There was washing to be done and supplies to be topped up, not to mention visiting friends in the area, so we spent two nights at the Mountain Breeze Caravan Park in Stellenbosch. As soon as the chores were out of the way we visited Jonathan and Debi in Somerset West. Jonathan was at home… Continue reading CPT Road Trip 2019 – Cape Town and Surrounds
CPT Road Trip 2019 – Riversdale to Stellenbosch
It was a pleasant and very scenic drive from Vanwyksdorp to Riversdale where we camped at Takkieskloof municipal camp site. Like most other municipal campsites we’ve encountered, it looked run down and poorly maintained. Each site had its own ablution and ours was in reasonable condition, so not too bad at all. We had an… Continue reading CPT Road Trip 2019 – Riversdale to Stellenbosch
CPT Road Trip 2019 – Rosebank to Vanwyksdorp
With no agenda and no planned route, we were struggling to get going on our road trip. All we knew was that we wanted to end up in Cape Town and March/April was a good time to be there. We wanted to visit friends and family along the way and have a few Ufudu niggles… Continue reading CPT Road Trip 2019 – Rosebank to Vanwyksdorp
Another year, another birthday
It is that time of year again. Going to Marloth Park for my birthday has become almost a tradition. I can just imagine you rolling your eyes and thinking “not Marloth Park again, surely?!”. But we never tire of going there. It calms us down. All the clutter is removed due to lack of electronic… Continue reading Another year, another birthday
One year on…
Well, 2018 did not turn out exactly as we had planned; in fact, quite the opposite! Bottom line is that we saw less of each other and Roger spent more days away from home than ever before in the past 23 years. It took a while, and a lot of money, for Roger to do… Continue reading One year on…
Lion Relocation to Mozambique (21 – 29 June 2018)
By Roger: I resigned from Comair at the end of 2017 with the intention of doing some charter work on Pilatus PC12 aircraft. I soon realised that it was not going to be as easy as I had imagined! All the PC12s had dedicated pilots and I also had to get 50 hours of flight… Continue reading Lion Relocation to Mozambique (21 – 29 June 2018)
Reunion – Going home
As expected, our transfer arrived on time. Now for that dreaded traffic. There aren’t direct flights on a daily basis so we were anxious to get to the airport on time. While driving we noticed the most advanced construction happening in the ocean. We were both so amazed that neither of us thought of taking… Continue reading Reunion – Going home
Day 6: Gîte Volcan, Pas de Bellecombe to Alamanda Hotel, L’Ermitage
We awoke at 7am to find our roommate had already left. This was good. It allowed us to rummage through our luggage and sort out the oily mess without worrying about disturbing him. And what a mess it was! We could not believe that neither of us noticed that the bottle had a stopper and… Continue reading Day 6: Gîte Volcan, Pas de Bellecombe to Alamanda Hotel, L’Ermitage
Day 5: Piton des Neiges to Gîte Volcano via Bébour Forest
Piton des Neiges, meaning snow peak, is the highest point on Reunion Island and at 3,069m (10,069ft) is considered to be the highest point in the Indian Ocean. Reaching this peak was the first, and for some the main, objective of this day. I had a rather restless night, tossing and turning with just two… Continue reading Day 5: Piton des Neiges to Gîte Volcano via Bébour Forest
Day 4: Cilaos to Gîte Caverne Dufour
Breakfast was at 7:30am rather than the usual 7am that we had gotten used to. It was Saturday morning and it was Cilaos, I suppose. The spread was no different to any of the other Gîtes though. After a leisurely, chatty breakfast hour we were on the road by 8:45am. It was interesting to see… Continue reading Day 4: Cilaos to Gîte Caverne Dufour