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Sea Kayaking

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Yes that is Lions Head above those clouds. Yes that is me in the Blue Kayak.

So my friend and I went Sea Kayaking with Kaskazi. It was R400 for a couple of hours. I really great experience. The office is in a shell garage in Sea Point. There are lockers on site for your stuff. They recommend not taking anything you.

So you get a small briefing before hitting the boats. You climb in and adjust the pedals at the back or the footrest at the front. The person in the back is in charge of direction and the one in the front is in charge of the power.

The morning I did this you can see it was a little cloudy and misty – made for an interesting experience. It was eerie when you lose all aspect of where you are paddling to just into the middle of the sea.

On these experiences you can sometimes see some wildlife, we spotted a seal for a short time and there were some dolphins in the vicinity but they were elusive to us. So we were paddling up and down along Sea Point and back to Granger Bay and the Waterfront trying to keep an eye on the wall as well as maybe finding some animals.

The guides and the staff at Kaskazi were great, I would highly recommend this experience. It was something completely different and amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed this. My arms not so much I was very very tired! Definitely want to do it again in the sunshine.

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Oranjezicht Farmers Market

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Location: Grangers Bay Blvd

Can even just put in this into Uber and they will take you as close as they can get – the parking lot outside. It is convenient near the V&A Waterfront.

When: Saturdays and Sundays: 9am – 2pm. (3pm on a Sunday)

This is lovely thing to do on the weekends, it is quaint little markets just outside the V&A waterfront. It has some artisan little stores with bags, clothes, sauces, a few trinkets. The major focus of this market is the food. If you walk through based the fish monger, butchers, cake shops, bakery and sauces, you come to a wide space straw covered floor.

This is a fruit and veg market – all done on the number of things or the weight that you buy – cheaper than your local supermarket! It is awesome, it is teeming with people who can help you, traditional wicker baskets to collect all your food, before going to the weigh station.

Beyond this there is a compact little space with food stalls – flatbreads, sandwiches, juices, crepes, spring rolls – so much food. I warn you if you go later in the day it is likely everything will be sold from the fruit to the food in the stalls. The downside to this is that it is busier.

I went when it was a hour or so before it ended and it was still amazing. So much stuff there regardless, the choice was limited as to what was available still. The brownies are incredible and the brie and bacon sandwich from Brie on Bree Street just perfect! The next time I went I had a smoothie with a cheeseburger – so filling! Followed by brownie again – what can I say.. I’m an addict.