friday in cape town. good times, but we have serious business to get down to!
but first, our word from our sponsor:
a FULL day of beach fun ... we all get up early, and after enjoying (another!) delicious breakfast, we're off for a drive - over kloof neck, with the spectacular coast opening up to us on all sides ... over to bantry bay, passing the monte carlo-esque clifton beaches ... winding our way, hugging the shore - heavenly! we pass salt, wakame, newport deli; we soak in the incredibly modern and ultra cool architecture (they build with real brick here, not wood toothpicks like in the u.s.!). finally, we are at delicious camps bay again, a golden crescent of sand ringed with palm trees, table mountain, lion's head, and the twelve apostles. we sunscreen furiously, making sure to cover every inch of exposed skin (this is summer in africa, after all!). we have all the necessary accoutrements - beach chairs, matkot paddles, ipods - and down to some serious beach time!
i take a run along the coast, almost making it to the hotel bearing the dozen apostles names ... and head back, feeling, literally, alive. it is heaven on earth here - spectacular, easy, fantastic, sparkly. we think, every minute, what we were doing last week at this time; what we'll be doing next week at this time; and we pinch ourselves to be so lucky, so blessed to be here together enjoying all of this.
the day passes lazily and easily - pizza on the beach for the kids, sand games, reading, walking ... michelle and dave text us ... david has just returned from his business trip to botswana, and they must simply have a drink with us! done - we agree to meet at 'blues', overlooking the beach, around 4 or so. just as we are crossing the street to meet them, they pass us by, hooting to our delight! we share afternoon cocktails on the terrace of this sexy lounge, looking out to our own kids who are still availing themselves of afternoon delight on the beach. drinks, great conversation, good food all ensue - and we agree on the absolute necessity of meeting for breakfast the following morning, our 'send off'.
back at 2 inn 1 kensington, klaus, chris, and team continue to spoil us ... late afternoon cocktails (again!), we quickly get ready for dinner at aubergine. more springbok, lamb, ostrich, and fish arrive; cheese plates and soufflés come and go, as do bottles of wine and sparkling water. we laugh, i fall asleep at the table - horrible! my plans for all night dancing with the kids at 'la med', on the beach, are dashed by my old age!
darn, and just when cape town was starting to make me feel SO young!
but first, our word from our sponsor:
a FULL day of beach fun ... we all get up early, and after enjoying (another!) delicious breakfast, we're off for a drive - over kloof neck, with the spectacular coast opening up to us on all sides ... over to bantry bay, passing the monte carlo-esque clifton beaches ... winding our way, hugging the shore - heavenly! we pass salt, wakame, newport deli; we soak in the incredibly modern and ultra cool architecture (they build with real brick here, not wood toothpicks like in the u.s.!). finally, we are at delicious camps bay again, a golden crescent of sand ringed with palm trees, table mountain, lion's head, and the twelve apostles. we sunscreen furiously, making sure to cover every inch of exposed skin (this is summer in africa, after all!). we have all the necessary accoutrements - beach chairs, matkot paddles, ipods - and down to some serious beach time!
i take a run along the coast, almost making it to the hotel bearing the dozen apostles names ... and head back, feeling, literally, alive. it is heaven on earth here - spectacular, easy, fantastic, sparkly. we think, every minute, what we were doing last week at this time; what we'll be doing next week at this time; and we pinch ourselves to be so lucky, so blessed to be here together enjoying all of this.
the day passes lazily and easily - pizza on the beach for the kids, sand games, reading, walking ... michelle and dave text us ... david has just returned from his business trip to botswana, and they must simply have a drink with us! done - we agree to meet at 'blues', overlooking the beach, around 4 or so. just as we are crossing the street to meet them, they pass us by, hooting to our delight! we share afternoon cocktails on the terrace of this sexy lounge, looking out to our own kids who are still availing themselves of afternoon delight on the beach. drinks, great conversation, good food all ensue - and we agree on the absolute necessity of meeting for breakfast the following morning, our 'send off'.
back at 2 inn 1 kensington, klaus, chris, and team continue to spoil us ... late afternoon cocktails (again!), we quickly get ready for dinner at aubergine. more springbok, lamb, ostrich, and fish arrive; cheese plates and soufflés come and go, as do bottles of wine and sparkling water. we laugh, i fall asleep at the table - horrible! my plans for all night dancing with the kids at 'la med', on the beach, are dashed by my old age!
darn, and just when cape town was starting to make me feel SO young!
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