| South
Africa - Part 1 |
| Cape
Town, Robertson & Knysna - Dec 2005 |
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Parents with their new 'pets'... |
Boulders Beach |
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Took a hike up Table Mountain... |
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Joyce, Rodger and Ed having a drink at the Table Mnt restaurant |
Sun going down over Atlantic seaboard |
Table Mountain lit up at night |
Catching up with old freinds at Rodger's flat... |
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Cape Point... |
'Boons making their presence felt as always... |
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Joyce's first (after the baboons) encounter with African wildlife - young Eland bull |
Wine route - Rust and Vrede farm; translated as Rest and Peace. |
Rusr and Vrede cellar... |
Great reds... |
Next was Muratie. Known for their Port. |
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Then to fabulous example of Cape Dutch architecture at Boschendal wine farm |
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Stellenbosch sunset on our way home from the wine route... |
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Camps Bay beach day... |
Dinner with Joyce, Folks and Rodger. |
Went to stay with Steve and Jodie with their new born Hanna, and Margot in Robertson. |
Going down the Breede River for lunch and wine... |
Steve and Hanna |
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Hiking up to Dassies Hoek behind Robertson... |
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Steve and Jodie's beautiful Victorian house |
After breakfast in Montague, drive through old tunnel towards Robertson - notice old British fort on top left... |
...built during Anglo Boer War. View from fort. |
Knysna - Joyce enjoying the view from the Knysna Heads... |
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Taking a walk through the Knysna forests - old mines throughout the forest... |
Noetzie castles... |
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Enjoying a braai at Mount Joy - bets place to stay in Knysna! |
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Yogesh - backgammon guru!! Be your own guru... |