The Orangery Cape Town
35 Prince St. Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Last day: township, artist, beach huts
... to raise a child."
We visited a lady who was sorting dried roots and barks for medicine. A contented toddler slept deeply on another bed. There was only just enough room to walk around the three beds. Everyone else was out at work. I can’t imagine what it must be like when they are all home. The children are send to sleep on the floor in the communal area. There’s no privacy. “That’s why the street with the trees is ...
End of the Road (and the continent!)
... whole thing. The managers Mandy and Karl, a great couple who used to guide overlanding tours in Africa, and hence know pretty much all you need to know there, doused it in alcohol (it is pretty much the same as a jellyfish sting) and I was dosed up with painkillers, and soon felt a lot better. Would love to say the pain has gone now but would you believe it still twinges now, a good 2 weeks later.
We then next moved on to Stellenbosch, a rather twee town in ...
Madagascar....the Final Chapter
... we camped under the most amazing giant mango tree which was terrifying on the stormy night when it rained giant leaves and we collected water from the well just down the forest path infested with killer mosquitoes, it was spectacular. Jim, from head office, had just a week to do all our reefcheck and seagrass training and we also had to gather data while we were there so there was a lot to do and most of us were spending up to six hours a day in the water. It was really hard ...
Testing Our Bikes on a Long Haul
... around 110 k.p.h. and then I heard John say over the radio comm.. “shall we give these babies some
exercise?” Why should I turn down an offer like that?! Again the petrol consumption was not so great, but we couldn’t blame it on the headwind this time.
All in all, we had a great holiday, learned lots about ourselves and the bikes, and the gear, good times with our family. I can’t wait for the next one. ...
Can Someone Please Just Clear the Table?!?
... 8217;s oldest building, dating from the 1600’s. The part we found most interesting about it is that the waves of the ocean used to splash along the castle’s walls. The ocean’s shores today are about a mile away. How does that happen? We dunno. Maybe ask someone smarter. But we still thought it was cool.
The bus then chugged up a high, winding road to the base of Table Mountain. Even from this level, we looked down upon some awesome views of ...


