Yesterday we went to Table Mountain with the intention of hiking for a couple of hours, but the queues were so long we would have spent 8 hours doing what we wanted to do in 2. So, we skipped Table Mountain and went straight back to Stellenbosch for a proper wine day. We first tried [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Day 6 Cape Town errata & Day 7 Jo’burg
Posted in Our Travels on 29 Nov 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Days 4, 5 & 6 in Cape Town + Some Photos
Posted in Our Travels on 28 Nov 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today is our last day in Cape Town on this leg of our trip. On Monday, we went out to Robben Island, where the political prisoners (i.e. Mandela, etc.) were held. It was a 45min ferry out ride in very choppy waters. Even choppier on the way back. It was a very neat place though, [...]
Posting from the Atlantic
Posted in Our Travels on 26 Nov 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On the way back from Robben Island now (a provoking experience) and wanted to post while on the ocean. Cool. (and it’s REALLY choppy and the boat is listing a lot and we’re soaked!) That’s all.
Day 3 in Cape Town + Some Photos
Posted in Our Travels on 25 Nov 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today was a gorgeous day, so we spent most of it on the beach. The sand is incredible, but the water is the coldest I’ve ever seen in the sea. I mean, it was so cold that it actually started hurting when up to my knees for about 3 seconds. Then, after a late lunch [...]
Days 1 & 2 in Cape Town
Posted in Our Travels on 24 Nov 2007 | 1 Comment »
Hi all, Not sure who, if anyone, is keeping track of our travels (or even reads this site frankly), but hey, we have internet access at the place we’re staying, so why not connect for a few minutes. Yesterday, our first day in Cape Town was pretty laid back as we’d just stepped off the [...]