Merry Christmas!

These photos pretty much say it all. We've had a wonderful Christmas Day in Cape Town. We woke this morning to bright blue skies and sunshine, pretty much the same weather that greeted us on arrival yesterday. Weather hasn't been the only blessing. Yesterday Hertz upgraded our rental car at the airport, followed by the hotel which upgraded us to a Club Room. The upgrade gives us access to the Executive Lounge on the hotel's top floor where guests are greeted with a stunning 180 degree view of Cape Town, the coast and the city's iconic Table Mountain.


We've had a rather traditional Christmas Day - with a hot roast meal and a trip to the beach - albeit with a rather exotic African twist. Our day started early thanks to a double dose of jetlag. We grabbed an early breakfast in the lounge, then drove down coast to the Cape of Good Hope. Much to our delight the native animals were out in full force today including the ever so cute Rock Hyrax (also called Dassie), a solitary Eland Antelope, Baboons by the dozen and a family of Ostriches whom we encountered casually strolling along the beach.


Back at the hotel we enjoyed a buffet lunch with all the trimmings including Turkey, Lamb and Ham on the bone. Santa even dropped by to hand out a few chocolates. As is tradition we retired to our room to spent the afternoon desperately trying to digest our bloated lunch. After watching a silly Christmas movie we rose to soak up the last of the day's sun drinking complimentary wine and canapes in the Executive Lounge. Christmas Day doesn't get much better than this! Merry Christmas everyone!