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Wild Spirit
We departed Cape Town in our rental VW Polo on a three week tour of the Garden Route, a famed coastal drive up the south Eastern coast officially starting in Mossel Bay and ending in Port Elizabeth. Our goal to travel through the route relatively slowly, staying at places at least 2 nights to allow some times to get a feel for the place. The route is well traveled by back packers especially on the Baz Bus which is a hop on ...
Cape Town
... clams served on rice with a Greek salad. Yum... Most of our lunches and suppers are pre-arranged and pre-ordered by our guide Yue. We never know what we'll get, except for 1 lunch in Howick, the meals have been delicious. This area is famous for its wineries and today we'll visit one. We also go and see the little penguins that live in this area. The guide says that we have good chances of seeing whales. Coffee is ...
On the Edge of the Western Cape
... will be filled with many flowers. The rain from yesterday and today might have brought us down, but Bazel told us that before spring, rain generally comes, and then it stops for the rest of the year. (Well, there goes our luck again!) Even though we realized we came to Cape Town on "not really" the best time, I'm glad we were able to see the beginning of this spectacular event. The blooming plants and flowers were also evident as we drove along an empty ...
Full Steam Ahead...
... a bit more freedom.
I have started attending a local church called Common Ground… Found it on the internet and went for the first time two Sundays ago… Was loving the worship and the message was deadly, all about Faith and loving people, simple but true stuff! Anywho, Lindsay and Christine (2 interns I work with) came with me this week and I think we are going to make it a regular Sunday morning thing for us!
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Fun times, high tides and No regrets
... had lunch at the naval harbour with brand new frigates and submarines lying in the bay and blanket white clouds dipping over the mountains in the backdrop. We headed back to Somerset West and walked along the beach, indulged in some crazy cheap but great soft serve ice cream before bidding adieu till the next time. Amazing how much Aiden has grown and developed a personality… and a mop of hair.
That night I headed out with Rob, Lee, Carron and Marina to CT ...