The morning of Day 2 saw us re-visit Peninsula South to explore the picturesque towns of St James and Muizenberg. In the afternoon Anita displayed some South African hospitality by showing us the sights of Stellenbosch, her hometown that she is justifiably very proud of, before ending our day with a nice meal with her friends.

• St James and Muizenberg. If you only have a couple of hours to experience these two areas there is a brilliant walking loop that will give you the highlights. Starting at the old Muizenberg station there are some steep steps that will take you up to Boyes Drive (at the base of the Silvermine Nature Reserve.) A walk along Boyes Drive will give you sweeping views over False Bay and along the way you will also run into the Shark Lifeguard. On a clear day you can apparently see the sharks in the water – a worrying thought considering the number of surfers and swimmers out in the water! At the end of the drive you can take another set of steps down to St James all the way down to the beach. From here there is stunning coastal path that takes you along the beach back to Muizenberg. If you have time you can take the time to relax in the tidal pool at St James. You also won’t fail to miss the brightly coloured beach huts at both of the beaches. I couldn’t think of a nicer way to spend the morning.

• Stellenbosch. Anita’s home town is situated about 45 minutes drive from Cape Town. It is a largely academic town so I imagine just be pretty fun when the students are out partying. Its very pretty with many of the streets lined with beautiful oak trees. An easy drive from the city centre are the Cape Winelands. Located in beautiful mountainous regions supplemented by nice South African wines I think we could have easily spent a whole day touring the vineyards but alas only had time to visit a couple. We sampled some of the infamous Spatzendreck wine, translated to Sparrow Sh!t, so named as one day a friend of the wine maker said it tasted like it. Funny story but also creates one of the most interesting wine labels I’ve seen. In Stellenbosch we also saw our second beautiful South African sunset from the peaks of her university hiking trails. There were plenty of joggers and bikers out and all extremely friendly (and not half bad looking!) I was too shy, and too slow, to take any photos though. 🙂