Time... where does it go. I must be getting older as it seems like we just got here yesterday and it has been four weeks since we arrived. We have been busy as usual sightseeing, finding our way around a new city, and socializing with all of our cruising friends as well as meeting more of Marina's cousins who live in Cape Town.
We arrived at Simons Town just before New Years and stayed until the 12th when we sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Cape Town. It was a very unusual day as we had little wind which is very unusual for this Cape but made for a very nice day for us as we have had Marian's sister Caroline with us for the last few weeks and it would not do to go out on a blustery day with her onboard. We are now at the V&A marina in downtown Cape Town which is very nice other than the big seals/sea lions that lie all over the docks. We have been entertained by the new cousins with dinners out at their houses and travelling to wineries which are numerous with wonderful gardens and old colonial homes. The wines are terrific, some better that others, depending on your taste and the prices are very inexpensive compared to Canadian prices. Caroline will be with us for a few more days and then we will have to get out of the country and reenter to get new visas. More on that later.
On the boat front we are having a new main sail being built along with our Jib being recut as we have never been happy with the way it sets. This will give us new sails all around now which should be good for many more years of sailing. We have also been doing lots of small jobs on Kilkea II for our next journey up the Atlantic. This week we will do some more winery tours and are enjoying the warm weather in the day and the cool evenings. Also we will try to do the boat trip out to Robin Island and see where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for many years sometime this week. We are enjoying South Africa especially the people who are so very friendly.
