Pics from last two entries! [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everybody; We've made alot of stops since our last entry. We don't have any pics posted this time because backpackers won't let you download into their computers. We'll have to do it at an internet cafe next time we're in a bigger place. After leaving Swellendam we went to Oudtshoorn. Beautiful drive. At times I'd swear we were driving through New Mexico. This spot is labeled "The Karoo". There are big ranches here, but not for cattle, they're for Ostrich. Ostrich are here naturally but started being farmed back in the 1800's when European and American high society women felt [View Full Entry]

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Hello All! We done quite a bit since leaving Cape Town. Our first stop was just outside of Stellenbosch, wine country. We stayed 3 nights in a really nice cabin built over a lake. The bird life there was amazing and the lake was filled with large mouth bass. The country side there is beautiful rolling hills of vineyards and the wine estates are done in the most beautiful Cape Dutch architecture. Some of the wineries have been there producing wine since the late 1600's. We did a great hike while there and I had one of the most amazing meals [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everybody! Here are some pics from Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens here in Cape Town. It didn't rain yesterday so we hopped on a bus and went to the Gardens. They are rated one of the top 7 botanical gardens in the world. It was so beautiful. Aaron was always telling me about a flower here called the Protea, now I know why. All sizes, colors, diffent types, they're amazing. Needless to say the birdlife there was cool, too. I can't imagine what it would look like in the summer, because it's winter here and everything is green and there are flowers [View Full Entry]

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Pics from first week! [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everybody! Well, we finally got to do a couple of tours. It's been cloudy and raining everyday but one since we arrived. We did get to go to the National Aquarium our first day because it's inside. Then spent the next few days wondering around the mall, it's gigantic. Every store you can imagine. Finally on Monday we did a tour with Daytrippers. It was great, they really pack your day full of fun. We traveled down the coast and stopped at Hout Bay, took a boat ride out to Seal Island to watch the Cape Fur Seals. They were [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everybody! We are ready and rarin' to go. All our possessions are in storage, cars are sold, backpacks packed and ready. We leave Farmington on Sunday and leave the country on Tuesday. We will post some cool pics and a new entry from Capetown next week. Next week! Holy Cow, I can't believe it's here already. I'm excited and scared, packing up and going off to have an adventure is easier said than done. I guess that's why most people only dream about it instead of really doing it. It's exciting stuff. I'll "talk" to you all soon. Carolyn [View Full Entry]

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