The final day in Cape Town was one of the most anticipated of the trip.

Bonnie had seen the Netflix documentary Penguin Town and was ready for any trip to see the penguins of Simon's Town.

The penguins were ready for her. Hundreds filled the beach. They flapped and danced and strutted for her. These penguins were there to feed themselves from the bay and since they swim at 20 mph most of them were successful. Unlike the documentary, the penguins do not make their way into town. That only happens during the winter. The encounter was rewarding nonetheless.

The full-day tour of the peninsula had several other interesting stops along with endless commentary on the history, politics, economics and culture of South Africa from our brilliant guide Blaise. We had a short boat trip to Seal Island. A drive south on the peninsula coast that was reminiscent of the Pacific Coast Highway and Amalfi Coast. A ride up the funicular to the Cape Point Lighthouse. A picture-taking session at the official Cape of Good Hope, where we learned that Portuguese explorers originally named it Cape of Storms because they couldn't sail past it and the King of Portugal, who funded the expeditions for a route to India, renamed Good Hope in an attempt to increase his odds for success. A delicious lunch in Simon's Town featured a local fish called Kingklip. And, re-entering Cape Town, we saw the hospital where Dr. Christiaan Barnhard performed the first successful heart transplant surgery in 1967.

Our two days in Cape Town were not nearly enough to see and do everything. But we had to tear ourselves away.

An "All Aboard" for 46 ports of call in the next 64 days was the siren calling to us.