Cape Town, South Africa.
We hit the halfway point of our trip in Cape Town. The best way to celebrate was with some love from home: our dear friend, Lorinda, joined us for nearly two weeks! One week we spent up the coast on Bloubergstrand, in awe of the kiteboarders, and another week on the east side of Table Mountain in the Claremont neighborhood in a place the boys dubbed, βParadise House,β with our own pool and game room.
There is so much to do in and around Cape Town, we had a list of excursions, activities, and sightseeing to do, but also made sure to rest and relax toghether. Mixing kayaking with dolphins, hiking Table Mountain, going on safari, drumming at an African dinner, and visiting Nelson Mandelaβs prison cell with foosball, movies, Yahtzee, and swimming, we struck the perfect balance.

"A Taste Of Our Motherland" Kenya Airways in-flight meal

Flying over Africa


Approaching Cape Town



Table Mountain







Watching the kiteboarders


Sunset over Table Mountain

Our Week 1 Airbnb locale







Lorinda arrives!



Sloppy Joe and Yahtzee night






Airbnb Week 1



Airbnb Week 2

Our own pool!

Our own game room!



Out for Greek food




Cable car ride up Table Mountain












Gorgeous hiking at the top of Table Mountain






View of Robben Island from Table Mountain












A short list of many shipwrecks off this coast












Hiking up to Cecilia Waterfall















Protea flowers










Cecilia Waterfall







Post-hike ice cream comes




Bowling with Lorinda



A 5-star night at Gold Restaurant: An Immersive African Experience

Washing up for dinner

Faces painted


Delicious 14-course feast at Gold Restaurant

Moroccan chicken almond pie



Namibian seared ostrich fillet salad with toasted seeds

Mali puppets

Pearl couscous with cauliflower, venison tomato stew, linefish curry



Cardamom and cinnamon spiced ice cream with biscuit




Watching the Timberwolves game

Kayaking with dolphins




Haircuts!


So excited to be here!























Saying goodbye to Lorinda

Planning for Namibia





Last-minute tidying
Drumming at Gold Restaurant
Kiteboarding tricks
Baboons on our hike to Cecilia Waterfall
African dancing, singing, drumming, and puppetry at Gold Restaurant
Lots of foosball
At the top of Table Mountain
Dolphin Beach kiteboarders
Cecilia Waterfall
Kayaking with jumping dolphins