Month: September 2017

A day out and about in Stellenbosch –

First the table layout for breakfast. Love the lavender sprig –

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Let’s do the backdrop –

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Beautiful clean architecture on the Dutch style –

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Lovely tranquil side streets –

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Then a walk through the botanical gardens which were a riot of colour –

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Then down to the Saturday morning African market on the town green –

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Before meeting a herd of giraffe –

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And a strange wire man –

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Then we visited butterfly  world –

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This  one landed right on Gordon’s head –

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We saw this one emerge from its chrysalis –

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Some a little more tatty than others –

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But all very beautiful –

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Then this lizard sat up a tree –

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Bit of a funny tree face –

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.Then this lovely masked weaver bird perfecting his nest –

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Ok that’s about the holiday over. Golf tomorrow then the flight back so no wifi for any postings. Hope you’ve enjoyed the photos. Have a coffee on me –

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It’s going to be a whale day out on a boat-

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All aboard and out into the bay –

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What a way to start –

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Then there were two  –

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Now here’s a blow hole –

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Another tail – 

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Breaching whales –

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And a blow from a Southern Right. You can just see the V shape –

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Had to have a coffee after all the excitement –

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Quirky little coffee shop –

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A look over the bay and saw a couple of humpback whales, looked for the little ring plover and then onto more positive things –

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Beautiful millionaires golf again –

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Wonderful views again –

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The course cat –

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Unidentified but very pretty flower –

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Mountainous backdrop –

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Wonderful arrangement of Proteas in the club house –

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And a directory of the spring blooms –

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Started the day by going to a salt pan for a spot of bird watching. There was supposed to be a little ring plover but not to our eyes. Lovely group of yellow billed ducks –

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And the heron on its nest –

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We then journeyed back into Hermanus just in time. All these photos are taken from the shore so it shows how close the whales were –

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Nearly got it breaching –

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They are huge –

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Ever looked down a Southern Right’s mouth before? –

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Then there were two –

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Some flippers –

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It’s a big blow –

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Another whale tail upside down –

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These are all photos of the Southern Right whale which visit between June and November –

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A group of Cape Dassies were also enjoying the sun and the whales –

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It’s been a whale of a day. (Been waiting to type that!!!!!)
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Started the day by taking a walk along the cliff path in the hope of seeing some whales. The sea was rather lively –

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We walked into town and met the Whale Crier based on our town criers. He uses a kelp horn and codes to let you know which bay the whales are in. Rather quiet today!!!! But we did see one whale far in the distance. No photo unfortunately –

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A few of the fishing boats in the old harbour –

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Then we went off to –

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The most beautiful course I have ever played. Nobody in front or behind us. Millionaires golf –

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The number of green staff was amazing. 7 working on this green alone –

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Over seen by a jolly Cape Canary –

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Each hole had a little bit advice . Not that this made the slightest bit of difference!!!! –

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This was a picture of a moth or flying insect outside our apartment on the wall this morning laying loads of eggs –

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Moving day. Off to Hermanus via the Somerset West shopping mall which is huge. A little like this Le Creuset cooking pot which needed two hands just to lift the lid!!!!! –

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And a rather mad dog photograph advertising dog food –

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Stopped at –

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Enroute  to Hermanus for a little –

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And a very charming view –

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This is a picture of Mrs Weaver bird looking out of her nest outside our apartment door –

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Went for a walk along the cliff tops to see if we could see any whales but drew a blank. Let’s hope for better luck tomorrow. 

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Lovely and hot and sunny – 25C. 
It’s one of those days –

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Bad front nine and much better back nine –

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This is my ball up a tree –

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Views were perfect –

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Met this cheeky terrapin crossing a fairway –

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The smallest water lilies I have ever seen –

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Ok. That’s it for today. So lovely. xx🐾

Off to Strandfontein Sewer Works for some bird watching. Not a lot to see this time but the vista was lovely –

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Flamingos were nice as well with all the juveniles at the front –

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Then we went on to the beautiful gardens of –

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The very beautiful Strelitzia is in full bloom at this time of year – The bird of paradise flower –

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The gardens are renowned for their Spring flowering Proteas – the national flower of South Africa –

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These come in many shapes and colours –

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They make very good feeding stations for the orange breasted sunbird –

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And the Cape sugar bird –

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Here’s a little cape robinchat – 

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Another lovely flower –

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And to finish the day a view of the sunset from our lounge –

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Great day. Off to play –

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These Springboks were on the course with juveniles –

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The guy on the right is having a great time.  

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More staid adult –

This could be the Usain Bolt of the bird world – (Black Shouldered Kite)

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Our usual backdrop of lovely mountains and blue sky –

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A great warm day out. 

This says it all – 

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Cold, wet and windy. From our appartment in Camps Bay. Not a good day.