Where to begin...... Today was a big day beginning at 8am, we were picked up for a full day tour of the Peninsula, heading all the way to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. First stop was Hout Bay, a small fishing village with spectacular views and friendly seals. (So friendly, one was sitting in the market being fed fish). We weren't convinced this was really good for animal welfare, but the Asian tourists seemed to be impressed, jumping on his back for a photo, only to regret the lingering smell for the rest of the day! From there we headed back across the mountain to Simonstown with views of False Bay. Here a colony of Penguins have taken up residence on the foreshore and in the front gardens of the wealthy home owners. No one knows why they have moved in here but have settled in and run the town. It was strange to see people swimming in the rock pools with the penguins riding the waves along side them. Next stop was Cape Point and on the way we had to stop briefly to let a group of baboons cross the road ahead. After repeated warnings not to open the doors or windows of the bus, one idiot American, desperate for a good photo attempted to get out. He was quickly told to pull his head in! We arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, the South Western most point of the African continent and where the two oceans meet (Atlantic and Southern). People believe there is a distinct line where the oceans actually meet, Jarrod is convinced it just looked like a whole lot of water. I had more insight and believed if you squinted one eye and poked your tongue out there was definitely something there! We had plenty of time here, had some great seafood for lunch on the cliff before heading off again back through the nature reserve. Just before we reached another coastal village called Scarborough, and on the edge of the reserve we had our first encounter with a Zebra. Looks just like a stripy horse! Continuing on we headed back to Cape Town and with my eyelids getting heavy we reached the the final stop, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, on the lower slopes of Table Mountain. This is a beautiful garden, great place to picnic and relax. As the day was drawing to a close, our tour guide suggested that he could drop us off at the base of Table Mountain so we could get to the top while the weather was fine. Tired and emotional, but enticed by half price entry as it was after 6pm, we pushed on. This proved to be a great decision, the queue took a while, but the view of the sunset was breathtaking, only to be improved with the sounds of 4 African drummers on the summit. We finished the day sitting on the cliff top with a beer overlooking the city bowl. Perfect!