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South Africa Part 7: Cape Town

7/1/2016

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Cape Town and the Karoo Scrub

Upon our arrival to the craziness of city life in Cape Town, we had wifi at our amazing hotel, so....no writing for a bit. We stayed close to the Kristenbosch Botanical Gardens and spent quite a bit of time there birding and plant watching and hiking. 

We accomplished most things on our to do list. 
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4/16/16
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Driving east and a little north of Cape Town to bird the dry hot thorny bush scrub. Nothing says honeymoon like all of those things put together! We had a bit of a rough time navigating the traffic of CT this morning, but once we emerged on the other side, there were mountains, mist, and after a long tunnel through a mountain, we were shot out on the other much drier side. Wine country...and Karoo scrub country. 
​An aside: 
Last night we at burgers, drank Guinness and appetizered on chicken livers! Yum.
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We spent some lovely time exploring the Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve. The little towns nearby were great too, but of course, I didn't get photos. The scene really reminded me of the Australian outback. If you want to see some photos of the towns in the area, check this out!
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That is me pointing at my husband on hour 6 of our day in 95F heat remembering the promise that we would, in fact, make it to the wineries before sundown. 
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And....we were off! 
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We made it to the only one that was still open, Mont Rochelle, but one was plenty! We did not see Richard Branson though. 
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The botanical garden and...a hotel robe!!!
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Husband looking lovingly at a protea of some sort. 
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My love for this guy and rusks runs deep!
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Best breakfast ever. Lumberjack appetite! 
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Dress code, you say? I say, dazzle/distract them with power-clashing! 
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2 Comments
Harper Dangler link
7/1/2016 03:11:26 pm

Wonderful photos! I'm so envious of your travels. I'm glad that you take the time to capture both the smallest things of beauty and great expanses. I need to see them in a gallery to choose which I'd like to own a print of first. Go, Sarah!

Cheers,
Harper

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Steve link
1/5/2021 04:22:33 pm

Great read thaanks

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