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We visited the San heritage village and learnt some interesting things. I even saw a guy making fire with a couple of sticks! Be kind. Stay safe.

We got the table cloth on the mountain, but at least we could sample some local breakfast at Arnold’s and an excellent coffee at Truth Coffee

Enjoying the Franschhoek Wine Tram with the family Be kind. Stay safe.

Enjoying a wonderful day in Kirstenbosch gardens and sushi at Willoughbys in the waterfront Be kind. Stay safe.

Visiting Eight Feet Village in Riebeek Kasteel

Heading to Cape Town for the next part of our adventure Be kind. Stay safe

Christmas in Africa – After church, we had a lovely family lunch (Braai) with my aunt, uncle and cousin. It was lovely to see some family and for Marinus to meet them. We also received some Merry Christmas messages from the keepers of our pets back in the Netherlands. Be kind. Stay Safe. Merry Christmas

We wanted to take a picture in the beautiful tree to make a summer Christmas card. We asked a friendly stranger in the park to take a picture for us and only afterwards we noticed her grandchild peeking out through the tree! We did take a few fun Christmas pictures though!

Today we really put the Africa in the South African holiday. In the morning we stopped at Karoo Cafe for a stroll through the garden center and I wanted to show Marinus the beautiful furniture too. I have forgotten how different our life in NL is. Even the parking area with the thorn trees areContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 647”

Theres something special about waking up in Africa. How lovely to spend the day with family, share an exquisite lunch of lamb chops, and enjoy the African sky blue…. Be kind. Stay safe.