Month: February 2018

Last round –

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Hot and sunny. Little perturbed to find part of the perimeter wall had fallen down and the guard was fast asleep under a tree!!! –

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The fairways have dried up a lot since we arrived –

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So have the water features –

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All packed and ready to go –

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Bye everyone. Hope you’ve enjoyed our travels.

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Last full day. Had a bit of rain last night which was lovely for all the gardens –

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Played the usual 9 holes and then had a wonder around the estate. Nice house –

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I was fascinated with the thatching on this property –

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It must help keep the inside lovely and cool.

This was the mess last nights storm swept onto the beach –

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A final reminder of what our property was like –

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And the view. (This photo was taken a couple of days ago and shows the pristine sands before the storm) Just shows you how much rubbish there is in the sea.

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Had the usual 9holes this morning and then went back to Vergelegen Estate for lunch –

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And very nice it was (shared) –

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Some people preferred an up market picnic in the woods –

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Had a wonder through the grounds –

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Some nice sculptures –

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This marquee must have housed quite a wedding –

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We reckoned these bamboo canes are about 50 feet tall –

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Beautiful Agapanthus –

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Cheeky Dusky African Flycatcher –

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Had a walk around our estate this morning and spotted these –

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They either like fishing or it’s their surname.

Off for last round of 18 holes –

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That’s it for today. I couldn’t find anything else of interest to photograph. Gordon and his golf were no jelling and it was a distraction!!!

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The mercury rose to 33C today. I think we’re in for a shock when we get home!!!

Had a stroll along the shore this morning and found out where they get the sand for the bunkers –

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As we drove off to Cape Town I decided to take a few more photographs from the car to show the things you can buy along the roadside –

Fence panels and a plastic sheep –

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Assorted, and very probably very dirty, foam beanbag type seats –

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Wicker chairs –

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Drawer sets –

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Now I’m not sure what these are – some sort of sling cut out of old tyres –

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And finally some fresh honey – though I don’t think we’ve seen a bee all the time we’ve been here –

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All a sort of outdoor version of Range.

Advert for a garage –

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Here’s what you do with your used Nespresso tops –

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Just thought the water reflecting in the side of this boat looked so relaxing –

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Lunch was delicious –

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A couple of bright rhinos –

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Then off to Kirstenbosch to cool down a little –

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And say Hello to Tommy –

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Home past the shantytown –

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To a nice view down the coast –

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It’s another of those 🏌️ days tomorrow so there will not be a lot to report.

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Short blog today.

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Good round. My golf was terrible today but we enjoyed ourselves.

Hope to Cormorant and the Darter, either side of the Coot on her nest, don’t eat the chicks –

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Nice place to live –

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Started off with 9 holes of this –

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Saw a little Black Crowned Night Heron –

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Then went to –

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for provisions. Followed by –

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Cooked rubbish calamari for tea! Except for the calamari, a very stress free day.

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A lovely start to the day with breakfast –

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And a view of the pool –

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Small dog. Big bone –

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The cats are lovely. They are there to keep the mice and rats down and also to hopefully deter any cobras from entering the garden as they can come down off the mountains when the weather is very dry and hot. (Just like today!!!) –

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Then off to –

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A lovely course just cut out of the hillside over 100 years ago –

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No water shortage here –

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It’s interesting, that here, the Whites only makeup 14% of the population and the 2 main languages spoken are Afrikaans and Xhosa. Quite a change from Cape Town and Strand.

Here’s a photo of my brother’s new addition to the family – Florence Felicia- known as Flick –

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Another great day. Not a lot planned for tomorrow.

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We drove over to Worcester through thousands of acres of fruit trees – which were ladened with apples and pears. It’s hard to believe that there are enough people in the world to eat it all. We then passed the main dam for Cape Town’s water and there was barely a drop left. No where to stop for a photo shoot.

Arrived at our B&B in Worcester – Prime Spot – which was fabulous –

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Our room was the one on the left with a lounge full of antique furniture –

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The pool was blissfully refreshing in temperatures of 33C –

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Off to one side was a lovely courtyard –

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This is the guard dog – who is so lovely – Clara –

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Then we decided to visit Karoo Botanical Gardens. –

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Entrance fee was reduced to R5 (30p) due to the fact there was nothing to see –

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Even the cactus looked pretty dried up –

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Unlike this one where we are staying –

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Rest of the afternoon spent swimming, reading, drinking wine then out for diner. Can’t get much better.

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Delay to the start of this mornings 9 holes due to drizzle. As soon as it hit the ground it had virtually evaporated.

Then we went off to –

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Also known as the sewerage works for so bird watching but the lakes had dried up a lot since we were here 2 weeks ago –

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There was a group of lesser flamingos in which we hadn’t noticed before ( previous ones were greater flamingos) –

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Percy the pelican taking off –

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A couple of photos taken from the car on the way back. The first is of a small cultivated area where they grow lettuces. All planted by hand in immaculate rows –

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Then a shantytown –

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Plenty of electricity when it’s on and sky dishes but no inside toilets!!

Off out for tea to –

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The only place to eat steak and it was fabulous –

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Another good day. Off to Worcester tomorrow.

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