Transition Day

Today we moved to our new hotel and started our G Adventure tour. Our new hotel is located right on green market square which is the square where the the local market is located. We dropped our bags off and went into the square for some breakfast.

The square is a very busy place with live entertainment ranging from musicians playing a wide range of instruments to African dancers using pop can lids strapped to their ankles for percussion beat  They danced for hours in front of all the open air cafes and shops. They earned their tip money as it was a very warm morning. We sat and listened for about two hours as our rooms were not ready yet.

We did some shopping in the market and then went up to our hotel pool to relax until our rooms were ready. None of the pools are heated so our dip was very refreshing and quick. Our beer managed to stay cold so we found some shade and hung out by the pool for a few more hours discussing which direction the cable car was descending Table Mountain. I lost the debate but I had the boys second guessing themselves until we got the binoculars out for a closer look.

As we were relaxing by the pool we heard some drums playing and wondered what was up, after a while we decided to go freshen up and head out to see some more of Long Street.  As we left the hotel we came across a drumming lesson on the street.  Some participants were better than others but it was entertaining all the same.  There was no room to join in so we headed to a patio to enjoy a cool bevy.

It was too hot for red wine so we opted for Sangria instead.

It was a nice relaxing day after 5 days of drinking wine and touring around Cape Town. We meet the rest of our tour companions tonight and start the next leg of our adventure down to the Cape of Good Hope tomorrow and a cooking class and township tour on Monday before we head up to Joberg and onto safari. Yeh!!