We were up at 0430 and on our way at 0530 taking in all 13 dock lines and 5 fenders. We found a good bit of chafe on some of the dock lines so it's a good thing we bought enough line to make 6 more. I'll be putting in "eye" splices when time allows. We backed up from the pier we were attached to and then slipped the transmission into forward and took off. We had a great slip that was easy to get out of since we were only tied off on one side to it. We headed south into a bit of a head wind but nothing like what we have had over the last 11 days. As we started rounding the Cape of Good Hope, we hoisted all the sails and shut down the engine and took off. Unfortunatly, the winds were not only light on the far side(not a complaint)but they were straight on our stern which makes it hard to sail as Zephyr, like many boats, doesn't like downwind sailing. We ended up with the main sail up and the motor on pushing us along nicely. From time to time, we could roll out the genoa and shut down the engine but in the end, there wasn't much we could do but motor sail. We needed to find a place to anchor for the night after all. Several other boats took off today as well. Pipistrelle and Crystal Blue were some we recognized. Pipistrelle was with us when we got our clearance on Friday from Immigration and Customs but Crystal Blues is having to pull into the Royal Cape Yacht Club to do theirs. Now that the weather is so much better, it should be easy getting in there unlike last week where the winds were in the 40-50 knot range. We continued north hoping to make it to Saldanha Bay, about 60 miles north of Cape Town but there was just no way to do close to 100 miles while the Sun was up. In the end, we stopped at Dessen Eiland pulling in about 2130. Now our normal rule, one we have followed for most of the last 7 years, is to never enter a strange harbor at night. Luckily, the Moon is about 3/4 full so we did have some good illumination to help plus our FLIR(a night scope). We dropped the hook in about 34 feet of water and dug it in well. The bay is calm as can be but the forecast is for winds of 15-20 knots by morning so we want to make sure we are dug in well. I've got our anchor drag alarm all set should Zephyr happen to drag. The temperature this morning was just over 60 degrees and the water temp was 56!! It as chilly all day with us wearing coats, long pants and even having blankets covering us in the cockpit. We can't remember the last time we were this chilly. We even put up the sides and back panels on the dodger so most of the cockpit was enclosed. Tomorrow, we will be off for Saldanha for a few days to see some of the other cruisers that have made it in there. We no longer have to rush where we are going. We do have reservations in Trinidad for the Summer but that is a long way away. The photo today is of Snowshoe guarding the boat on the stern. Not sure he would know what to do should a bird actually land on the boat. Blue would. --------------010801080102040704000502--