11/30/17 - On 11/12, We got up at 6 30 am, breakfast at 7 15am and we boarded the bus for the city tour at 8 00 am.  We took a coastal scenic route and it was beautiful.  We were along the Atlantic Ocean most of the time.  We entered Cape Hope Natural Reserve.  Along the way, we had to stop and let baboons cross the road, then we stopped at the most south western tip of Africa.  We also rode a funicular up to the lighthouse and then some of the group did a bunch of stairs to the top.  We then stopped off for lunch at Blue Marlin Restaurant and it was very good.  Our next stop was to see African Penguins which live in in little mounds made in the sand and dirt although they do swim in the ocean as well.  We could get very close to them.  On our way back to the hotel, we saw some very expensive homes.  When Deborah and I got back,  we walked to St. George's Cathedral for an evensong service.  After the service, we met Paul and Lucille and walked to an ice cream shop.  It was named Cookies and Cream and they baked excellent cookies and then put ice cream between so you could have an ice cream sandwich.  Back to the hotel for the evening.

                                                    Baboon and baby crossing the road

                                               Most South Western Point in Africa

Atlantic coastline