Old school road stop
21 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Second stop and there was no way we were going to try a roadside petrol station. Most of the nice ones (I use this term very lightly) were packed and so lunch was decided to be an old school road stopMeer informatie
Three sisters
21 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Final stop before our overnight accommodation (Ko Ka Tsara Bush Camp) just before Beaufort West was the Shell Ultra City at Three Sisters. Why? Because we needed petrol that’s why.
All in all aMeer informatie
Ko ka Tsara bushcamp
21 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
And so we made it to Ko Ka Tsara Bush Camp which is really 9 chalets with a pool, lawn, bar and breakfast restaurant. It was our home for the next 2 nights. I’m super glad we chose it.
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Gamka Dam hike
22 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
I can safely say, night 1 was not an amazing experience for sleeping. Nathan and Kirsten both had coughs, snot and general excitement. This resulted in parents being awake between 10 and who knowsMeer informatie
Porcupine Cave
22 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
On the way back from the dam wall we stopped at the Pocupine cave that may well have house a porcupine as it was super long (the cave, not the porcupine) but we didn’t see it.
Lions bum...?
23 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Always have to stop at Leeu Gamka which I suspect means Lions Bum. Dusted rusks off kids and got K dressed.
It seems that Leeu-Gamka is an olive tree growing region. I suspect these are very hardyMeer informatie
Laingsburg
23 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Breakfast time on the drive from Beaufort West to Cape Town was taken on the stoep of a padstaal that wasn’t open in Laingsburg. Laungsburg is famous for a flood. There is a museum about it andMeer informatie
Gaga’s house
23 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Made it to Cape Town in one piece. Hip hip hooray! Unfortunately had to stop for petrol somewhere near Durbanville but that was better than stopping without petrol somewhere near Century City....
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Lions head
24 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I met up with Bryan and Morne for a walk up Lionshead to enjoy the early morning Cape Town air and amazing views from the top. Unfortunately the weather decided not to play along and all we could seeMeer informatie
Surprise baby!
24 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
So Emma was supposed to have a baby at the end of January. The baby (Georgina Rose Heyns) was not fully informed of this plan and decided that the 22nd of December was a better idea. I suspect thisMeer informatie
Christmas Eve
24 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The original KC (Karen Clements as opposed to Kirsten Cairns) came round for Christmas Eve dinner. Kids stayed up late to see the lights and got some early presents.
Delicious dinner of prawns andMeer informatie
Santa came!
25 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Santa must have come while we were all asleep, are his Christmas pie, drank his wine and left presents for everyone. His reindeer ate the cotton and left poo on the lawn. Weirdly the poo tasted justMeer informatie
Christmas morning
25 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Once everyone was sort of awake it was time to open the panettone, brew up Starbucks Christmas coffee and open presents. Much excitement and some really cool presents for everyone. Picks of the day?Meer informatie
Christmas lunch
25 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Christmas lunch was at Mark, Tina and Paige’s house. Tina’s mom Lynn was there too. Cousins disappeared straight away and popped out every now and again but Paige was in charge and that seemed toMeer informatie
Lions head pipetrack
26 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Boxing Day and it’s miserable weather. What to do? How about a hike on Lions head? This actually turned out to be mostly a good idea, it did rain for a short period and the made Kirsten adamant sheMeer informatie
Not the noonday gun
26 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Post Lions head hikes and a lurk at KC’s house there was some time to pop down to takealot at the foreshore to collect my book on Bread. We then realized it was 11:35 and we had time to see the noonMeer informatie
Emoji cookies
26 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Back at home and the adults were done. Kids not so much. Luckily Gaga had some tricks up her sleeve and the kids made emoji cookies. Basically icing on Oreos but they looked super cool.
Greenpoint park
27 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Taryn and Gaga went for breakfast. Pete, Kirsten and Nathan went to the park. Weather started out a bit miserable but clouds lifted and wind took a break for just a bit.
Fish on T
27 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A long time ago when Taryn and I still lived in Cape Town, ‘he rocks’ blew off from Fish on the Rocks. And so Fish on T is where we went for lunch. Delicious fish, calamari and chips followed byMeer informatie
Beach picnic
28 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
First day of sunshine and a morning of no wind meant an 8am start to Camps Bay beach for a breakfast picnic and fun in the waves. Taryn had to leave at 9:30 to go jump off Signal hill with a parachuteMeer informatie
Day off
29 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Not much happened on Sunday. We went to Camps Bay early but it was windy so we left. Went looking for bread in Greenpoint and ended up with ice-creams. Chilled at home and got dressed up to meet Jo,Meer informatie
Babylonstoren
30 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After an interesting nights sleep where Taryn spent much time opening and closing windows while the rest of us were trying to sleep the kids headed out with Gaga to the park while mom and dad had aMeer informatie
Party at Bacini’s
30 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
So the reason we came to Cape Town over Christmas was to see a school friend of Taryn’s who was coming out from the UK with her mom and 18 month old daughter for a visit. They all arrived yesterdayMeer informatie
Acrobranch
31 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Paige spent the night and in the morning we headed off to Acrobranch in Constantia. It was Kirsten and Nathan’s first time at an Acrobranch (you have to be over 3) but much fun was had. EspeciallyMeer informatie
Goodbye 2019
31 december 2019, Zuid-Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Home from Acrobranch meant some swimming time before afternoon naps. Swimming time turned into an epic 3 way water fight. Nathan and Paige were the losers.
For sundowners and what was supposed to beMeer informatie








































































































































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Where's the dancing?
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Added a photo from the video.