I’m back! Yep, I’ve been livin’ it up! For the past 5 months, Dafne & Crew has been parked at the V&A Waterfront Marina in Cape Town, SA. The crew has been exploring South Africa, starting in Richard’s Bay, and rounding the Cape of Good Hope into Cape Town. Along our journey, we’ve been constantly debating the next steps in our circumnavigation; crossing the Atlantic Ocean into the Caribbean. This post will explain exactly what I mean, and the conclusion that Dafne has come to.
For most of November, Dafne was on the East Coast of South Africa, exploring places like Richard’s Bay, East London, and Port Elizabeth. During our time in those places, we went on multiple safaris and saw the stunning beauty of South Africa’s wildlife and landscape. We rounded the Cape of Good Hope in early December and sailed into Cape Town on the 13th. We immediately went on many trips, going to places such as Hermanus, Eland’s Bay, Kirstenbosch, and more. We celebrated Christmas and the New Year before going on an epic five-day hiking trip along the coast with a group of friends.
Like all cruisers, our travels depend heavily on the weather, especially if we are making such a monumental step as crossing an ocean. The best time of the year to cross the Atlantic Ocean from South Africa is in January or February. However, another component of our crossing has to do with the wishes of Dafne Crew. The Fam is loving South Africa for several reasons; the amazing landscape, the friends that we have made here, and the variety of activities to do. My mom has also been looking at houses for sale around Cape Town and its neighboring towns. I know, I’m just casually mentioning the possibility of buying a house here, but if we did buy a house, we would not move into it. It would be like a summer home basically, and we would continue to inhabit Dafne. In conclusion, we have fallen in love with South Africa, and have decided to wait a whole year to cross our final ocean in 2022!!
In the end, Dafne will be parked at the V&A Waterfront Marina until February 2022! The Dafne Family will instead be flying to the US during the Northern Hemisphere summer to visit family and friends. We’re ecstatic to be parked in such an amazing place!