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Some Pictures from South Africa with
HF Holidays
October - November 2010 |
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Click for Page 2, Wine Region, the Garden Route and the Indian Ocean;
and Page 3, Kariega Game Reserve
We also travelled with HF Holidays to Kerala in 2013
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Some Pictures from South Africa with
HF Holidays
October - November 2010 |
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We also travelled with HF Holidays to Kerala in 2013
These are a few of the photos taken by Steve & Judy, and others [David Amphlett = DA, Sandy Hume = SH, Judy Wilson = JW], during our trip, edited and re-sized for the Web. Thanks again to all those sharing the experience with us, especially Clive and Trevor for their excellent leadership.
Here are Dave's YouTube movie clips of ostrich riding, which he has uploaded:
Judy riding ostrich ;
Clive riding ostrich
King Protea, the National Flower, and a shiny green beetle, at Kirstenbosch Gardens
Strelitzia at Kirstenbosch Gardens - this variety, featuring the colours of the new South African flag, was named after Nelson Mandela, whose bust appears behind the flower
A group of Cycads at Kirstenbosch Gardens
Our six Canadian ladies at Kirstenbosch Gardens on arrival day - Judy W, Barbara, Doreen, Linda, Toni & Sandy [SH]
The Company's Garden and Museum in Cape Town, with Table Mountain as the backdrop
Ancient cave paintings in the Museum in Cape Town
Sundial in the Company's Garden, Cape Town, with its anti-clockwise southern hemisphere markings. There was another at the Castle
17th Century irrigation channel in the Company's Garden, Cape Town
The Castle (more of a fortress, really) in Cape Town, with Table Mountain
Our party entering the Castle for lunch
Leaving Cape Town Harbour on the high-speed ferry to Robben Island
Looking back towards Cape Town and Table Mountain from Robben Island - we were able to take the ferry, but the incarcerated prisoners could only dream of the mainland
A former inmate of the prison on Robben Island, now a tour guide, with a placard illustrating the differing daily rations for Coloured / Asian prisoners, and the even less fortunate Bantu (Black) ones
Nelson Mandela's former cell on Robben Island with slop-bucket, table with plate and bowl, and rough blanket bed
Platteklip Gorge, our route up Table Mountain, led by local Mountain Guide Riaan
Riaan and others on the trail up Table Mountain by Plattenklip Gorge [JW]
Platteklip Gorge - do we really have to go up there?
Platteklip Gorge - on the trail
Platteklip Gorge - flowers by the path
Platteklip Gorge - Riaan at the foot of an inviting slab and roof (which we are NOT climbing today)
Platteklip Gorge - nearing the final notch
Angela, Clive and Trevor looking anxiously over the cliff for the ascending party [SH]
Platteklip Gorge - Judy P greets the hikers in Riann's party as they join her at the top of the climb
Margaret, Barbara and Sandy at the visitor centre on Table Mountain [SH]
Hikers' reward - lunch at Green's in Cape Town
Cape Point, the tip of False Bay
Barbara and Sandy on the way to Boulders Beach, looking across False Bay towards Cape Point [SH]
A baboon and her baby at Cape Point [SH]
Rock Hyrax (or 'Dassie') at Cape Point
Scenery at Cape Point
Lighthouse at Cape Point
Stunning scenery on the walk between Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope
The Canadians at Cape of Good Hope after our coastal cliff walk [SH]
Boulders Beach, where there's a Penguin colony
Boulders Beach and the African 'Jackass' Penguins
Boulders Beach Penguin, moulting
Click for Page 2, Wine Region, the Garden Route and the Indian Ocean;
and Page 3, Kariega Game Reserve
Images of flags taken from Wikipedia
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