Winter in Cape Town – A Mix of All Seasons
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Winter in Cape Town is a real mix of all seasons. Over the past few weeks we have had the old – Cape of Storms – the Mother City showing her ferocity, this week, now that the British & Irish Lions Rugby fans are leaving, she is all sugar and sweetness with beautiful 22°c bathing us in sunshine and warmth.
Table Mountain on Sunday was bliss with strange mistiness ebbing and flowing around the base of the mountain and across to Lions head and Signal hill making for spectacular scenery. Many people hiking up the many pathways or taking the cable car as we did, with my guests from Canada.
Kirstenbosch botanical gardens was just as relaxing and beautiful with so many of our protea flowers starting to bloom. Yesterday was early morning showers and cleared as we progressed down the Peninsula to Boulders Beach Penguin Colony and the Cape of Good Hope Reserve. Lunch on the patio at Two oceans Restaurant at Cape Point was magical with the sun shining and the mistiness clearing across the bay to show the huge size of False Bay. The Chacma baboons were out and about playing the road leaving the reserve. One had caused havoc in Scarborough emptying a wheely bin everywhere and then looking for more mischief to do.
Today 19°C sunny and warm so our winter’s here in Cape Town are mild and lovely compared to winter’s say in Canada where my guests come from, so visit us, take the opportunity to travel at low season rates and still have reasonably good weather.
Until next time. Cheers! Pam Taylor
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