Month: February 2023

A couple of photos over the Alps and the shortage of snow –

See you all next year.

Last view from my office this morning –

Back to the kitchen blind at home.

We had a few hours to fill before going to the airport so we paid a visit to –

A small winery to the North of Cape Town –

Very tranquil setting –

Mrs Weaver bird at her nest –

Look at the thorns protecting it. They art about 3inches long –

Boys with their toys –

Then we moved onto a boutique winery just along the road –

You have to pedal this from your seat –

One of the tasting rooms –

Not surprising a diet is I required when we get home –

Then off to the airport and the lovely Emirates lounge –

It was one of those days today –

Golf was good but nothing of interest to photograph.

Very short post today as we did very little. Went for a massage this morning ( no photos!!! ) and then had lunch at a tiny vinery tucked away in the hills –

Strange fruit –

View towards Cape Town –

Now tomorrow is a golf day so we’ll see what that brings.

How long is this man’s hair –

Then off to the Aquarium in Cape Town –

Sorry if some of the photos aren’t sharp as difficult to focus through glass –

Looks like a QR code –

Lots of Nemos –

Knysna seahorse –

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Then down to the Waterfront for lunch.

And spotted this Marmite jar made out of beads –

A quiet day today started with a stroll along the beach to try and photo periwinkles in the shallows –

They are filter feeders with a great big foot –

Hundreds can be seen in the shallows –

The cruise ship MSC Sinfonia arrived from Namibia –

Mr Kelp gull having mussels for breakfast –

Then we saw this amazing pod of dolphins. There must have been well over 100 in total –

Too far out to get any better pictures. Sorry.

Then lunch and back for a swim –

Not a lot happening today – Went out for lunch at the back of Table Mountain –

Stopped at a fruit stall –

Then a few random photos from today –

These are the early morning views from our beach side apartment –

The football stadium built for the World Cup –

Nice open air office –

And breakfast area –

Private walkway to the beautiful sandy and clean beach past the pool and seating area –

Then we went to see birds at –

But it was so windy it was hard to get any decent photos –

Today we moved towards Cape Town and a beach side apartment ( pictures tomorrow as light not good today ) and visited Fairveiw Winery en route. It’s theme is based around a goat

Some wonky trees –

And if you look at this chap from one side he’s like this –

And from front on –

Nice plant –

This is the flower bed they planted to depict the flag of South Africa –

A few other bits and pieces –

Then some shots inside the fabulous deli –

A few more photos –

A strange selection of stained glass apertures –

Then off to lunch in –

Amazing food –

Surrounded by very interesting murals ( a change from sculptures ) –

Off to Cape Town and the sea.

Off in to the hills this morning –

Views tremendous –

Then a walk through some scrub – not lot to see!!!!!!!

A lizard having beetle lunch –

The mayfly lived to tell the tail –

Then onto –

For a look around. Very posh –

Then lunch beckoned at –

Delicious –

Very exclusive boutique –

A good quantity of wine –

And the usual selection of statues –