Friday
Today was the day…
We sailed into Cape Town harbour. The sight that met the earliest settlers to Cape Town must have been glorious. It still is, with the many additions of buildings and development. I woke early and peered out the balcony door to see the sun trying to rise. I could also see the lights of the West Coast. We were almost home. Soon, this came into sight. Robben Island – this was from our cabin.
That got me scuttling onto the deck to see the other side. It did not disappoint.
We took a number of photos and asked a passerby to get one of us…
Everyone was enjoying the spectacular morning…
The ship turned its engines off and just stayed out in the bay for a while, waiting for the pilot to arrive. We meantime, had breakfast and got to see the tug arrive.
We finished packing and went down to Deck 5 to wait for the call to disembark. It soon came and around 10am, we were dashing through the rain to get to the terminal building. Then it was quickly through passport control – way ahead of the pack and onto catch an Uber home. On the M3, there was an accident involving a small truck towing a caravan and another towing a trailer. It blocked two lanes, but meant we only got home around 11am. It was good to be home and to see Julian, Jess and Gerrie who are here for the week. AND, David! He’s been away 3 months and has come back for a couple of weeks. We had a wonderful holiday. Paddy did too. He was happy to return to his friends – until the next time.
There was a massive burst water main on the mountainside and it has resulted in us having no water for the last 11 hours. It’s supposed to be coming on imminently. It would be nice to shower! Fortunately, Mike has prepared for such an eventuality and had filled up 4 x 4 litre containers of drinking water for each unit. At least we have drinking water.
I had a good rest of the day, chatting with the family and we enjoyed a meal together this evening. Tomorrow, Adrian, Stacey and Elsie arrive. 
1 Peter 5:10
The God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂