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Last Two Days in South Africa

On our last day but one we decided to go to the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. Our legs were still screaming from the walk down the mountain a couple of days earlier so we practised being very old folk and keeping mostly on the gentle paths and avoiding steps as much as possible. It was […]

Off to Cape Town

After an absolutely divine breakfast in Swellendam (I hope I’m putting on weight) we were off to Cape Town. The weekend weather forecast has Friday as the best weather so we were keen to get to Cape Town in good time and visit the top of Table Mountain that day.

On arrival at our accommodation, […]

Swellendam

After a hearty breakfast we were soon off on the near three hour trip to Swellendam through fantastic scenery and mountain passes. This part of South Africa is turning out to be very picturesque and the towns immaculate. Even small towns like Barrydale which we reluctantly drove by made us feel we could have stopped […]

Calitzdorp and Port Wine Tasting

Calitzdorp turned out to be a beautiful sleepy escape tucked in the middle of nowhere. The trip was not long and we arrived at our accommodation, the aptly named Port Wine Guest House, late morning.

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When we arrived we could find no one home so we strolled around the corner to the Boplass Winery […]

Oudtshoorn

We’ve spent the last two nights in Oudtshoorn in a delightful place called the Surval Boutique Olive Estate.

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We drove up from Plettenberg Bay, stopped for lunch in town, still arriving early for check in. The staff were good enough to take our weighty luggage and store it so we could play the tourist […]