Capetown- The Waterfront and a Braai

         We arrived in Capetown on Friday (12/6) evening after QUITE the adventurous transfer...apparently Little Guy gets carsick and we didn't know this until we started our four hour transfer drive and he threw up everywhere...like all over his car seat, his shirt, the floor, his toys, his mama, his daddy, and everything in between.  He's never thrown up before so he had no idea what was happening and it was just a total sad disaster.  We ended up on the side of road changing clothes twice (and throwing them away which killed me!) and trying to clean as best we could with a roll of paper towels and a bar of soap (talk about the worst day to have run out of baby wipes) all the while trying to catch a domestic flight that was getting closer and closer to taking off.  Spoiler alert, we made the flight, but just barely and with a quick stop in the snack bar for some individual wine bottles for some our in flight enjoyment.
         When we landed in Capetown we had a little confusion with our transfer time so we had some time to kill in the airport...it was a long day, but by the time we made it to our most amazing Capetown villa, all was forgotten.  We arrived to a prepared lamb dinner complete with a stocked fridge and two resident dogs, Sophie and Ginger...Wesley was in heaven to be in a house with dogs!  We mustered enough energy to bath Little Guy (he had after all spent all day lingering in the scent of throw up) and then it was off to bed.
          We spent Saturday the 7th exploring the water front, complete with lunch at Cape Grace and plenty of market shopping to fill our suitcases.  Capetown is an amazing city that just feels welcoming- there is so much history and since Nelson Mendela had passed away just a few days earlier, there were so many touching memorials and notes of remembrance to see.  Later that night we had our friends the Thompsons over for a traditional braai.  I met Doug last time I was in South Africa and I was so excited for him and his family to meet my hubby, boys, and my mom.  We had the best time eating on the ivy covered veranda and watching the kids play in the garden.  We ended the night cheersing to a great vacation and the hope that we'll have a chance to show the Thompsons California on day soon!