The morning was hot and sunny and with breakfast not being served until 8 we had plenty of time to sit on the roof terrace and chill before breakfast. The breakfast was excellent and our very nice host called us an uber taxi which was so efficient and cheap getting us to the airport for the last leg of our holiday. The Flight to Port Elizabeth was quick and efficient the downside was the weather was cloudy and miserable when we arrived . The car hire was very bus...

Breakfast was late today so we had time for gentle jog down to the town to do a geocache and back up the hill in the warm sunshine. After breakfast we loaded up the van for our last trip down to Hermanus.This was the place where whales can be spotted but apparently there have been few sightings this year and we were not lucky. The town was a busy tourist hotspot and a gentle walk along the coast to another top location restaurant for our last lunch together as a...

We had hoped to be able to do park run in Cape Town but we had forgotten that Explore trips mean early starts and no time for other activities, so as we had to be breakfasted and ready for departure by 7.45 park run had to be abandoned. Our destination today was the Cape peninsular south of CapeTown. The scenic coastal drive took us to Hout Bay where we embarked on a boat trip to Seal Island where a huge colony of seals have made their home. The first mistake of ...

Our trip to South Africa is with the company Explore and we remember from last time it's a full on timetable. This time we are cycling every day so landing at 7.30 am South African time meant we were here for a full day after very little sleep, was this a good idea? The journey had been relatively good although the full plane did seem to be stretching the cabin staff somewhat and morning tea was not forthcoming. Eight of our group were on the plane and we as...