Stellenbosch/Penguins/Caves/Sister
Meet/Ostrich Farm
This is going to
be a lot of this and that. Our travelling pace is fast, and we see so many
things. I am writing this while driving to our next campground, in the RV.
Today is a big driving day, around 500km. (not a lot for Canadian standards,
but a lot for South Africa and RV driving) Some of it is on a fairly major
route, we are starting to make our way back towards Johannesburg, and we notice
on the roads. Before returning back home this Saturday, we will still spend two
days at Golden Gate National Park. But first we must get there. So I am typing.
After Robben
Island, we rejoin the group in Stellenbosch. Beautiful scenery, wineries
everywhere, rolling hills. We stop off at Boschendal, a famous winery. Of
course we buy some wine there, and we are not sorry, it’s the best we had on
this trip so far. After Stellenbosch we make our way down towards the ocean.
There are so many mountains in South Africa, and we drive over many narrow and
winding passes. Around every corner the scenery changes, it is never boring.
Then we reach the Indian Ocean, and it gets even better. Rugged and wild, with
cliffs and large braking waves, awesome. Our campsites are right on the oceans
edge, you can almost feel the spray from the braking waves.
It so happened,
that my sister Tamara and her new husband Miles are on their honeymoon in South
Africa, and we were able to arrange a meeting for one night. We met in Mossel
Bay, we are on the campground, they rented a small apartment right next door.
So we spend a nice afternoon and evening together. Next morning we say goodbye,
our itineraries take us to different destinations.
Next we leave the
ocean for a bit, and make our way inland. We visit a place called the Cango
Caves. Apparently they are the largest caves in Africa, and they are beautiful.
Our tour guide sang the South African national hymn inside one of the largest
chambers, and the sound was tremendous. They used to hold concerts inside of
there until the mid 70ties, but had to stop because it caused too much damage
to the caves.
Next day we visit
an ostrich farm. We learn lots, and some of us get to feed and ride on them. Look
below for the pictures to find out who
got to ride them...
Stellenbosch wineries....
Boschendal, it's like a manicured garden. There is a cafe there and a shop to buy wine, we buy some of course.
More Stellenbosch....
First glimpse of the Indian Ocean and rugged coastline...
Penguin colony. I needed a scarf over my nose, it's a bit stinky there...
Breakfast with Tamara and Miles in the RV... it was tight, but we managed.
This is a replica of the boat that Bartholomeus Dias used to sail from Portugal to the Cape. Glad I didn't have to be part of that trip!
The big chamber in the Cango Caves.
Cango Caves, a smaller chamber, beautiful rock formations.
Feeding an Ostrich ....
And here we go, Rosa riding an Ostrich...
and so is Warren.
Hey, someone had to take the pictures, OK?!!!
