heritage. They were mostly descendants of slaves which were imported by the Dutch back in the 1700's.
We hadn't seen this on previous visits to Capetown. It is an unfinished motorway not far from the centre. There are all sorts of theories as to why it is not finished - poor building methods - spoil the view - someone won't sell a bit of land on which one of the piers needs to stand etc.
I believe that this bit of motoway is now a money spinner and is used for film and photographic shoots and other activities.
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