Gin Tasting

Gin Tasting

We also managed a full day to visit Cape Point and had a wonderful time as the weather was perfect enabling us to walk the boardwalk at Simons Town to see the penguins and to visit the Cape of Good Hope. Our time in Cape Town was running out before we needed to drive...
The Wineries

The Wineries

A full day is needed for visiting wineries in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, two of the most popular wine districts in the Cape.  The quality of the wine is excellent and all three wineries that we visited had something different to offer besides good wine. Boschendal...
Glorious Cape Town

Glorious Cape Town

Three and a half days in this glorious city was never going to be enough.  The weather was perfect, warm, clear skies and no rain enabling us to do all the things on our bucket list. First stop was breakfast at the Biscuit Mill in Woodstock were a Saturday market...
Golden Rhino

Golden Rhino

The past week on safari was so special and the days flew by. Up before sunrise every day and in bed by 9pm and dreaming of yet another wonderful day.  We saw so many animals, large and small and numerous birds from honey eaters to birds of prey together with some...
Love is in the air

Love is in the air

Our last full day at Fika Futi lodge and once again out early and our mission was to find hyena.  The den was a long drive away and it was a difficult one over very rocky terrain with us being bounced all over the place but we got to see the hyenas at their den. There...
Today it was leopard

Today it was leopard

Not a cloud in the sky this morning and sunrise was splendid. The wind has dropped completely and the world is looking good. Our guide informed us that the lions had moved back into Zimbabwe but not before spending some time by our water hole, pity it was at 3am this...