07 Nov Capetown and Stellenbosch in Wine Valley

What an amazing day!!!
Day started with no luck for us to enjoy the view from the top of  Table Mountain. Whenever the mountain is covered in clouds the cable car does not run.... We will try first thing tomorrow morning as the weather forecast does look promising so far...
So we went to Plan B and did a little sightseeing around C'town including the colorful Malay Village. 
After this we went straight to the wine valley and from there on the entire day was only about food, wine, more food and more wine.... We are now in a so called food koma and we have a few hours to recover until our trip continues tomorrow to Cape of Good Hope and Cape Peninsula. Stay tuned and enjoy the pics :)))

Table Mountain in clouds...

Cecil Rhodes

Malay Village in Capetown ...

... very colourful

wine tasting ....

... and more wine

.... no more wine

... or maybe just a little more ?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eight Restaurant

All organic food - still in the Wine Estate ....

Food?

Do we really need dinner tonight?

... Yes we do need dinner tonight !! At the African Cafe....

African Beauty

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15 different courses from 15 different African Countries ?!

are we in a food koma? Yes definitely! No more food please...

Linda gets painted....

and so did I...

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06 Nov Oudtshoorn to Capetown

 


It was a long drive today and we have finally arrived in beautiful Capetown. To me my favorite beautiful city
in the world. It has changed quite a bit since I have been here last. More sophisticated and more glossy.
Table Mountain was - as expected - covered in clouds. But we will cross our fingers. The cable car does
not operate when the top is covered in clouds, so we will have to use the first opportunity to get up there, which means we will have to change our itinerary a bit. But it is well worth it, believe me!
I just came back from the Waterfront - there is so much to see ...
On our way to C'town  we stopped at this wine estate for lunch and it felt like being in the Provence.
Totally my taste! Food was very mediterraean and the wines they offered were fantastic.
So we had a good time there and it was hard to leave :)
Check the pics below !!! 

Prost!

I am not sure... am I really in Africa?

Wine grows everywhere ...

Cute little doggie called Cecil

Oudtshoorn

On our way to Oudtshoorn ....Ostrich Capital of the World ... we first explored the different chambers of
the Cango Cave System. They used to hold gospel concerts in this cave, which must have been a phenomenal accoustic. Not any more, as too much damage happened.

So, I got everyone hyped up about the Ostrich ride and we have already decided who is going to ride one.
You have to weigh under 80 kg. So definitely Stan, we decided. However, because it was 46 degrees Celsius inn Oudtshoorn (semi desert), it was not  possible to ride one - simply too hot because ostriches are not able to sweat. So we weren't allowed.
However, we had a tour around the farm and this was pretty interesting...
Check our pics out below ;0)

Today we are heading to Capetown, our last highlight of this trip,where we will spend 4 nights.
Let's cross our fingers for good weather, as we want to be able to go on the Table Mountain, which is only
possible when the weather is good and no clouds over the mountain.... Yippeeh, Capetown - we are ready!!!
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Pretty in white (Ostrich feathers)....ShihMama

Stan - always hungry :)

Female and male in love (beak of male turns red)

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Ostrich close up

Me, standing on Ostrich eggs...no they do not break :0)

04 Nov Knysna - Featherbed Excursion

Great day today where we went by ferry through the Knysna Lagoon and then carried on by 4x4 vehicles  to move up the Outeniqua forest and hike down the 2.2 km trail with spectacular views and unique Flora and Fauna - some sections with steep and rough terrain, so not all of us could do the hike but most of us did and we all had fun climbing down. Afternoon we spent at the pool and some of us explored the little city of Knysna.

"The Knysna Lagoon is more accurately an estuary where the waters of five different rivers flowing out of the Outeniqua Forest merge together and meet the ocean at the landmark sandstone cliffs which are known as the Knysna Heads. The privately owned Featherbed Nature Reserve occupies 150 hectares on the Western Head of the Knysna Heads"

Jessie can't get lost with her bright orange hat

King Ping

Lots of cool villas, some belong apparently to the russian mafia ?

Sandy made it - easy for her !!!

Our lovely guide Sean Bartnick, who bends over backwards to please us ;
Well done, Sean. We love you!!!

Natural stone art

Catch of the day today are....
... Peter and Ken Wong -
two of three lovely brothers 
 (Paul, the third one is yet to be introduced)
Both were born in HongKong and went to school
in Macao. In Canada they have been working as engineers.
Peter is from Nova Scotia and Ken lives in Ontario.
Peter is a Tai Chi Master and he makes me want to learn this sport. I am so happy to travel with you, Ken and Peter!