Cape Town

Have arrived safely in Cape Town. Now tied up at the Royal Cape Yacht Club which is a big Marina and club. We were greeted by Marcus the General Manager on arrival yesterday afternoon and he invited us to a Reception they were having that evening for new members. We were introduced to the club members and a photographer wanted to take a photograph of us with the crew from JSea who also arrived yesterday morning. So famous at last!! The reception was good with complimentary food and drinks so no need for dinner just an early night to catch up on sleep. This morning we have already had a rig check done and our list of jobs is progressing. We managed to have time for a good breakfast at the Yacht Club - full English for under £5!! Everywhere prices seems so cheap compared to England. Our drinks last night were free but even if you had to pay it is around £1 for a glass of wine!! We parted company with Zoe yesterday as she headed into Hout Bay where they had made a reservation to stay. It was great fun sailing down the coast in company with Zoe as we always had someone to chat to on the vhf radio. It is reassuring to know you are not alone! We both canniot believe we are finally here in cape Town for Christmas as it seemed such a long way away and now it is upon us already. Trompeta is booked in for hauling out of the water on 18th to have her bottom painted with anti foul so whilst she is out of the water we have booked into a 5 star luxury apartment on the V&A Waterfront just close to the other marina where our friends on Anastasia are based. We have the apartment from 17 to 22 December.