Whew! So much to say here but i dont know where to start.. hek3

We were advised by many people that if you go to Cape Town, make sure on the first clear day you go to Table Mountain. Why? It is because the climate in Cape Town is very changeable, so you may only get one clear day to get to go. We took the advice given and on the first sunny day,we used our last day of car hire to drive to the base of the mou...

Morgen, 20/10/2007, speelt het Zuid-Afrikaanse rugby team de finale van de Wereldbeker Rugby, in het Stade de France in Frankrijk, tegen Engeland!!! Het hele land staat hier op z'n kop. Er is nog maar 1 gespreksonderwerp dezer dagen. Iedereen draagt een shirtje van het nationale team, of kleedt zich toch tenminste in de kleuren groen en goud/gee...

I woke up incredibly depressed about having to leave South Africa but also incredibly excited about the way I was spending my final day in the country, at least for this visit here, in the wine lands. I'll be back. But it's flown so quickly, this week we've spent here. I've had so many unbelievable experiences that have made every moment here un...

Today we took a drive around Cape Town, Table Bay and the Cape Peninsula area. Durbanville or Tygerberg (where my cousin lives) is just northwest of the city and is known as the Hub of Greater Cape Town. It contains some of the last remnants of the threatened West Coast Renosterveld, of which less than 3% remains today. Near her home is a lovely...

Table Mountain, bounding at the top, harbor seals, playing without stop, mugged twice without a thought, SAS had not much taught, of ostrich steak, piping hot, and wineland wine, to the last drop.

Time to head for the coast. So shacks and I hired a car in Jo'Burg and drove the 1400km in one hit, leaving Jo'Burg at 2pm and arriving without major incident in Cape town about 5am. Passed through an amazing storm half way. Were silly enough to stop a red pedestrian light to be hassled by hookers in the middle of nowwhere at 2am, banging on the...