After meerkats and lots of driving, we arrived in Cape Town and checked into the Never@Home Hotel (which I strongly recommend for anyone visiting this cool city. Kloof Street is just above (or below), or an extension of, Long Street, a happenin’ row of restaurants, etc.

This batch features hotel & street art (deco), and a first walk around town. The last pic is of our driver, Shorty, taking a picture of Colie, our guide and tour leader…

Here’s Colie again, and our scenic drive to Boulders Beach and the penguins. Note the majestic & climbable mountains around Cape Town, the lighthouse on the Cape of Good Hope, and the huge beach at the False Bay…

African penguins are the main feature at Boulders Beach (and yes, there are many big rocks). This batch shows the whole visit. (Penguins after Meerkats! Who’s cuter?)

Views from the bus (not ideal) on the way back from Boulder Beach. Note the cable car station at Table Mountain. Sadly, it was closed the whole time we were there! But we did eventually do some walking.

And: Interesting lunch delivery, decapitated statues near a museum, a group pano, and the farewell words by Colie around the fire pit in back of the Never@Home…

Thus ended our second Intrepid tour in southern Africa. I write this at the airport three days later (so there’ll be more of Cape Town!), reflecting on meeting new people, seeing new things, and being in new (to me) part of our wide wonderful world…