Dawdling around in Cape Town When we arrived back in Cape Town , after our wind farm detour , we knew we were going to hover around there for an undetermined period of time: spending family time, sorting out stuff for Trokkie and... animal life art plant life south africa vineyards western cape Jul 1, 2021 0 90
Of penguins and vineyards When in Cape Town do what the Capetonians do: wine tasting and sight seeing. And that’s exactly what we did, plus more. One day we went for a drive into wine country and made a stop at Elgin Railway M... animal life nature reserve ocean plant life south africa vineyards western cape Sep 12, 2020 0 84
Orchards and vineyards Morning dawned bright and colourful and spent an early night after our amazing Wolfberg hike with my sister and the family. After a leisurely cup of coffee, overlooking the flowery valley where we wok... mountains south africa vineyards western cape Sep 11, 2020 0 82
Flower explosion in Namaqualand September is spring time in South Africa and one of the not-to-miss things to see is the flower explosion in Namaqualand . We had been in Namaqualand some 35 years ago (remember nothing much about tha... animal life national park nature reserve northern cape plant life south africa vineyards Sep 5, 2020 0 101
Vineyards, semi-desert and quiver trees Because we had not been able to do the Quiver Loop inside the Augrabies National Park this time around (which is a 91km round trip on gravel road), in camp we had searched for other places to see quiv... animal life northern cape plant life semi desert south africa vineyards Sep 4, 2020 0 73
Augrabies Falls From Kanoneiland we continued to Kakamas and Augrabies Falls . A trend we saw in Kanoneiland and we continued to see all the way up to Augrabies was the vast expanse of vineyards. It was quite amazing... animal life national park northern cape plant life semi desert south africa vineyards waterfalls Sep 2, 2020 0 86
Arid land vs Orange River Sishen After our "petrol station free camp" we continued south towards Olifantsfontein and passed the massive Sishen mine set-up on the right. An aerial shot (courtesy of Google Earth) shows just how ... animal life northern cape plant life semi desert south africa vineyards Sep 1, 2020 0 87