Cape of Good Hope
22 de marzo de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Way down at the bottom of Africa. The sign says it all. The rest of the pictures are of the cape. The last picture includes Cape Fur Seals.
The Cape Light
22 de marzo de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
The lighthouse at the end of the Cape of Good Hope and scenic views from the light. The light sits on top of the mountain just back from the tip
Penguins!
22 de marzo de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Boulder Beach at Simon's Town on the eastern shore of the cape peninsula has become home to a colony of jackass penguins (that is their name) for about 30 years now.
Botanical Garden, Cape Town
6 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Nice Garden. The nice things here is the canopy walk where an elevated walkway weaves through the forest canopy. I hadn't seen that before.
Visiting the black townships
6 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Under apartheid, townships were set up where blacks had to live. Those townships still exist. The pics are of a street scene, inside one of the hostels where people live, especially rural folks movingLeer más
Tradouw Pass
6 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ -8 °C
East of Stellenbosch on the way across South Africa. Spectacular scenery with a cave with a small waterfall.
Cango Caves
6 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Limestone caves first inhabited by th San People over a thousand years ago. The first pic is a diorama showing a bt about the. The rest are of formations in the cave.
A roadside Attraction
6 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
This is a bar and cafe on a secondary road in the middle of nowhere. The name has nothing to do with the business except to draw people in. (Obviously, it worked.) The closest anything comes to theLeer más
Ostrich Farm, Oudtshoorn
6 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Elizabeth and Adam and Eve. No once could tell me which little ones were Cain and Able.
On the road to George
11 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Another stunning topographic feature. George is the beginning of the "Garden Route" along the southeast coast of South Africa. In the last picture, you see the Indian Ocean beyond the town of George
Wilderness
11 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
First is the view over then wetland as I looked out my front door. Second is what seems to me to be an unusual duck. Then a look through the dunes and a view of the beach. And a look at the town ofLeer más
Plettenberg Bay
11 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Views of the bay and beach. There were a number of interesting sand sculpyures
Garden of Eden Bird Sanctuary
11 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
One of the largest screen aviaries anywhere. We saw so much, I couldn't remember all the names. There is a pheasant, scarlet ibis, a tree of spoonbills and more. They say there are over 500 species ofLeer más
Storms River Gorge
11 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Geologic formation by erosion. Taken from the bridge over the gorge. For all you geology aficionados
Tsitsikama
11 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Spectacular rocky coast. This park calls itself the garden of the garden route.
Addo Elephant Park
11 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
Park set up for elephants, but has many more critters than that
Graaff-Reinet/Camdeboo
11 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Aother of SA's national parks. In among the scenery is a picture of an old Leopard Tortoise.
Valley of Desolation
11 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Another geologic formation, this one located within the Camdeboo Park. As you can see, there is a lot of interesting geology in South Africa
Malealea, Lesotho
12 de abril de 2018, Lesoto ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
A beautiful little town in a valley that is reachable only by very bad roads--one hour to go 6 kilometers. The road goes up through a pass and then down into the valley. There is a road sign that saysLeer más
Malealea Lodge
12 de abril de 2018, Lesoto ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
We stayed here. One of the highlights is that local choirs sing and local bands play each night at the lodge. We were there 2 nights. 2 different choirs sang and 2 bands played. I do enjoy AfricanLeer más
Malealea School
12 de abril de 2018, Lesoto ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Another example of educators making do. First i the school yard, followed by the school garden. The kids work the garden as a science project, and they eat what they grow. Then you see the schoolLeer más
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
13 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This is both the Zulu and Afrikaans names for this park. Some of these pictures were taken in a drizzle, so they are not as clear as I would like. Some interesting geology. The second pic is of theLeer más
Rock Art in uKhahlamba
13 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Art of the San people, well over 1,000 years old.. The second picture, antelope, is actually engraved. Engraving are very rare, only a handful are known. The others are paintings. One is of an eland.Leer más
Madiba Capture Site
13 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Madiba, Nelson Mandela, was captured here and sentenced to his long term in prison. The site is a memorial. It consists of 27 metal posts, one for each year Mandela spent in prison. And from oneLeer más
Howick Falls
13 de abril de 2018, Sudáfrica ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Views of the falls, down into the gorge and down river. This falls also creates a rainbow in its mist.















































































































































