ETA still looks good for about 23H00 off the harbour entrance.
We have been making good speed all afternoon in a very comfortable sea. The visibility is a bit hazy so we can't see land clearly yet even though we are only about
23 miles off Hout Bay. You have to use your imagination a bit to make out any form to the land in this light.
A few hours ago we passed a tanker and an ore carrier. The latter was called the "Ore Goro". Both ships were westbound.
After that came the first signs of approaching land. First we saw a couple of Skuas. These birds are often found in the middle of the ocean and they will migrate thousands of miles from the Polar regions where they breed, but on this voyage these were the first ones we have seen.
Later we started to see flocks of Cape Gannets and then a lone Cape Fur Seal, sure signs that we must be approaching the Cape! There are also more and more kelp fronds floating in the water.
It will be sunset soon and then I expect we will see Slangkop light on the beam before we head around towards Camps Bay and on to Green Point and the harbour. Almost there...
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