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A day out to the gardens of –

Scenery as usual was stunning –

Beautiful male sugar bird –

A couple of lovely plants –

Lunch of fish and chips and a chicken toasted sandwich – Lovely –

Bulbul at the water fountain-

Just been outside to pick passion fruit – a first.

Then off to –

And some interesting rules –

Gardens are lovely with a view of Table Mountain about 30 miles away.

And some very hungry carp –

Then onto Speir Winery –

Lovely Malachite Kingfisher –

And a very bright dragonfly –

More photos of Africa bead work –

These are made from used Nespresso lids –

Good use of used plastic bottles –

Then on the way back I photographed this zebra from the car –

Yes – it pours with rain here –

We drove into Cape Town past the shanty settlements which are something else. Note that most have some form of electricity to the and Dstv dishes ( like Sky ) and a few have access to portable toilets-

Then we visited the wonderful Waterfront Area including the Victoria and Albert shopping mall –

Then into a more traditional African market –

Then a stroll outside to see the boats, little train and the band had just started up –

A good day out and the weather only got better.

Today was another of those days –

A dead tree –

And a cactus plant on the course –

Out for a look at some birds ( and a tortoise ) –

Then we moved on to –

Then a little lunch of a couple of starters –

It is one of those days –

Lovely course –

Nice and warm –

A rally driving Gordon –

And few pictures of the wildlife –

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View from our place surrounded by electric fencing –

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Then off to –

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And a walk around the grounds –

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A very large bumble bee –

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Good wine and trout for lunch –

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African art –

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Unusual sculptures –

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And a Fiscal Flycatcher –

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We have a toilet that illuminates in the dark!!!!!!!!

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And a spider who likes looking at his reflection in the mirror. Bizzar bathroom!!!!

Arriving into Cape Town

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Then went to collect the hire car

And drove past our first grassland fire

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Accommodation very good

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