Rewind of Monday

So I was a little too tipsy to post yesterday after drinking wine all day starting at noon but I will give a recap of the activities. We rented a Vito 8-seater van with our crew of fellow travelers and went for a cruise down to the Cape of Good Hope. Jaime and Barbara are a really cool couple from Perth, Australia as well as Canada Sarah, Aussies Ben & Nick rounded out the crew. All really fun folks! Jaime volunteered to drive since he is used to the whole driving on the left thing (so strange) and did a great job. We headed down to Simon's Town first where we picked up several bottles of wine and some tasty grub. It was a nice little town and sort of reminded me of Bodega Bay back home. The wines we got were all really tasty especially the Ruby Cabernet! We went down to the Penguin colony just south of Simon's Town and got to see lots of babies because it was there hatching and molting season. So cute!! Next we went to the Cape of Good Hope and got to see Ostriches running around. We climbed up to the old lighthouse in some wet and windy weather and got to see where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic. On our way out of the Cape reserve we saw a tribe of Baboons on the move. We got really close to them because they were going along (and in) the road. We went back to Cape Town along the western coast and it was a pretty sketchy drive but Jaime kept us on the road. We finished of the night by making a big salad and ordering delivery pizza! mmm oh and then playing cards and drinking some more at the hostel.
Today we are going to go check out the Castle of Good Hope and maybe some museums or the planetarium. Tomorrow maybe a township tour or wine tour... signing off