Summerwood Boutique Hotel Stellenbosch
28 Jonkershoek Road Stellenbosch, Western Cape, 7600, South Africa
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A Study of Contrasts
Greetings my Peeps!
Yes, I am writing to you from South Africa. This is my first trip to the continent, and first of many, I hope. On Thursday night, as I was leaving, my neighbor Paul came out to my car and said, "So… off to Africa?" It is not that often that someone can say something like that and it be true!
The trip …
The wine country
Cape Town has been one terrific city. Not too large that it feels intimidating. We have felt quite safe, but take the usual precautions you would in any big city. We went out to dinner one night just a few blocks from our guesthouse. Jummy, one of the owners, gave us a ride. When we asked if we could walk back, he said, No. The taxi back was $2.00 …
Celebrate!
We have a little catching up to do. On Friday, Aug 22, Dave rose early to get to the airfield to meet "grandpa" (examiner was 80 yrs old!). A practical test that was more extensive than getting a Cdn private pilot's license. PASSED! There was great celebrating back at the guesthouse. It's over, and now we can relax and let the fun really begin. We …
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Good Hope for the wine
... this was the third time we'd paid to get into the Table Mountain National Park - I really felt that 'they' were out to get their pound of flesh. The small colony of penguins was worth it though. They're just so cute. Lots of scruffy looking juveniles losing their fluffy feathers. Once again there were too many people - especially given the boardwalks are only short. There were four coaches outside and lots of pushing and jostling for the ...
Two Girls and a Goat
Today's wanderings take us out into the winelands north of Cape Town which are a panorama of gorgeous green hills, rows of vines, and charming small villages. To get there though is a sobering journey out of Cape Town through what remains of the townships which is where most of the African people lived until they began to move them out of these shanty towns and into more safe and secure housing post apartheid. Seeing the ramshackle dwellings held together by scraps of ...
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