Stellenbosch Hotel

... a bottle of vinegar, we spent a fantastic day trying a lot and buying a little wine. Our giant odyssey of world circumnavigation is all coming so quickly to an end, we are off to Cape town for a week, our final stop before we wave goodbye to a wonderful life of total freedom and say hello to the Christmas credit crunch. Cooper Out Love Dan & Kat

... Following a milk shake and yep you guessed it a browse around the shops, we set off for Stellenbosh and the winelands. At this point, Hugo our tour guide was a little bit worried at the thoughts of as to how to handle 6 drunk women... we were warned to take it steady and that he would not carry any of us out.. these warnings were however not heeded but Hugo need not have worried, we were to be able to take our wine very well and drink for both ...

... was at the lime mines that Nelson Mandela and the other political prisoners worked day after day, sweating under the blinding African sun. Consequently many prisoners would develop eye problems, have you noticed the sensitivity and lightness of their eyes. Interestingly it was during these hard days mining lime that the prisoners would meet and discuss varying issues. Like a university, small groups of men, guards and prisoners alike ...

... ports that we tasted at the end. From there we went on to another Winery which had its own vinyards and a beautifully decorated restaurant. We sat outside and had a gorgeous cheese platter, which as usual for hear was enormous and very good value, and they kept on bringing us wine to taste. I say a taste but it was more like half a glass of each and the guild said 'it's Friday drink don't taste' and we were expected to finish them off. We went to Six ...

... ride to the island and back. The entire ferry ride to the island I was imagining what it would feel like to know that this would be the last time you'd be around people for years. My guide had told me that when he was finally released and went back to Cape Town that he didn't know where he was. He said he felt lost because so much had changed and that though he was now essentially free from the prison that he didn't really feel that way. When I asked my guide if, after knowing what ...

... filled with pictures and stories of peoples lives before they were evicted from their property and forced into living in townships. Their stories are heart breaking and it is a miracle that even these memories could survive and forever documented on the walls of this museum. Hanging from the ceiling were two banners filled with messages of memories, thanksgiving and love from people who had endured this period. They had returned to give a piece of their lives once ...

... We zijn nog langs de kaasboer geweest om wat kaas te halen voor sávonds. Dit was erg leuk om te zien. Sávonds hebben we heerlijk met z'n allen gegeten en gedronken. Het was erg gezellig in het kleine stadje Prince Albert. De route naar Oudtshoorn is ook enorm mooi, we zijn tussen de bergen doorgereden en hebben zelfs bavianen gezien. WHOEHOE. Tijdens het paasweekend waarom Hannes (zoon) en Frieda ( dochter ) de kinderen van Norval en Carin er ook. Hannes had nog een vriend ...

... are talking luxury, including dinner and breakfast, and all for an extra 20 GBP. Bargain. and believe us, by this time we really needed a good shower. So Judie had two. The main purpose of the lodge was to support the Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary. The next morning we were given an extensive tour of the facility and shown the chimps who had been rescued from captivity from all over the world. This really was a hi-light of our trip so far, which was helped ...

... indeed especially as most of the climb was in the blazing sun. There are steps made out of stones pretty much the whole way up so you can't get lost. We got a great view of Cape Town from the top of the mountian before coming down by cable car. We were really glad we'd climbed it when we did because the next day the weather turned horrible and has remained so ever since! We also went down to the V&A Waterfront and had a good look around there, buying our tickets ...