Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, having a population of about 3.75 million.
The city was founded by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa, India, and the Far East. Jan van Riebeeck's arrival on 6 April 1652 established the VOC Cape Colony, the first permanent European settlement in South Africa.
We learned the night before arrival that our dock location had been changed. Instead of being at the cruise terminal building the first day, we would have to dock in the commercial area. We will be moving overnight to the cruise terminal area. Not being at the terminal area meant we could not walk off the port.
Sunrise Thursday
Our tour today was scheduled to be 8.5 hours and encompasses a great deal of the Cape Town Area. There are a lot of photos and for the most part, I will just let them tell the story of our day.






This homeless person living in the bus stop was located about 100 yards from the "Living Hope" sign at the housing development in the previous photo.
Cape Point Lighthouse lift.
The winds were strong at the top of the mountain.
We then drove the short distance to the actual Cape of Good Hope.
We then had lunch at a nice restaurant on False Bay.
This was one of the few beers I have ever had that I just couldn't drink.
"Windhoek beer, particularly Windhoek Lager, is a popular Namibian beverage known for its quality and unique flavor. Brewed by Namibia Breweries Limited since 1920." Perhaps it was the "unique flavor" which I didn't like...
Baboons can be a problem in the area. The restaurant was enclosed in an electrified fence.

Bird of the Day - Yellow Bishop
Be careful where you wash your dishes...
Our last stop was at Boulders Beach to see the Penguins.
The African Penguin or Cape Penguin
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially uplisted the species to Critically Endangered, with fewer than 10,000 breeding pairs left in the wild. There were about 2 million total at the beginning of the 20th Century.