It begins!
October 27 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We haven't got more than a few hundred meters from Danis place and came across this on Anzac Highway!
Adelaide
October 27 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Doha international airport
October 28 in Qatar ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
First stop.. 5 hours in the amazing Doha airport...
Food and service on Qatar was exemplary...
Touchdown South Africa
October 28 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Well, that was a long day...
Now ensconced in our hotel next to Johannesburg international Airport.
Dani can't stop humming fat bottomed girls for some reason...
A welcome drink
October 28 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Alcohol is VERY cheap! 60 rand is about $5.30aud
The wheel of Cheese
October 29 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
CHRIS! We've ordered one of these for you but they won't be able to bring it up the stairs...
On the way to Kruger
October 29 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Day 1 of the tour and on the way to Kruger stopped at a regular pit stop....
Hippo
Buffalo
Springbok
Zebra..and Ostrich..
Nkambeni Safari Camp
October 29 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Arrived at our 'camp' for the next few nights...on the way stopped at a macadamia farm and stuffed ourselves...yummmm.
Site has all the amenities (and aircon)....you'll see from the photo's.
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Kruger Safari time!
October 30 in South Africa ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
You guys better like these...we were up at 4.30am !!! 😀😃🙂
We got the Big Five on our first attempt!
And finished the day with a Zebra crossing...no lie !!
Day 2 Kruger Safari
October 31 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We took the option to do another Safari today around Kruger...and it didnt disappoint.
We had the usuals, cheetah, lion, elephant, giraffes, zebras and gazelles..but the best I reckon was the tiniestRead more
Mnombala
November 1 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
First township on the way from Kruger to the airport.
Kruger airport looks very authentic..
Today we fly into Capetown.
Capetown
November 1 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We have arrived in Capetown... looks very nice...
Welcome to Cape Town
November 1 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Arrived late afternoon..with the airport around 15-20 minutes from the waterfront hotel.
On the drive we saw a few shanti towns compacted along the freeway and the odd goat roaming.
Always presentRead more
Cape Town day trip...
November 2 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This morning we had bus tour scheduled. Our guide had a very Dutch personality. 😀
We drove around the city covering the seafront, through to BoKaap area, Lions Head..and city landmarks.
One thingRead more
Bo-Kaap
November 2 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
One of the most popular stops in Cape Town is Bo-Kaap. You'll recognise it from all of the lovely colourful buildings.
The area is a large Muslim area and has colourful murals.
Shame we didnt have anRead more
Touring around Cape Town..
November 2 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Extra colourful images of Cape Town...
Lions Head view
November 2 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Lions Head view Point was great.
A perfect day for tandem paragliding!
In the distance is Rodden Island where Nelson Mandela was jailed.
Waterfront...
November 2 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
In the afternoon we walked to the waterfront to see more of the area and what a paradox this city is !
Blaauwklippen Winery
November 3 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today was wine tasting day..(even for Dave).
The first stop was the Blauuwklippen Winery in Stellenbosch a beautiful little township about an hr from the city.
The winery was established in 1682.
TheRead more
Stellenbosch
November 3 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We then drove threw the township of Stellenbosch. A beautiful little tourist town and has in the main a university and lots and lots of vineyards....what could go wrong !! 😉
The buildings areRead more
Vrede en Lust Winery
November 3 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Last spot in the booze trail
was Vrede en Lust winery...
Dave missed out on any alternatives this time...
The wines were OK. The best for me the Syrah.
Again the scenery was magic.
Touring around Cape Town
November 4 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Today's bus trip around CT headed to the beach and coastal towns....
Maidens Beach ,Hout Bay, Chapmans Peak Drive, Cape Point & Cape of Good Hope....South West Point of SA continent
Simon's Bay &Read more
We found them!
November 4 in South Africa ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
AT Simon's Town..
Who the F is Simon, you may well ask..
No idea...
Farewell Cape Town
November 5 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
This morning up at 3.30am...🙃 for our flights to Jo'burg first then onto Victoria Falls....
Exit Jo'burg and hoorah Victoria Falls
November 5 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This is the toy we flew in.
The tour group of 18 pretty much took up the seats...
Some shots leaving Jo'burg you'll see some shanties in the pic as well.
What a contrast...Victoria Falls....not aRead more