Transportation Rentals South Africa

One of these is our Hertz rental. Can you guess which one?

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Table Mountain

Thankfully the heat has broken! Thus, up to Table Mountain we did go. At over 260 million years old, Table Mountain is older than the Alps, Himalayas, Rockies, and Andes. It is 1085 meters (3559 feet) and looks flat (hence the name), from the side that faces Cape Town. The mountains to the southwest of it are called the 12 Apostles.

Heading up on the cable car. We were going to walk up, but then we came to our senses. Kirsty walked up it 20 years ago. Enough said.

 Sun shining on the Atlantic side.

Not so much on the Cape Town side.

 Lion's Head in the distance.

 This is a dassie. It is a rodent, whose nearest relative is the elephant. This one is about the size of a very fat chihuahua. They are all over the place.

 Apparently this is the epitome of style to the hip Chinese tourist.

 Heading down!

There are 2 climbers on this rock face. Arrows point to their location.

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Africa Hot

Not doing too much as we try and acclimatize to the heat wave going on here in South Africa. Severe drought everywhere and no clouds make for a hot time. It is supposed to get back to normal tomorrow and stay that way for the rest of our time here. Yippee!!
We went to the waterfront in the morning to check out the market. It sure is nice seeing a real food market with produce that isn't flown in from Denmark or wrapped in plastic.

Had a bit o'sushi too, because, well, it was hot out and the sushi was inside. Good stuff too.

 Proteas for Manono!

 The market is covered or we might not have gone. We are heat sissies for sure.

Really good coffee! A winkel is a store, and a tamboer is a drummer.

 Love me some figs!

 Mushrooms

More proteas!

 My lovely bride!

It was very good, but the mayo on the middle dish needs to go.

Truer words were never printed!

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Leaving, On a Jet Plane

Well, the time has come to bid au revoir to Ireland, at least for a bit. My lovely bride and I departed on the first part of our honeymoon from Westport to Dublin on the train, staying the night in Dublin. We flew the next day to Manchester on Aer Lingus, then hopped on a Qatar 777 to Hamad International in Doha, then onto a Qatar 787 to Cape Town. Word of advice: the 777 is nice, the newest plane from Boeing, the 787 Dreamliner is only a dream for the owners of the airline as they can cram sooo many passengers onboard. Avoid it at all costs if you are over 4 feet tall. After 20 hours of flying about, we were ready to leave the planes behind and spend a few days relaxing in Cape Town.

 Happy camper waiting for the train.

Feet behind the line, waiting patiently.

 Here it comes!

Hamad International is apparently the most technologically advanced airport in the world. So they say. At 2 am, it looked a bit different, kind of bleary actually. But clean. Very clean.

View from a Cape Town coffee shop (who would have thought we would be in a coffee shop!) of Table Mountain. We are going up there soon, more blog to follow.


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As you do...

Happy Paddy's Day from the west of Ireland!

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Coming Soon

Here and There in 2015

Here are a few pictures from 2015, in no particular order. 

See you in 2016.

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