Archive for February, 2009
South Africa Day 22 – Delheim Winery
Today we visited another winery, Delheim since 1659. This one was busier than yesterdays wine farm. Lunch was just as nice but we did not sample the as many wines so nothing stood out.
This is a nice place to visit, the views of the estate were stunning.
Perfecting Lazy
Over the past three weeks I have been perfecting one thing, being lazy. Not lazy in the sense where I do nothing, but lazy in a way that we drive cars instead of walk, that we use washing machines instead of washing boards, that we use computers instead of pen and paper.
Some of the things [...]
South Africa Day 21 – The Blaauwklippen Winery
Today we just went to a wine farm for some tasting and lunch. It was very very very nice. The name of the farm is Blaauwklippen Vinyards. The winery has been around since 1682 and they are known for their reds. Our favorite was a 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon. There was also this nice guy, Wayne [...]
South Africa Day 20 – Back In Strand
We arrived back about 3:30pm after a nice drive through the mountains. Once again we stopped for lunch but this place was not worth mentioning…
I think as we traveled back one thing that really stood out was the diversity of geography of the Southern Party of South Africa. It’s very much like a mix between [...]
South Africa Day 19 – Leaving Addo
This morning we left Addo. I did not see Lion, Hyena, Buffalo but I did see lots of Elephant, Warthog, and Kudu. Actually I’ve seen 4 of the Big 5, Lion, Rhino, Elephant, and Buffalo in the wild but I have not seen Leopard.
To all those traveling to South Africa, pay for a private game [...]
South Africa Day 18 – Addo, Just Photos
I thought rather than spending time rambling I would let the pictures do the talking.
South Africa Day 17 – Addo, Waking Up To Elephants
This morning was nice, we were sitting having some coffee on the stoop and we saw three elephants walk by. No need for coffee because they were so close and the adrenaline had us wide awake as we hunted for our camera, video camera, and binoculars.
I also think I am starting to get my “game [...]
Plagued By Vista Crashes
I love my Dell E6400, but under Vista it’s been giving me fits.
It’s either my video driver, the Vodacom phone driver or both. I have not had a crash free day after installing the data card. It makes me wonder about Windows7’s stability. I think that it is going to be largely dependent on hardware [...]
South Africa Day 16 – To Addo Elephant Park
We slept in a little this morning, we were in no big rush to get to Addo because check-in time was going to be the afternoon and it was only an hour or so drive from Port Elizabeth.
After we arrived at hour chalet and we unpacked, we went for a short game drive. The first [...]
South Africa Day 15 – To Port Elizabeth
After breakfast we headed out on the third leg of our Garden Route trip. We stopped at the beach at Plettenberg Bay. We walked a little and stopped to take some pictures of some surfers.
Down the road a bit we stopped at Storms River Mouth in the Tsitsikamma Forest for a short hike to a [...]