Cape Town, South Africa

Our tour ended on July 1^st in Cape Town, South Africa, but Daniel and I stayed a few extra days so we could explore this beautiful city. One day we went to the top of Table Mountain via cable car. It felt like we were so high and could even see the clouds below us. Cape Town looked really amazing from this view. The next day we rented a car with our friends Blair and Kristy and drove down the coast to Cape Point, which is the most South Western Point on the African Continent. Along the way we stopped and saw a bay that habited Penguins. I knew I would see a lot of cool animals on this trip, but never expected to see Penguins. In the evenings we ate at some amazing restaurants and hit up the booming Cape Town night life. Definitely a great way to end the tour! Now back home to the USA! Till the next adventure……

White Shark Cage Diving

                        

Stellanbosch, South Africa

Stellenbosch is a beautiful city situated on the hilly region of the Cape Winelands. This place is unbelievable green and beautiful and filled with vineyards and wineries. We got to camp inside a vineyard for a night and slept in a small grassy area surrounded by grape vines. We also went on a wine and cheese tour and sampled about 40 different wines. If there is one thing I enjoy in life, it is good wine and cheese, I was in heaven!  Most of the wine was phenomenal and as good if not better than any wine I have tasted from Italy, France or Napa Valley.  The tour made me feel better about missing the Santa Fe Wine Festival this 4^th of July weekend back home. It is definitely one of my favorite things to do every summer.

Dune 45 & Fish River Canyon

Dune 45 in Southern Namibia was a huge sand dune that we climbed just before sunset. This was quite a trek up a very steep and sandy mountain. It only took about half an hour to hike up to the top but it was certainly a good workout, even for those who were in good shape. Prior to the hike up Dune 45, we hiked in some dunes nearby and came across a snake that popped out of the sand and gave us quite a scare. I managed to get a picture of it and show it to show our tour leader who confirmed that it was very poisonous.   The next day we had another long, dusty and bumpy drive and made it to Fish River Canyon in the late afternoon.  Fish River Canyon in Southern Namibia is the second biggest Canyon in the world, only second to the Grand Canyon.  Although it is big and beautiful, it is not nearly as impressive as the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is much deeper and way more stunning.