Cape Point Route on Peninsula tour- Part 1

We live here, we work here and we play here but it is not every day that we put it all together and go on “tour”! Yesterday (Wednesday 14 April, 2010) was quite a special day for Cape Point Route. We gathered a bunch of Cape Point Routers who will be coming up to Durban with us for the Indaba trade show in May 2010 and we went on a Cape Point Route tour.

And what a day it was! Our driver/guide was Barbaros Kotoglu from Southern Routes who offered us his guiding services and vehicle for the day. It was an exquisite Cape Town day and our first stop was Muizenberg where we visited Belinda at Whale Watchers and gazed in awe at the long stretch of Muizenberg beach from the balcony of one of the sea facing units at Whale Watchers. Muizenberg beach was a hive of activity with surfers dashing in and out of the water.

We decided to drive the scenic route to Simon’s Town, travelling over Boyes Drive and through Fish Hoek & Glencairn (where we waved at Calders Hotel and Conference Centre on Fish Hoek Beach front and Southern Right Hotel in Glencairn – we didn’t stop because we visit both properties for other Indaba meetings!) and ended up at Simon’s Town waterfront to visit Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel. We were met by GM Elbe and Conference Manager Gideon and a welcome coffee and muffin for a site inspection. We checked out all the boat departures from Simon's Town waterfront but sadly didn't have time to do a boat trip.

Simon’s Town was buzzing and it turns out that almost all the places we visited in Simon’s Town were bursting at the seems to accommodate SA Navy personnel or contractors. The penguins are not the only reason Simon’ s Town is black and white! From Quayside we went up to the gorgeous Grosvenor and then strolled a short distance up the hill to neighbouring Mariner Guest House. From there is was a stop at Boulders Beach Lodge – where we received warm penguin greetings from Janine and her team. Fruit cocktails and fresh fruit accompanied our visit and we did a dash to look at the feathered black and white friends on Boulders Beach. Our final Simon’s Town stop was Whale View Manor and Spa – the new (ish) spa is fabulous and all in all we can highly recommend any of the Simon’s Town establishments – fantastic views, service, attention to detail and each place has it’s own special and very personal touch. Thank you all for the welcome.