Capetown - The Mother City

We arrived in Cape Town on Friday February 17. We have 2 weeks to pretend we are Capetonians. We are staying in Sea Point, right on the Atlantic Ocean. Lion's Head, Signal Hill and Table Mountain are in view.

We took the city bus to the apartment. After our 18 hours in transit, I couldn't believe how energetic everyone was. The park next to the ocean was a hit and has been a favourite place every evening. Nate's choice is always tag. He never tires of this.

A rare down moment in the park.

Being by the ocean is new for us prairie people. We are used to feeling the strong north-west wind at home, but here, the south-easterly winds are vicious! Saturday night I thought the apartment building was going to blow down.

The temperature of the Atlantic is between 12 - 15 degrees. Nate is toughing it out. The beaches just beyond our neighborhood have been rated by National Geographic as 2nd best in the world. Pity the water is so cold.

Luke and I have been taking advantage of the promenade that runs out our door all along the coastline. A wonderful running track. Captonians love to run. Two Saturdays ago I ran along the Atlantic coast in Reykjavik. This Saturday (Feb. 18) Luke and I ran 8 miles along it again in the Southern Hemisphere. A big difference in temperature. I much prefer the below 0 temps of Iceland for running.

Great running path, fantastic views and usually a cool breeze.