Cape Town Mission Field 

31 October 2019
  Day 690
Thursday
Count Up => +4

We had a nice breakfast and headed for De Kelders near Gansbaai and went to the caves there. We met a couple from norther California who have been doing a 10 week tour of South Africa. He's a retired professor at Humboldt University. We then had a nice lunch at Coffee on the Rocks where we saw another mother and baby whale about 10 yards off shore.
We then headed for Cape L'Agulhas and climbed the lighthouse then went to the southern most point in South Africa. They installed a nice monument there about a year ago.
We ate up the road at Sea Gulls pub and grill. Best ribs ever!
Klapmut Caves




Coffee on the Rocks

Mother and baby whale just off shore

L'Agulhas lighthouse


Climbing to the top of the lighthouse


Kerry at the southernmost point in Africa


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