Whale Trail tale
A cosmopolitan group set out from the starting point at De Hoop Nature Reserve yesterday morning to conquer the Whale Trail. Gill and Jim from Scotland, Alison from England, Louise from Australia, and Bruce from South Africa, with Steve as their intindian viagrarepid leader. This was the spectacular view from the highest point of the day over the Breede River Valley. Watch this space for the next instalment!...
Luggage to Istanbul, Finns to Table Mountain
Olympia Travel sent another group of enthusiastic Finns to enjoy the Mountains In The Sea Hike. Unfortunately when their luggage heard the weather predictions for today, it went instead to Istabul. As a result my Medical Coding Certification Preparation Videosgroup was under-equipped when we assaulted Table Mountain (or when Table Mountain assaulted us, as it turns-out). However Cape Town weather is predictably unpredictable and soon we were out of th emist and the howling wind and enjoying perfect weather and beautiful views. The flowers at this time of year are...
Four Seasons In One Day
Cape Town is famous for its rapidly changing weather and we certainly experienced this today. We had four seasons in a single day. We started out in cloud and mist and while ascending the mounain it cleared and the temperature soared. We reached the summit in sunlight with accummulating cloud but still able to enjoy magnificent views all around. Not long after this we were engulfed by cloud and bufetted by wind. We even had some "snow". This is Syncarpha vestita commonly know as "Cape Snow". When it grows in large clumps it...
Once again we have been blessed with lovely weather. Today's walk across the beach was spectacular and I’m not sure whether it was the dogs or the humans who enjoyed it most. We had hoped to see Whales today but in this regard we were disappointed. However en route we did encounter some MUCH smaller vertebrates. This beautiful Southern Rock Agama (Agama atra) decided to hide under my hiking boot and so afforded us a close-up view of his colours. The males of this species are brightly and conspicuously coloured in order to...
Cape Town’s oldest theatre
St. Stephen’s Church on Riebeek square in central Cape Town is the only Dutch Reformed church named after a saint. But the story runs a little deeper than that. The building was erected during the first British occupation as a theatre which opened onviagra price the 17th November 1800; consequently making it the oldest theatre in South Africa and the only theatre to become a church. Back under Dutch regime for a little while it was called the Afrikaansche Schouwburg or simply the Komediehuis. With the official emancipation of...
Mountains In The Sea Video
For a while now people have been telling me that they'd like to understand why we rave about the Mountains In The Sea trail from Table Mountain to Cape Point. Well Dean Paarman managed to upload a short video onto our FACEBOOK profile. For an i cheap cialis online dea of the most spectacular walk in the world - have look at the short video: online casino gratis ...
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I've been chastised for the complete absence of newsletters for the past months and I apologise. What an amazing year it has been. It is ironic that the reason for me not writing newsletters is because I have too much interesting material. I where to buy propeciahave simply been so busy adventuring that I have not had time to do justice to all the photos and wonderful people who have accompanied me to all corners of this beautiful sub-continent. I glanced through my photos and found it impossible to choose whether to...
Otters in Cape Town!
Otters are amongst my favourite animals. I don't know why, but it seems like many people share my sentiment about these beautiful animals. Not only do I like the animals themselves but I think that the track of a Cape Clawless Otter (Aonyx cbuy generic cialisapensis) is one of the most beautiful things to behold in the wild. Unfortunately, because they are crepuscular (what a wonderful word!), camouflaged and secretive, they are seldom seen. However I see their tracks often enough to keep me satisfied but still hungry for a sighting...
Where am I?
What a ride it's been! I finished a wonderful trip around the Cape with the Wijstmas from Holland (we should have a guest newsletter from Anouk) and went straight off to the Okavango, where I watched two unsuccessful lion hunts, Painted Douk viagra onlinegs hunting and eating an Impala, new born elephants, Honey Badger, Sable Antelope and more. I will post photos and video from that trip and we can look forward to a newsletter from a guest writer (Shane Andrews) who took better photos than I. Meanwhile - can you...