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Knysna |
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Approaching the entrance through Knysna Heads |
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Knysna |
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Once through the Heads, the calm waters of Knysna lagoon |
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Knysna Heads |
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View of the Heads from a restaurant on the shoreline |
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The Oyster Bar |
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Home of the delicious Knysna Oysters |
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Southern Coast |
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The southern coastline between Knysna and Mossel Bay driving along the Garden Route |
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Along the Garden Route |
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Beautiful coastline |
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Maritime Museum in Mossel Bay |
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Full size replica of Bartholomeu Dias' original caravel; Portuguese mariner who made landfall in South Africa in 1488 |
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Happy Birthday Mom! |
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Mailing Mom's birthday card from the boot-shaped letterbox at the Post Office Tree in Mossel Bay, which gets a special postmark |
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At the Helm |
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Robert at the helm as we are leaving Knysna |
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Leaving Knysna |
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Approaching the Heads from the lagoon |
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Leaving Knysna |
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It is imperative to keep close to the starboard side of the inlet to avoid the unmarked rocks to port |
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Deck work |
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Getting the spinnaker pole in place while the seas are still calm |
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Passage past Cape Agulhas |
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The weather was cold sailing along the southern coast |
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South Africa Sailing |
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Sailing along the cold southern coast |
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False Bay Yacht Club, Simon's Town |
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False Bay Yacht Club where we based ourselves for touring the Cape Peninsula |
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False Bay Yacht Club |
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Boat slips at the marina |
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False Bay Yacht Club |
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Marina berths with the South African Royal Navy Yard in the background |
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Christmas Dinner |
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We celebrated Christmas at an English Pub with Dawn and Roger of "Katrilli" and their son and daughter-in-law. LtoR: Sara, Warwick, Dawn, Elyse, Robert (photo courtesy of Roger) |
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Christmas Dinner |
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LtoR: Elyse, Robert, Roger, Sara, Warwick (photo courtesy of Dawn) |
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Dinner aboard Iron Mistress |
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Elyse with Joshua, Matthew and Janice of "Obsession", our neighbors at False Bay Yacht Club |
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Able Seaman Just Nuisance |
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Memorial to the Great Dane who was officially enlisted in the Royal Navy in Simon's Town, South Africa |
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False Bay |
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View of the bay and marina from an overlook in Simon's Town |
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Simon's Town |
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Walkway between the homes that are built up the mountainside |
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Foxy Beach at the False Bay Boulders |
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African Penguin colony within walking distance of Simon's Town |
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The Boulders |
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Large boulders along the beach provides shelter from the strong winds |
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African Penguin |
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The colony, from two breeding pairs in 1982, has grown to about 3,000 |
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Nesting Time |
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After heading out to sea to feed around December (after peak moulting time), the penguin returns in January to mate and begin nesting |
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False Bay Coastline |
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Taking the train from Simon's Town to Cape Town |
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Cape Town |
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V&A Waterfront -- the Old Clock Tower |
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Cape Town |
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Tyrone of Cape Town Harley Davidson with Elyse |
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Table Mountain |
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View of Table Mountain from Signal Hill peak |
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Table Mountain |
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View of Table Mountain from V&A Waterfront in Cape Town |
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Platteklip Gorge |
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We hiked up to the top of Table Mountain via the Platteklip Gorge route |
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Platteklip Gorge |
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Finally getting to the top of the gorge |
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Top of Table Mountain |
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The views all around were spectacular |
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Top of Table Mountain |
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Table Bay in the distance |
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Top of Table Mountain |
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The area is covered with scrubby brush known as fynbos |
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View from the Top |
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The narrow white dotted strip that you can see is the road where we started our hike to the top of Table Mountain |
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Cape Town Coastline |
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View of the coast from higher ground |
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Local lizard |
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A lizard sunning himself at the Table Mountain summit |
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Upper Cableway Station |
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View of the cables for the Table Mountain Cable Cars |
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Table Mountain Cable Cars |
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Two cars continuously go up and down the mountain all day unless it's too windy |
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Cable Car |
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Each cable car holds about 65 people and turns 360 degrees as it ascends or descends |
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Classic Table Mountain |
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View of Table Mountain from the town of Table View, along the coast north of Cape Town |
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The Sentinel |
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The Sentinel and coastline of Hout Bay viewed from the spectacular Chapman's Peak Drive |
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The Cape Flats |
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The area known as Cape Flats, is miles and miles of shantytown squatter camps, with the "homes" made of corregated iron, cardboard and plastic |
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Table Mountain National Park |
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Cape Point peninsula Atlantic Ocean coastline |
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Cape Point |
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The tip of the Cape Point Peninsula |
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Two Oceans Restaurant |
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A beautiful day for an outdoor lunch at Cape Point |
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Cape Point Tortoise |
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While driving through the Cape Peninsula, you must be careful not to run over the tortoises |
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Cape of Good Hope |
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The most south western point of the African Continent |
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Cape of Good Hope |
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A beautiful day, but windy, on the Cape Peninsula |
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Cape of Good Hope |
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View of the Cape of Good Hope from the lighthouse on Cape Point |
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Cape Ostriches |
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Wild ostriches along the Atlantic coastline of the Cape Peninsula |
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Cape Peninsula |
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Beautiful beach along the Cape Peninsula coastline |
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Chacma Baboon - Cape Peninsula |
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Mother baboon cuddling her baby, these baboons are the only protected population of this species in Africa |
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Male Chacma Baboon |
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They frequently roam the beaches feeding on sand hoppers and shellfish, and can be very dangerous |
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The Notorious Cape Agulhas |
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The southern coast where the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean meet |
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Cape Agulhas |
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The southern most point of the African Continent |
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Cape Agulhas Lighthouse |
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A welcoming signal at night along this "shipwreck coast" |
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Cape Agulhas Lighthouse |
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View from the top of the lighthouse |
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Wine Country |
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The Graham Beck Winery in Franschhoek |
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Wine Country |
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The Cabernet vineyards |
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The Warwick Winery |
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Grapes soon ready for harvest |
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Along the wine route |
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The Hartenberg Winery |
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Wine Country |
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View of the surrounding vineyards |
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The Constantia Wine Route |
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Groot Constantia Winery -- a great lunch spot |
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Groot Constantia Winery |
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The Jonkershuis Restaurant |
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Groot Constantia |
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The Manor House Museum |
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