Sea Date April 18, 2024 Cape Peninsula Tour

 Sea Date April 18. 2024

Cape Colony. South Africa 

Today began with a cable car 🚡  ride up Table Mountain.

It was so foggy. Our views were very interesting. Saw a dassie (rock hyrax), closest relative to the elephant. 

Then to Chapman's Peak. More fog and some clearing. 

The African penguins!

The Flying Dutchman, a funicular train ride to view Cape Point.

Ostriches and Baboon.

Cape of Good Hope.

Drop off Doug and Elizabeth at the home of the owner of her travel company.

Thanks, Elizabeth, for all our great South African tours.

                                                        Started our tour at a deli inside a car dealership.






    
                                                                    Ride up Table Mountain.



    
                                                      Dassie, Cape rock hyrax, elephant relative.



    
                                                            Black Girdled Lizard





















    
                                                                 Baby Ostriches


    
                                                                        Baboon



    
                                                                                Pig


    
                                                  
                                                 Goodbye, Lan. She heads back to Alaska.




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