Couchsurfing in Cape Town!

We were warmly welcomed in South Africa. In several ways. The overwhelmingly beautiful nature and the friendly people somehow surrounded us with open arms. All we had power to say was: WOW....Although the many superlatives were lined up in our forehead.

We were tired. And we were happy. Tired from travelling over 30 hours, and happy to come to this amazing place on earth - the continent we have always dreamt of and the country which many people have recommended us to visit. WOW....

We finally managed to take off from the Argentine land, four days behind schedule. We changed flight in Sao Paolo and headed for Africa. In the early morning Bjørn Christian woke me up and anxiously wanted to share his view from the flight window. We were flying over the desert in the rising morning sun.



Arriving in Cape Town we rented a car. The car took us to Hout Bay, a stunning pearl by the ocean. This was a perfect place to stay for a week!

Through Couchsurfing we got an invitation to come and stay with a couple, Louise & Brett. They turned out to be very generous and friendly. They took us to nice restaurants were we had the chance to eat the best Calamari ever! They also took us sightseeing around in the area. We really apreciated the time we spent with them - a beautiful couple!

















Diversity is a key feature of South Africa, here 11 languages are recognised as official. Many different cultures are merged together in one community. No wonder Bjørn Christian found this place interesting!






The Couchsurfers and the hosts in front of Table Mountain :)




Bjørn Christian became buddy with a king crab in the Cape Town Aquarium.








The last night of our stay in South Africa we spent in Strand, 45 min drive from Cape Town. There we were invited home to Chris and Reinette. We drank wine and had an interesting and good conversation, before we went to bed. They made us feel so comfortable, and the atmosphere was just like coming home to my grandma. For the first time in months I really felt like "coming home".






We woke up to a cozy breakfast. Reinette was abviously a good cook - her blueberry muffins were the best we had ever tasted mmmmmhh! They also left us a cute note, wishing us the best of luck for our travels. Chris and Reinette had left for work - just after few hours they left their home to totally strangers...A new WOW from us.




South Africa and Cape Town were really our cup of tea. We went to look at several apartments for sale because we were seriously considering to buy something here. We didn`t end up buying an apartment, but we found two very beautiful weddingrings! :)

This is the country of opportunities! Only three words to describe it all: WOW,WOW and WOW!!