Bon Voyage, 7:50 a.m.
Location: Lagoon beach hotel
Weather: Clear Temp: 5C
Notes: We convened in the lobby with all our gear. Once we get our bags in the truck we’ll head into the parking garage to retrieve our bikes.
Entry located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.8922294,18.4824985,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
Briefing, 8:05 a.m.
Notes: Getting ready in parking garage. Hugo gave us a rundown of our day, 360kms to our next hotel which will also take us to the Cape of Good Hope.
Segment 1 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.8921705,18.4831612,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
Eats – Lunch, 1:04 p.m.
Location: Cape of Good hope
Notes: Compass tours bought us lunch. Bill had a chicken baguette, I had a tuna baguette, and shared a coke.
Segment 2 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.3504274,18.4848361,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
Special Attraction: Table Mountain National Park, 1:16 p.m.
Location: Cape of Good Hope
Weather: Clear Temp: 15C
Notes: There was a toll on the road to the Cape of Good Hope and an entry fee to the park itself.
Toll 32zar Entry 606zar
Segment 3 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.2617600,18.4580700,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
Special Attraction: Cape Lighthouse, 1:30 p.m.
Weather: Clear Temp: 16C
Notes: We took a funicular up to the lighthouse and walked the rest of the way to climb the lighthouse. Fantastic views of the meeting of the Atlantic and the Indian oceans.
Cost: 160zar
Segment 4 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.3538799,18.4902896,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
On the road
Weather: Partly cloudy
Notes: Following along the coast of the Indian ocean I was amazed at the sand dunes, and the calla lilies growing wild on the sides of the road. We saw shanty towns on one side of the road and fine houses built on ocean front properties.
Segment 5 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.0473061,18.7570596,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
Accommodations, 8:31 p.m.
Location: Arniston Hotel and Spa
Weather: Foggy Temp: 13C
Notes: It was a long grueling day that went on much longer than the organizers anticipated. It was well after dark when we parked our motorbikes for the day. And the last 10kms were in thick fog. I had a terrible migraine by this time, which had started after our climb up to the lighthouse on the cape.
This is the first time Compass Tours have done this trip from South to North and they are learning it is not the same!
Segment 6 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.6673951,20.2318716,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
Eats – dinner, 8:45 p.m.
Location: Hotel Restaurant
Notes: We ate in the hotel restaurant. I wanted something light and chose sushi. Bill went for the ostrich steak.
Bill had beer and I had a non alcoholic beer.
Cost: Included
Notes: Our room was beautiful with many thoughtful touches including a chocolate on the pillow and heated floors under the carpeting.
So cozy for cold feet! There was a nice big bathtub and bubble bath which I used to soak away my body aches and pains even though it could do nothing about my migraine. I had to take a pill for that.
Segment 8 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.9366867,18.8661666,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
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