Cape Town and Table Mountain |
Robben Island Namibian prisoners including the guy we were privledged to meet at Auriol's home |
Nelson Mandela's cell |
Table mountain from Robben Island ferry |
Durban sea front |
click name for all photos Cape Town |
Through the night and across the border to stop at a Wimpey for breakfast. Beautiful gardens and mountain view. Mountains, farms and then wineries to Cape Town. Passed Stellenbosch.
click photo name for all photos Cape Town - Table Mountain |
Nervous at Cape Town station but taxi ok. Driven by zimbabwe guy. Hotel head south lodge nice reception another zim guy. Walk along sea front in sun. Big waves crashing onto prom. V&A harbour very exciting. Wine tasting in info centre then t bone steak dinner in pub. Walk back. First time out after dark for weeks.
Next day trip to Robben Island. Tour by ex prisoner. See Nelson Mandela cell.
Following day sight seeing bus trip with highlights Kirstenbosch botanical gardens and fish and chips at huot bay.
Weather still very good on Thursday as we climbed Table Mountain. 6 hours up and down from cable station. Luckily we walked with a german lad Malte, safety in numbers. Superb walk bit like Torridon in Scotland
Friday bit of sightseeing in Cape Town but cold and grey and table mountain had gone.
5.30 and we were off again on the Intercape bus for 24 hours and 1600kms. Comfy again through night. Flattish Karoo country to Bloemfontain then flat top mountains past Harrisberg and Estcourt. The latter is where Winston Churchill was captured in the Boer War.
Down and down through Pietermaritzberg to Durban. Even more nervous arriving at beach front at 6pm. Taxi to hotel which is on the sea front and really good. Belaire Suites. Dinner nearby wine,pizza and sushi. All good.Rains that night and on and off next day. Walk along sea front seeing sights included rickshaw rides and house of fear.
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Tuesday sunny again. Great view from top of moses mabidha football stadium.
Check out car hire, another swim and buffet dinner at casino. Worst ribs ever especially those in monkey gland sauce.very windy on short walk back.
Wed.book budget car hire. Visit holocaust centre with lots of school kids. Replica Anne Frank house.
Swim in very rough sea.
Congratulations to complete a year long world trip!!! Safe back home!!! Joo-Hong
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