Unfortunately our shark adventure was postponed due to bad weather. We woke up to a perfect day in Cape Town and can only assume the swell was much worse where the sharks live. So we moved on to Plan B and tucked into a yummy breakfast by the waterfront and then headed over to the ferry for a visit to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela and many others were imprisoned. Turns out that’s a rather popular outing and all ferry trips to the island are booked out for the next 10 days.

Plan C is to take a boat trip out of the harbour and see some of the local marine life – not to mention fantastic views of Table Mountain and the funky soccer stadium they built for the World Cup. The swell was rather lumpy and the catamaran was rocking and rolling while we scanned the sea for Cape dolphins, African fur seals and Jackass penguins. I wouldn’t say the sightings were abundant, but it was worthwhile. And we got off the boat just in time to avoid surrendering to sea sickness. Phew.

CapeTown is truly one of the most spectacular cities in the world. Table Mountain lives up to its reputation of being awe inspiring in the extreme. Topped by cloud for much of the day, it eventually cleared so we could see how it majestically sits above the city.

Whilst waiting for said cloud to clear, we went to the Two Oceans Aquarium. This is a world class aquarium and we spent ages in there looking at the many displays. Fergus and Harry loved the touch pool, the great white sharks, and just about everything there! In fact, Harry loved it all so much, he flattened the battery in his camera before the day was over! And the best part was that there were no crowds like we’ve seen at the Melbourne Aquarium.

Next we hopped on a bus and headed to the cable car that takes you to the top of Table Mountain – 1066m high. Wow! Goes without saying that this is one sensational view. As well as this, we were treated to a wind free visit. I think we were very lucky! What a way to finish the day, watching the sun go down as we descended in the cable car.

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