Day 3 of our African Adventure saw an early start, making sure we were out of the house by 7.30 am, after a beautifully prepared breakfast by Dean. We drove into Cape Town with the early morning commuters and arrived at the Waterfront at 9.00 am. We found the ticket booth for Robben Island and booked ourselves onto the 11.00 ferry. With a bit of time to spare, we went to one of the Waterfront Cafes and some of us had a second breakfast with some rather delish coffee, overlooking Table Mountain.
The weather turned out to be a bit better than yesterday, with blue skies and sunshine, though you wouldn’t think it as Dean was turned out in a T-shirt, jumper and coat! The ferry across to the Island took ½ hour. Once on the Island we boarded a bus and headed off round the Island with a very able tour guide, Mpileke, who was most informative and quite witty to boot! Always a bonus! We then visited the prison where our tourguide was an ex political prisoner – I’m sure it would have been quite interesting if we could have understood what he said! However, I think we all got the gist of it! Then it was back on board the ferry, back to Cape Town. We spent half an hour in the museum before setting off for Afternoon Tea at the the Lord Nelson Hotel, known affectionately locally as ‘Nellies’
What a spread awaited us, sandwiches, mini quiches and pastries, and a veritable feast of cakes and treats. Others in my party succumbed to the call of cocktails and partook in some very fine looking mojitos, much to my jealousy, being the designated driver of the day, I took my driving responsibilities very seriously! We are now chilling out in our room, prior to taking Jenny, the old family friend I found on Day 1 out for dinner at Dixies and a ‘catch-up’.
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