http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , South Africa , Western Cape , False Bay en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 22:21:33 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:21:33 +0000 We went back to Jefferys bay for a night as it was on our way to Cape Town for Christmas and New Years. Ninas was our obvious target as we hadnt posted any pictures or blogs for a while so spent a relaxed evening doing so. It was just after the girls left that we realised we are spending our money and fast. That evening we shared a pizza and a slice of cake for 4 to get into a rhyth http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-675419.html On our way back from Hermanus we took the scenic drive which runs along the False Bay coast between Bettys Bay and Gordons Bay. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-528157.html We are loving Africa. Great people and amazing scenery.While in J'Burg we did visit the Apartheid Museum and a few historical landmarks in Soweto which was an eye opener. Leaves you a bit shell shocked by how people could have thought the whole idea of racial segregation was a good ideaWe then jetted down to Capetown where we went up Table Mountain by cable car again....Sarita tells me th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-362738.html another two weeks gone by and this time i have met a few sharks in the ocean while in a cage i would not recommend itwent on what i thought would be a stroll up a hill with a teacher and some kids from the school yet it felt like torture the nice little things are that i went to see the penguins and the project at the school is fab http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-339344.html well i know cape town arrivals airport extremely well after spending the nigh there Then nearly went off with the wrong pick up person the finally the 3 of us who were for itoi werer all sat in the same place but the pick up women didnot have a sign with her and she was right next to us so we could of been away 10 mins earlier anyway i will quit moaning i just dont like airportsgot to t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-333482.html This is just a test to see how it looks with photos. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-300952.html Sali zaemeNach all den Wanderungen haben wir mal wieder Lust auf Action und Dinge die wir nicht kennen.Die Garden Route hat dazu Einiges zu bieten.Da es uns schon laenger mal Wunder nahm wie es sich wohl auf einem Pferderuecken anfuehlt entscheiden wir uns das Reiten auszuprobieren. Auch als Anfaenger ist man auf den Farmen willkommen. Die Pferde sind alle sehr gut dressiert und so reiten wir http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-225009.html We went to see the African Penguins at Boulders between Simons Town and Cape Point. The penguins were adorable and the beaches charming. Afterward we went to the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. This was incredible. Probably the most beautiful place I've ever seen. The water was sparkling blue. There was a beach in between the two capes. It was down beneath all the mountains and cliffs. The sand http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-196542.html At 10am we bade farewell to the minibus that had ferried us around for the past week or so and said hello to a couple of 4x4s that we'd rented for the remainder of the holiday. We checked out of Moonglow pretty confident that we'll be back one day. We were driving up to a wilderness reserve called 'Bushmans Kloof' which is about 3 hours north of Cape Town and which is where we are spending New Ye http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-115844.html Stuart and Nicola had kindly bought us a skydiving experience for Christmas we can say kindly with hindsight so we were pleased to drive up north of Cape Town for about an hour in glorious sunshine and clear skies. Obviously we had little idea of what to expect but after we'd signed a form each Ed was put in a harness and told to head towards a little plane. It took 6 people besides the pilot http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-115841.html A trip to Cape Town wouldn't be complete without taking the cable car up Table Mountain the aptly named backdrop to what must be one of the most breathtaking cityviews around. So this was our first stop. Plans quickly changed though when we saw the length of the queue 2 hours standing in line was never going to happen and since we've been up Table Mountain before we were happy to leave it. So http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-115839.html For some reason a slightly hungover start this morning. We werent up for anything too strenuous so we headed back to the beach this time choosing the far colder waters of the peninsulas Western side. The difference in water temperature really is incredible when you think we were only a few miles from the guesthouse and its bathlike water. Ed took a dip for all of about 5 minutes and then e http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-115781.html Youd hardly know it was Christmas day given the sunny weather the only clue that something different was going on was that we all turned down a breakfast fryup in the expectation of something substantial at lunchtime. We werent disappointed and the 7course meal with a bottle and a half of wine each was the days highlight. And the best bit was that Stuart paid for the whole thing. T http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-115780.html Christmas Eve and more importantly to us at least our halfyear wedding anniversary. Taking to his new husband role Ed had to pop out for some last minute Christmas shopping. Once the chores were out of the way we hit the beach with a borrowed umbrella mat and beach towels and Stuarts new purchases of a football and Frisbee. Not much point scribing a day at the beach in our blog but obvious http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-115779.html After yesterdays day of doing pretty much nothing except catching up with each others news today was far more actionpacked. We took our bus into Simonstown the last town of any significance south of Cape Town and had a bit of a wander. This is a fairly touristy place based around a naval heritage. The Time Out magazine reviews a seaside restaurant here and says you might eve http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-115778.html Gemmas brother Stuart and his girlfriend Nicola arrived in Cape Town at about 10am. Their flight was a bit late due to fog in London which just added to our smugness as we prepared ourselves for another 30C day. Gren and Sally went to pick them up and Gemma went with them Ed stayed in bed. It was great to have the CarrJones family all together again and there was a lot of catching up to do. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/False-Bay/blog-115777.html