After leaving the beach by the Wilderness hotel the buses left for Cape Town. It was another long trip but was split up by a few stops. For lunch most of the orchestra opted for some home comforts in the form of KFC. Which was delicious.

The landscape on the road as we drove was beautiful and we often whipped out our cameras and leaned out the window to snap a few pictures. We even came across a few elephants in the distance.

The on bus entertainment was much the same, with one exception. After a short discussion between Joely and myself she somehow challenged herself to see how long she could hold my foot and leg up for, and she was very determined. She managed to last one hour and 15 minutes. We were all quite impressed.

We arrived in Cape Town just before dinner and had a few minutes in our rooms – which were lovely and had balconies with good views – before we jumped back on the bus and headed to the V and A Waterfront for dinner.

Many other members of the orchestra and I ended up in a lovely Italian restaurant. The meal was lovely and I had a nice conversation with the owner about the orchestra and what we were doing there.

Then after another group picture it was back to the best western for the night. A good nights sleep was needed for the busy day ahead.

-Hannah