Unfortunately, we were unable to go hiking today. We woke up this morning and the mountain we were intending on climbing was completely covered in fog and much to our dismay, the fog didn't clear during the day...so hopeful our hike is on for tomorrow. Thankfully we had a backup plan for today which was just as enjoyable. We started by walking to Long Street (some say this is the South African equivalent of Bourbon Street in New Orleans) and reserved a room in a hostel for the weekend (plan a for the weekend...) and then did some "window" shopping at the open air market in Greenmarket Square. We were there too early to get any good deals, so we just decided to return on our way back from the Waterfront.
When we got into the Waterfront (which took forever because we got lost and street signs here SUCK), we decided to take a little time to shop at Victoria's Warf. Wow...what an amazing shopping center. I think it was at least twice the size of Woodfield...which is huge. We spent a good amount of time just walking up and down all of the different levels and hallways looking into all of the different shops. After leaving the mall, we headed towards another shopping center en route to the Two Oceans Aquarium. We got to the aquarium just in time! Right when we were finishing up on the main level, one of the workers informed us that they were feeding the penguins in less than 5 minutes. So we ran...I mean literally ran...upstairs to see the most adorable penguins. After that show we just happed to stumble upon the feeding time for the "predators" as well. Today's feedings included very large sting rays and a couple of turtles...although sharks and other fish also coexited in the tank.
After leaving the aquarium, we went back to Greenmarket Square just as the vendors were packing up, so we were able to get a few really good deals. Our plan is to go out to a nice dinner tonight followed by a night on the town with a few of the other hostel guests. Hopefully our hiking trip will happen soon! We are also looking in to taking a wine tour on Friday.
Love to all of you in the States!
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