helena-peter-sa-2022

Cape of Good Hope

Fish Hoek in the morning

Today we had our longest distance to cover (over 300 km), as it was time to leave Dunes Boutique Guest House in Paternoster, where we spent the past weekend. In Vredenburg, we...

At the appointed time we left de Leeuwen Estate in Paarl and made our way to Paternoster, the road leading us along the R45. Cornfields and vineyards alternated charmingly. Near...

Our first stop today was very close to our accommodation (de Leeuwenhof Estate) at the Afrikaans Language Monument, which was built in honor of the Afrikaans language. It sits...

Today we had to pack our suitcases at Cape Diem Lodge in Cape Town. After 5 days it wasn't too difficult for us, especially since we also said goodbye to Studers yesterday (who...

Today was the day of truth, our visit to the township of Langa with Jo Weber. We took an Uber to Sea Point around 08:30 am, to the accommodation of the Studer's, where we waited...

On Tuesday, Philippe wasn't feeling well. The plan was to go to Table Mountain. We were in constant contact with Liliane and Philippe and decided to cancel the plans at short...

After focusing on the more remote areas yesterday on the city tour, today it was the turn of the city center of Cape Town. We met with Studer's at 2 Ocean Aquarium at 10:00 AM...

Today was our Hop on - Hop off day, we took the blue tour to Kirstenbosch, a botanical garden (which is part of the World Cultural Heritage) in the shadow of Table Mountain,...

Today we continued from Stellenbosch to Cape Town, our route took us through Muizenberg and then to Fish Hoek and subsequently to Noordhoek, where we drove on Chapman’s Peak...

Kurzfristig mussten wir heute Morgen unseren Tagesplan anpassen, da der Besuch von Hilda Grove im «The Somerset Lifestyle & Retirement Village» abgesagt wurde. Die Frage war...

Today after breakfast we briefly separated from Studer's because their path leads them to Paternoster today, where they have also arrived safely. Today we take it a bit easier...

Wednesday was PicNic themed, we actually wanted to visit the new Winery Quion Rock and enjoy a PicNic there, but that failed because they were not reachable the day before and...

After our first (good) night in Stellenbosch, we were greeted in the morning with a very good breakfast of fruits, granola, and yogurt. After a brief call with the business, we...

Today was the day to say goodbye to Franschhoek. Shortly after 10 o'clock, everything was done and the cars were loaded. We set off in convoy to the Eikehof vineyard, a small...

Sunday was Wine Tram day. After a hearty breakfast, we headed to the Franschhoek Wine Tram station around 11 am. After exchanging our vouchers, a shuttle took us to the second...

On Saturday, we started with a hearty breakfast at Ashbourne House with Nadine and Tim, then we went to the Saturday market in Franschhoek. Lillian and Helena then explored the...

Clarence Drive

After breakfast, we walked to the center of Hermanus and took care of some errands while watching the whales in the bay. On the way back, we briefly stopped at Just Pur café and...

Unfortunately, today was the time to say goodbye to our beloved Cliff Lodge and its staff/owners. Today, I coordinated briefly with KKL and Helena observed the whales again at...

On Sunday and Monday, we take it easy, enjoy the great breakfast at Cliff Lodge, and simply relax and enjoy the sweet idleness. For dinner on Sunday, we went to Blue Goose, more...

After a long and good night in Bredasdorp at the Breadsdorp Country Manor, we had a good breakfast and set off early to the southernmost point of Africa/South Africa....

Last morning hunt with Jason, then it's time to pack up and get ready to leave. At 05:15 we met in the main house with Guido, Susanne, and Jason and went on our last morning...

Second morning safari, we woke up around 04:30 and then turned off the alarm clock at 04:50 and answered the wake-up call at 05:00. Luckily, our room/tent has a Nespresso...

Today, it was an early wake-up call at 4:45 am, the mobile phone rang and at 5:00 am the lodge called to wake us up. After a quick wash and getting dressed (layers of clothing),...

After a good night at Ballinderry with Luc and Hilde, we enjoyed our first breakfast in South Africa. The selection was huge, even though only two couples stayed at Ballinderry....

On Sunday evening around 11:00 pm, with a delay of about half an hour because some passengers were missing, the Edelweiss WK84 from Zurich to Cape Town took off. The airplane...

Cape Town here we come .....