Le Verger Stellenbosch

... stay while going to visit the surround wineries. Our original plan was to stay here two nights but we realised that after we do the wine tour there isn't a whole lot else to do unless you have your own car. With that decided we rang the Baz Bus and organised for it to pick us up that night after we had done the wine tour. <br><br>For the wine tour about 10 of us jumped into a minibus and were brought to a succession of ...

... prijs. Een groep van zo'n 15 wilde apen, die erg bang waren van ons. Je zou voor minder als je weet hoe luid Victor "apie!" kan roepen. Ja Victor heeft zijn woordenschat al helemaal aangepast. De laaste nieuwe woorden zijn cheetah en apie.<br><br>Omdat de toon al gezet was zijn we dan naar Monkeytown gegaan. Daar worden de mensen in een kooi gestopt en mogen de apen vrij rondslingeren. Echt fantastisch alleen oppassen als ...

... Rebecca and Stick shift Sam, went to get the car and by 11 we were off to the beautiful West Cape. Oh, yeah, with a couple of hitches. We had not been in the car for longer than 20 minutes, actually 5 but I gotta give my girl some credit, when the car hit the left-hand curb and we lost a hubcap! In defense of Rebecca, it must be said that driving on the other side of the road for the first time can be quite difficult- 'Am I far ...

... children to the hospital last week. It was a very long day for them and they were quiet and well behaved almost till the end and then they went a bit wild! In the older children's wing of the centre I think we are nearly at full copacity now. When I first came there were only six children and now there's fifteen. I also changed my first nappy last week. I opted for a baby that was so small I idin't think she was capable of making too much poo, but ...

... a handful of Germans, a Swiss girl, two japanese girls, a dutch guy, 4 spanish chicks...a fast talking Australian. I was travelling with these people...great. The Germans will cling together, the Americans will cling together...this won't be fun. Man, was I wrong in that fear. After meeting our crew Maretha, Jaco and meeting our new home for the next ...

... to us at least). After some nice windy bends, we came to a tricky section, comprising a pool of water at the base (not deep enough that one requires a snorkel), a then rapid incline, followed by a middle mannetjie road laden with dongas on both sides. We proceeded slowly through the water, then shot up the initial climb taking caution to clear the sharp turn at the top before the donga highway. The Cruiser made light work of this entire section, however Chris ...

... first night in Cape Town. We met at the good old Ehleringer Biology lab 2001ish where they became famous for great parties and even better company. We had some Dom Pedros and relaxed in style on Long Street before we headed over to the motorcycle rental place the next morning. I'm finding it quite difficult to write about what I did, not because it ...

... on how they want to run their country and examples of how they are going through growing pains are showing. I'm looking forward to watching this part of the world over the next few years and seeing how it develops. On a lighter note I found the last picture/cartoon on-line, by the amazing Bill Watterson, because it is one that I was thinking about often while biking. Next up, hiking in the Alps, enjoying southern Germany and heading east towards Istanbul!

... plan. Now I've been in Cape Town for about a week, and I'm going to go camping in Namibia instead of driving the Garden Route. This means that I have to extend my stay in South Africa by a week, which is just as well, since I don't think that I need to stay in Kenya for two weeks. It would be worth it if I were going to spend the money to go to one of the big game reserves there, but they're too ...

... guess I didn't expect it to be so, un-African. I liked it, but I don't think I was ready to give up Africa yet. It's only been 2 weeks, and I love it so much, that I don't think I was ready to go back to fully westernized. Now, after a beer in the sun on the waterfront I was beginning to change my mind... No really, it is a beautiful wonderful city, just a bit diet Africa (Africa lite). Today we explored Long St, which is ...