Happy New Year!! Happiness, health, and travel... For us, the arrival of the new year means the end of our time here in Cape Town. We have made the most of the last few days of relative stability here to buy some more flights and to plan the next steps of our voyage. But first … Continue reading Happy New Year and Goodbye Cape Town!
Category: South Africa
On Table Mountain, take 2
In the company of our friends Hugo, Caroline and Julianne, we went back up to the top of Table Mountain, but this time in the cable car. Here's the summary video courtesy of Triple Trouble Travels:
Christmas at the Tip of Africa
Yesterday was Christmas Day, and we spent it exploring Cape Point, the tip of the Cape peninsula. Here is a video from Double Triple Trouble Travels, a short summary of our day visiting this incredible place...
Nina is 9 years old!
Exactly 9 years ago today, Gary and I received our greatest Christmas present ever: a beautiful little girl! Since then, we celebrate Christmas on the 24th in the evening, and the 25th is dedicated to our lovely Nina's birthday. Since our departure, it has been a pleasure to spend lots of time in Nina's company. … Continue reading Nina is 9 years old!
To the Top of Table Mountain
On Tuesday we went climbing up Table Mountain. It took a long time to climb, but quicker to come down. On the way up, there were ladders, and we came down into a deep ravine. We had a picnic next to the lake at the top. The water was not very warm. The rocks we … Continue reading To the Top of Table Mountain
My SA – A personal story
This post will be all text and no photos, a slight change from the usual since Sophie has been doing an excellent job at posting photos so far... For those readers who are not aware of the fact, I was born in South Africa in 1973 to British parents. As a coincidence, this was about … Continue reading My SA – A personal story
The day we saw a shark
Today, we did school work and then went to climb up the mountain. We stayed up there for a long time. We got lost! We found a stick to defend ourselves against baboons, but we didn't need it. We ate our picnic. We wanted to eat near a lake, but it had dried out due … Continue reading The day we saw a shark
P-p-pick up a penguin
Today we went to Boulders beach to visit the colony of African penguins. Let Greg & Nina teach you more about these strange birds:
False bay, my current favourite place in the world!
It has now been several days since we arrived back in Cape Town, South Africa. We traveled via Doha, Qatar, which required two long flights for a total of 19 hours flying time to get us back to our beloved Cape Town... I feel in love with the place on my first visit, over 10 … Continue reading False bay, my current favourite place in the world!
A Light Year Family 