June 15 Day 3

This was a wet and misty day (we can’t even see Table Mountain), and water is glistening on the lush flowers and plants around the hotel. We flew back to Johannesburg where we were met by our safari company, CC Africa (Conservation Corporation Africa). We were picked up in a “snazzy” new Mercedes and driven to the Westcliff Hotel—also part of the Orient Express chain. This building terraces down a steep hill with a windy, cobblestone road taking you up and down. Drivers transport guests in Mercedes vans to the rooms, restaurants and spa. We had a Junior Suite with a wall of windows overlooking lush grounds of trees and flowers and a view of Johannesburg. We had dinner at the hotel’s very lovely restaurant, La Belle Terrasse, at the very top of the property. It was an exquisite and elegant dinner.