Catch-Up
Well thought it was about time I let you know the goings on before folks thought aliens had finally beamed me up!
Have just spent an amazing two weeks in South Africa - what a country of contrasts. From the one room shacks made from just about anything to the million rand houses with electrified fences and maids! Though as a third world country of course I should have expected this.
Started off in Cape Town, doing the touristy Table Mountain, Stellenbosh, V&A Waterfront, Robben Island etc etc etc. Gorgeous scenery, great people and wonderful food - even managed to have an ostrich burger!
A huge thank you to Miss M who looked after us so well, so great to have a familar face in a foreign land, as well as Daisy and Queenie. Still finding some of their fur here and there!
It was then off on the Garden Route (mostly along the coast with beautiful coastal scenery), and including some of Route 62 (the longest wine route in the world). Visited the Cango Caves, a picturesque bungy bridge, and more scenerey! Stayed in Mossel Bay, Knysna (went round the lagoon in a paddle steamer), Jeffrey's Bay (saw dolphins) and then headed up to Zebula, a five star country club & spar that also happens to be in 1400 hectare reserve!
Went on a gamedrive and managed to see an elephants, rhinos, zebras, giraffes, various types of antelope, warthogs and many different types of birds! They also had cheetahs (what beautiful cats they are), tiger cubs (I was able to scritch one of their chins and rubs it's ears), and lion cubs (one of which decided to bite me and scratch me when I was patting it - guess that means I can say I've been mauled by a lion?!).
Of course the reason we were all there was the marrige of Miss M and Mr S... a lovely ceremony on the golf course under two trees, with own vows and several tears. Then it was off to champagne by a waterhole (must have looked well funny with all these ladies in cocktail dresses and three inch heels clambering up on trucks) to have photos taken and some more game watching, Kudu this time. The comment made that they were as good to eat as look at! We then headed off to a delicious buffet dinner, where I tried crocodile, some emotional speeches were said and lots of happy chatting and drinking with people I didn't know, and some I did!
Then is was back to the UK.... ah well, such is life!
Here's a few sites that may or may not be of interest:
http://www.robben-island.org.za/
http://www.cangocaves.co.za/
http://www.sanparks.org/parks/tsitsikamma/
http://www.mabalingwecountryclub.co.za/gamereserve.html
http://www.gardenroute.co.za/
http://www.route62.co.za/
Have just spent an amazing two weeks in South Africa - what a country of contrasts. From the one room shacks made from just about anything to the million rand houses with electrified fences and maids! Though as a third world country of course I should have expected this.
Started off in Cape Town, doing the touristy Table Mountain, Stellenbosh, V&A Waterfront, Robben Island etc etc etc. Gorgeous scenery, great people and wonderful food - even managed to have an ostrich burger!
A huge thank you to Miss M who looked after us so well, so great to have a familar face in a foreign land, as well as Daisy and Queenie. Still finding some of their fur here and there!
It was then off on the Garden Route (mostly along the coast with beautiful coastal scenery), and including some of Route 62 (the longest wine route in the world). Visited the Cango Caves, a picturesque bungy bridge, and more scenerey! Stayed in Mossel Bay, Knysna (went round the lagoon in a paddle steamer), Jeffrey's Bay (saw dolphins) and then headed up to Zebula, a five star country club & spar that also happens to be in 1400 hectare reserve!
Went on a gamedrive and managed to see an elephants, rhinos, zebras, giraffes, various types of antelope, warthogs and many different types of birds! They also had cheetahs (what beautiful cats they are), tiger cubs (I was able to scritch one of their chins and rubs it's ears), and lion cubs (one of which decided to bite me and scratch me when I was patting it - guess that means I can say I've been mauled by a lion?!).
Of course the reason we were all there was the marrige of Miss M and Mr S... a lovely ceremony on the golf course under two trees, with own vows and several tears. Then it was off to champagne by a waterhole (must have looked well funny with all these ladies in cocktail dresses and three inch heels clambering up on trucks) to have photos taken and some more game watching, Kudu this time. The comment made that they were as good to eat as look at! We then headed off to a delicious buffet dinner, where I tried crocodile, some emotional speeches were said and lots of happy chatting and drinking with people I didn't know, and some I did!
Then is was back to the UK.... ah well, such is life!
Here's a few sites that may or may not be of interest:
http://www.robben-island.org.za/
http://www.cangocaves.co.za/
http://www.sanparks.org/parks/tsitsikamma/
http://www.mabalingwecountryclub.co.za/gamereserve.html
http://www.gardenroute.co.za/
http://www.route62.co.za/
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