as beautiful as in the pictures

Waking up to a beautiful day, Mom and I went for a stroll on the beach.

Swarming with at least 50 dogs - and their owners - we dodged flying balls, sticks and frisbees while we ran in and out of the frigid Atlantic ocean.

See pic of Mom on beach and us making a shadow-pose.

Later that day, we went to Signal Hill to admire the sights of Cape Town, heard the Noon Day gun go off, drove down to Muizenberg and around to Kalk Bay where we had lunch on a restaurant that was literally built in the water on stilts. It was fantastic, feeling the spray of the waves while we chomped on fresh fish 'n chips.

And while I went to attend to my piano students, they meandered around Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden.

They were rather surprised at just how beautiful Cape Town was, and how "modern" the buildings and infrastructure was.

Of course, coming from minus 35 degrees Celcius when they left Canada to PLUS 35 degrees may play a wee part in their perception of just how gorgeous it is here.