Penguins and The Flagship

BOULDER BEACH AND THE FLAGSHIP

Today we hired our second Uber taxi and went out to Boulder Beach in Simons Town. This is home to a resident colony of "jackass penguins".  We started off by walking down the boardwalk to the beach to view the Penguins from the observation deck.

There were hundreds of them, some laying in their nests on the beach, others were fishing and some were just hanging out. It was very cool to watch them. In order for them to get out of the ocean they must body surf in on a wave until they hit the sand and can walk on their short little legs.  They go out to fish in groups and then return at the same time. Quite entertaining to watch.

This was Joyce's highlight as she has always wanted to see penguins. They did not disappoint and she had a big smile on her face all day!

We were able to get down to the beach a little further down and saw them up close. We stuck our feet in the water but not for very long as the water was freezing. No swimming in this ocean!

The people of South Africa are very friendly and helpful. Anyone we ask for help or information is more than willing to assist us. We were not sure how to get to place we were having lunch or whether or not we could walk there or needed another cab so we stopped by the ocean side restaurant and they were more than willing to call a cab for us

The Flagship was a special treat. It is a lunch destination on the cape peninsula  set up as an interactive chef's table with chef Duncan. Definitely a bucket list item for any foodie. It is a 5 course semi paired seafood and wine experience. When we arrived we were greeted with a glass of bubbly and invited to go dangle our feet in the pool which had a stunning view of the bay.

 After we cooled off we went back upstairs to meet the other guests. They were a group of 6 Young Germans. Duncan arrived at the table to refresh our glasses and explain to us what lunch was all about. In short we were guests in his home, relax, enjoy the food, the company, and drink wine.  Oh yes and no peeing in the pool!

  He did not disappoint, everything was top notch and very yummy.  There was even a brandy bar  and library in the bathroom!

  After 5 courses and several glasses of wine Duncan called cabs and we came back to the apartment. No dinner required just a walk and a bottle of red.

 It was a wonderful way to spend the day, great friends and excellent wine and food with the added bonus of penguins!