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Hiking with Dogs - Part 1
Last month, we went hiking with our dogs, Koda and Biscuit, in the Breede Valley. It was a beautiful winter's day. Our destination was an abandoned stock car race track. Two of our daughters, Samantha...
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Hiking with Dogs - Part 2
Leaving the abandoned stock car race track, we saw a couple of small airplanes fly overhead. One of the planes did aerobatics in the sky. It was fun to watch. These photos were taken in July. It was a...
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Hiking with Dogs - Part 3
The wildflowers are making an early appearance as it's still wintertime here in South Africa. These photos were taken at the end of August. Both dogs were with us, but only Biscuit is featured this...
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Hiking with Dogs - Part 4
It's almost springtime in South Africa and the wildflowers are already making their appearance. One of our favorites is the Lobostemon fruticosus. It's an evergreen shrub with the prettiest of flowers....
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Lunch at Nitida
We had a delicious lunch at Nitida last Saturday in Durbanville Hills, near Cape Town. We were celebrating my father-in-law's birthday. Ziggy, the miniature Schnauzer, came too. It was special that we...
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Afternoon Drive Through the Mountains
While my husband was driving, I took these photos. We were headed for lunch at Nitida. I shared that post last week. The link is below under "Related Posts". The two flower photos were taken outside...
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Lust Bistro and Bakery
Lust Bistro and Bakery is at the picturesque Vrede en Lust Wine Farm near Franschhoek. This is a popular wine region. The bus depicted here took a group on a wine tasting tour and another one arrived...
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Beer Garden Birthday - Part 1
Last Saturday was Samantha's 21st birthday. She chose the venue, Hillcrest Wine Farm in Durbanville, near Cape Town. She booked a table in the beer garden, keeping her grandparent's dog in mind. We...
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Beer Garden Birthday - Part 2
We had a wonderful family lunch at Hillcrest Wine Farm. We were celebrating Samantha's 21st birthday. She chose the venue and it was a big hit. Our waiter was attentive and the service was quick....
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Road Trip to Franschhoek
My in-laws invited us to have lunch in Franschhoek with them. We drove a scenic route, but the day was grey, so the colors in these photos are muted. We saw plenty of bright flowers along the way. We...
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Lunch in Franschhoek
We took a scenic drive to Franschhoek where we met my in-laws for lunch. We ate at the Tuk Tuk Microbrewery and took advantage of the balmy weather by sitting outside. Each of us ordered one of their...
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Road Trip to Stellenbosch
After a lovely lunch in Franschhoek, we drove Samantha back to Stellenbosch University. It's a very scenic drive. We stopped and showed the girls where we got married twenty-six years ago. It's a...
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Powered Paragliding in the Western Cape
I spotted this guy and grabbed my camera! Thankfully, he turned around and came back before landing. Enjoy this series of photos with the colorful parachute against the backdrop of the beautiful...
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Lighthouse at Shelley Point
Our family spent the Christmas holidays on South Africa's West Coast. We visited the lighthouse at Shelley Point on one of those days. These photos are of my husband and me and our two eldest...
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Saint Helena Bay
Every Christmas we spend the holiday with my in-laws on South Africa's West Coast. On one of our days there, we usually buy fish and chips. The best fish and chips on the West Coast are at the BP...
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Visiting Velddrif - Part 1
Christmas time is summertime in South Africa. We almost always head to the West Coast to my in-laws. Velddrif is a fishing town along an estuary that we love to visit. Our three girls were with us on...
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Visiting Velddrif - Part 2
On our second visit to Velddrif, our son came with us. It was nice having all four kids together. Now that three of them are adults, it happens less often. We spent some time at the estuary and then we...
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Visiting Velddrif - Part 3
We had all four kids with us on our day outing to Velddrif. We picked up groceries in town and searched for a spot along the beach to have a picnic. The spot we found was perfect! After our picnic, we...
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A Bird of Prey and a Sailboat
We went for a short drive in the early evening while visiting the West Coast. We saw this black-shouldered kite with its kill on a fence post. Hubby stopped the car so I could take photos through the...
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Doggy on the Beach
This little doggy is a Miniature Schnauzer named Ziggy. Most of the photos are of Jessica with Ziggy and a few of Samantha boogie boarding with her dad. Ziggy belongs to my in-laws.Related Posts:A Bird...
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