The Hout Bay Hideaway
Travel Blogs from Hout Bay
Od kitove riti do riti dobre nade
... lej plavutko je pokazal.... no pol pa se naju je on gori usmilil in nama dal celo sonce, tak da sva imeli super pogled in hitro sva videli prvi kitov rep. Veseli kot da bi dal otroku liziko gledava naprej in vidiva se vsaj 5 repov nic vec kot do 50m od obale. Za na konec se nama je eden prikazal skoraj cel...no videli sva ga koliko je bil dolg in celi rep.... Vauuu sma rekli...res so veliki. Ko sva videli tega ta zadnjega in se spravili ...
Cape Town, South Africa!
... taxi drivers know that we are coming and they create price lists before we get there that list prices that are way overpriced. Then if there is controversy they can refer to this sheet of paper to verify their price. As I explained to Sharon, we would not fall for that ploy, nor would we be taken advantage of in this way. I am disappointed to recall that this moment is still a sore point for me, simply because any form of controversy is not fun. ...
Final preparations for the big trip
... furthest point north we could reach in Alaska. So "Pan America Overland" changed from an idea to a definite objective.
So who are "we"?
We are Bryan & Diana, we live in the "Mother City" of South Africa - Cape Town. We've been married for long enough to be able to communicate quite happily without speaking (those who have kept the knot tied for more than 40 years will know what we mean...) We love travel - not the packaged tour variety - ...
The Gods Must Be Crazy
... consisting of different types of clicks. When the men hunt, they put a sticky poison on the tips of their spears and arrows that they get from the inside of twigs on a kind of bush, as well as the larvae of a type of beetle.
When we got back to the ship, I freshened up and got ready to go out again. I went with my friend & neighbor, Mary-Kate, to explore the waterfront a little more, and eat dinner. My friend Veronica recommended a place ...
Shark cage diving
... it was off onto the boat and over to "shark alley" inbetween Dyer Island (which is home to 1000's of seals, yummy food for the sharks) and the main land. Getting our wetsuits on was hilarious, the boys managed it pretty easily but myself and Sian had to try two different wetsuits and had an army of volunteers trying to help us.
No sooner had we got our wetsuits on and up rocked a couple of sharks attracted to the boat by the large and ...
Location
Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
- Kitchenette