We woke the next morning to a rainbow, a lovely sight after all of the rain the day before. Our hotel served a delicious breakfast that we thoroughly enjoyed before taking off for the day.

We did a short walk along the coast again hoping to see more whales, but sadly only saw more rock hyrax. Still it was a pretty morning, and was fun to stroll along the water without being soaked like the day before!

One member of our party wasn’t feeling great, so we opted to stop at the mall in Hermanus to have a more relaxing morning. It actually worked out well because I’d realized I hadn’t packed enough long sleeve shirts for the weather, so I opted to buy one at a cheap shop. 

After a bit we took off to head to our next destination, driving down along the coast towards Mossel Bay. 

I did make a stop because I had to continue a grand tradition of mine of getting pictures next to fun wildlife crossing signs. I started this in Colombia next to an anteater one, and I’m definitely going to make it my goal to get more! 

Needless to say, we had to laugh because right after my pictures next to the sign we spotted a troop of baboons heading across the road.

Our drive continued for a bit. We stopped to grab some snacks and then had a picnic in a little park in the town of Swellendam.

After that we kept driving until the evening when we reached Mossel Bay. We were staying at New Stone Manor, a cute little guesthouse with only a couple of rooms. Our host was very friendly and kind in welcoming us. 

We walked down to the waterfront and enjoyed the beach briefly before the sunset. It was definitely a bit of an adjustment for us as our sun was setting well past eight in our home town, but with South African winter it was somewhere closer to 6. Nonetheless we enjoyed seeing a little of the town and the beach before heading to get something to eat. 

We ate at the Kingfisher. Unusually for me, I took no pictures during our meal, partly because it wasn’t quite as interesting as some of our others. I had chicken schnitzel for something different and a strawberry daiquiri.

After our meal we used the free shuttle service in town and had a driver take us back to the guesthouse. Our host had said she thought that would be safest after dark. With that we settled in to sleep, ready for a more fun day ahead.

Less of an exciting day, but there should be plenty more fun adventures to share about going forward!