Cape Town, South Afric

On top of Table Mountain over looking Cape Town

Cape of Good Hope!
Originally named the Cape of Storms since over 400 Ship Wrecks along here!
This is the 1/2 way point for the Portuguese on the Spice Route to India

Our little friends! Penguins!

Nelson Mendala spoke from here to end Apartheid 

Eating Spicy Curry food!

4 Nobel Peace Prize Winners from South Africa

We ate breakfast each morning on this beach
The 12 Apostles are in the background 

Our last view of Cape Town with Table Mountain and the Lion's Head to the right.
Our last golfing @ Milerton

Riding the Cable to the top of Table Mountain

Golfing @ Humewood in PE
Our First Stop!

Mr Peacock crossing the fairway @ Cape St Francis GC

Golfing Simola in Knysna.  This course was designed by Jack Nicklas.
It was crazy windy that day and the flag is bending over!

My favorite place to stay!  "St James"
Eating another Fabulous breakfast!
We liked it so much here, we stayed 2 nights!

It was located on this Lagoon

Our Room!  The bathroom had warming racks for our towels!

The view from our bed.

Golfing at Pinacle Point.  Will's favorite course!
So beautiful!

We walked across this bridge at Storm River.
We were over 400 feet above the river!

Another beautiful beach in Nature's Valley

Eating Breakfast in Plettinberg.
The older Gentleman in back looking through the window is the owner.
He is  is 91 yrs. old and enjoyed
 visiting with us and telling  about the history of the area.

Beach of Plettinberg

This tree was huge and over 1,000 years old!

The river has cut through this area and this formation is shaped like
Africa

Breakfast @ Mossel Bay
This is where Dias the first explorer from Portugal made it on his way to India to find spices

The Light House in Mossel Bay

Replica of Dias' ship

Map of the Spice Route

This is the Lowest point in Africa: L Agulhas

The Light House in L Agulhas

Watching for Whales in Hermanus.
We saw quite a few of them swimming, happily flipping their tail and spouting water!

South Africa's Garden Route: Port Elizabeth to Cape To

Cape Recife, Port Elizabeth.
There is a light house in the far right

Donkin Square, PE
This is the tallest flagpole in the world and the flag is the size of a tennis court.
The Pyramid on the right is a memorial to the late wife of Sir Rufane Donkin.
 Her name was Elizabeth, thus the Port was names after her!
He wrote on the Memorial that there never has been a more perfect Human to ever live!
He must have really loved her!

This is another view of the Memorial to Elizabeth with the Light House

We stayed here while in PE.
Below was the beginning of the many amazing Breakfasts
we ate each morning.
In the background is the bay of PE

We attended church in PE.
These sweet Sisters all wanted to take a picture with me.

Dad's 1st steps in the Indian Ocean.
Considered warmer than other Oceans!

Some of the Animals we saw on our
"Claw & Tooth" Tour @ Schotia

Rhino's with their horns cut off!
Their horns are in great demand and they are endangered because of it!

Crocodiles sleeping and a Hippo with his eyes barely above the water!

The King of the Jungle!
After the tour we were served a delicious dinner on the Preserve!
Super fun experience!

Limpopo Providence, South Africa Sept. 2014

Our Big Bird we flew from JFK to Johannesburg.
15.5 hours -- South African Airlines 

Every night we would eat out by the camp fire.
This is an African Style Fire Pit!
The food was absolutely amazing! My favorite was Gemsbok Steak and Gemsbok Stroganoff
This is Joshie Jones, the son of the owners.  He is 6 yrs old
and speaks English with a British Accent!
Joshie rides into Bela Bela for school each day, an hour each way!

Day 1 of the hunt.  Impala

I saw these Giraffe's at the Zuela Golf Course!
They were standing on the Air Strip and not about to move!
The planes had to fly up and over them! 

Day 2 Hunt: The main big trophy: Gemsbok
Will is with Murry the Professional Hunter.
Murry is 24 yrs old and was an excellent guide and host!
He picked us up and later delivered us back at the airport in Johannesburg. 

Day 3 Hunt: Nyala 

 Day 4 Hunt: Wildebeest

Whart Hog with NCosine, Murry, & Louie

Trophies all salted down being prepared for mounts

This is how I spent my days while Will was hunting!
Reading while soaking in this fun tub!

This is the outdoor shower just outside our tent bungalow.
It was a fun place to shower after a warm day!
It is very dry in the surroundings.
They are just coming out of their winter into spring and the rains have not come yet.

This was our bedroom in the tent.  It was very unique and decorated very African!
We enjoyed it very much except when the wind blew and made the tent walls flap!

Here is a picture of the whole bungalow! Our porch, sleeping quarters, & bathroom with
outdoor shower!

This is a day time picture of where we would eat at night!
We had wonderful views of the Southern Hemisphere Constellations!

I loved the way this bathroom was decorated!
The picture of the Woman by the Airplane Propellers is titled:
"The Art of Travel"
 The picture is also on the cover of a book I had just read called:
"The Aviators Wife" about Anne Morrow Lindberg 

This is the other side of the bathroom!
I loved this Giraffe!
I was on a mission to find one and bring it home! 

Here is the porch of the Lodge where I spent some of my time relaxing!

This is the view I enjoyed from the porch.  The circular inclosure to the left is the fire pit where we ate each night.
The water in the background is a big watering hole that all kinds of wild animals would wander to and drink.
I had binoculars and enjoyed watching the variety of African animals come for a drink!

This is inside the Lodge.
I loved the Hunter Green walls!

 
I spent a lot of time here reading and knitting!  It was nice and cool on a hot day!

Here is the other side of the spacious one room Lodge.
This sweet gal waited on my every need!
Breakfast was served here every morning after she called us with a rousing drum beat!

This is Ananda Jones, the owner of the Lodge and 2 of her 3 helpers plus Joshie!
I was the only one at the "Kifura Farm" so Ananda entertained me quite a bit!
She took me into Bela Bela for lunch one day and to the Zuela Golf Course for a massage @ the Spa.
She also drove me around their property in their Safari truck to see the wild animals.
These lady helpers cleaned our tent, cooked our meals, and did our laundry every day!
I have never had such a vacation!!!