Sheltered beneath Table Mountain, the city of Cape Town, is a city of contrast. The ship is docked at the Victoria Waterfront, which has a mall, restaurants, shops, craft markets and lots of boating activities. It is a short walk to get anywhere at the waterfront.
Our last Full World Cruise event took place at the Blaauwklippen Estate and Winery. We were escorted on a red carpet to a lovely lawn area for wine tasting and then through the building into a courtyard of vendors and entertainment. Delicious canapes and more wine was served as we enjoyed our afternoon. There were 59 vintage cars awaiting us for our return to the ship. Most were vintage 50's. We were in a 1953 Cadillac that had electric windows and modified air conditioning. There were also Packards, Chevy's, Jaguars, Mercedes and A Bentley. The drive back to the ship was about 45 minutes and with the convoy on the freeway, we really got a lot of waves and smiles.
The drive to the beautiful wine region, took us past the shanty town, that is slowly being replaced with small government houses, complete with running water and electricity.
Docked perpendicular to our ship is Larry Ellison's mega yacht, Rising Sun. It is 453 ft long and the crew was always polishing, painting and cleaning. We think it is here for the World Cup.
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