South Africa - December 2008 - Page 1/2



Our visit to South Africa was really inspired by watching a programme on BBC TV about the "Gardens of the World" presented by Monty Don, particularly Kirstenbosch, the South African National Botanical Gardens near Cape Town. In the event we took a tour of the "Garden Route and Winelands" with Voyage Jules Verne in early December 2008. This covered Cape Town and the area north west as far as Plettenberg and then back inland via Oudtshoorn and the Little Karoo to Franschhoek and Stellenbosch before returning to Cape Town.
 
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First things first! It's clear
so Table Mountain calls!		 Looking westwards
from the top		 The Lions Head and
Signal Hill overlooking Cape Town		 The Lions Head
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Looking south towards
the Cape Peninsula		 What a view! Southwards towards
Houts Bay		 Cape Town harbour
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The old Dock
Clock Tower		 A busker in the dock area Keeping the
children amused		 ...as the sun slowly sets
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Looking down the length
of the Twelve Apostles		 A beautifully detailed
stone carving		 The original Cape of Good
Hope lighthouse...		 ...and the new one,
just visible
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A long way to anywhere! One of the many beautiful
flowers alongside the path		 Ah, that's the spot! Looking eastwards across
False Bay
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Penguins at Boulder Beach Let's go for a quick dip Brrr, too chilly! Looking back towards the
Cape from Fischhoek
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Looking eastwards
from Fischhoek		 More entertainment at the
Cape Town waterfront		 ...and a group singing Reflections in the harbour
with Table Mountain
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Early morning and
Table Mountain
with its 'tablecloth'		 A similar effect over the range that we'll
shortly be crossing		 Landscape N.E.
of Cape Town		 The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe
train waiting for us
at Mossel Bay
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The old "Post Office"
tree at Mossel Bay		 Some newly restored cottages at Mossel Bay A beautiful flower... ...and some
voracious insects!
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The Choo-Tjoe heading
for George		 Seaside apartments line the beach front along the way The splendid Railway
Museum at George		 An amusing notice!
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A Weaver Bird busy
nest building		 Sunset at Knysna Paradise - but
Trespassers beware!		 Sunlight through the
leaves in the forest
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One of many deep
gorges leading to the
sea near Knysna		 Location for one
of the world's highest
bungee jumps		 Maybe not! Plettenberg Bay resort
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The quiet side... ...and the busy side... ...and the other side! St Marks Cathedral,
George. One of the
smallest in the world
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On the way to Oudtshoorn A small settlement with jacaranda trees Stalactite formations in the
Cango Caves near Oudtshoorn
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One of the many ostrich
farms in that area		 Crossing the Little Karoo A small homestead... ...and wide open spaces

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First things first! It's clear so Table Mountain calls!
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Looking westwards from the top
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The Lions Head and Signal Hill overlooking Cape Town
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The Lions Head
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Looking south towards the Cape Peninsula
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What a view!
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Southwards towards Houts Bay
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Cape Town harbour
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The old Dock Clock Tower
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A busker in the dock area
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Keeping the children amused
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...as the sun slowly sets
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The Cape


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Looking down the length of the Twelve Apostles
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A beautifully detailed stone carving
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The original Cape of Good Hope lighthouse...
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...and the new one, just visible
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A long way to anywhere!
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One of the many beautiful flowers alongside the path
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Ah, that's the spot!
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Looking eastwards across False Bay
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Penguins at Boulder Beach
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Let's go for a quick dip
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Brrr, too chilly!
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Looking back towards the Cape from Fischhoek
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Looking eastwards from Fischhoek
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More entertainment at the Cape Town waterfront
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...and a group singing
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Reflections in the harbour with Table Mountain
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Early morning and Table Mountain with its 'tablecloth'
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A similar effect over the range that we'll shortly be crossing
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Landscape N.E. of Cape Town
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The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe train waiting for us at Mossel Bay
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The old "Post Office" tree at Mossel Bay
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Some newly restored cottages
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A beautiful flower...
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...and some voracious insects!
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The Choo-Tjoe heading for George
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Seaside apartments line the beach front along the way
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George


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The splendid Railway Museum at George
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An amusing notice!
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A Weaver Bird busy nest building
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Sunset at Knysna
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Paradise - but Trespassers beware!
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Sunlight through the leaves in the forest
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One of many deep gorges leading to the sea near Knysna
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Location for one of the world's highest bungee jumps
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Maybe not!
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Plettenberg Bay resort
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The quiet side...
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...and the busy side...
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...and the other side!
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St Marks Cathedral, George. One of the smallest in the world
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On the way to Oudtshoorn
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A small settlement with jacaranda trees
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Stalactite formations in the Cango Caves near Oudtshoorn
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Stalactite formations in the Cango Caves near Oudtshoorn
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One of the many ostrich farms in that area
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Crossing the Little Karoo
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A small homestead...
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