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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Safari Fun with our Daughter
Sorry for the lack of recent blog posts. Our daughter Trisha arrived on the 21st of December to Johannesburg, and we flew out to meet her. We have spent the last 10 days on a whirlwind tour of mostly African … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged Addo, Africa, Aguhlas, animals, Elephants, Kruger, parks, South Africa, tahina, Trisha
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Happy Holidays from South Africa
We wish all of our friends and family – both in the US, and our cruising friends all over the world – very happy holidays and a fantastic year ahead in 2015! Tahina will be moving early next year across … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged Christmas, Holidays, New Year, plans, South Africa, tahina, travel
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Winery Tour
On Thursday we joined crews from several other foreign boats on an all-day winery tour organized by the local Ocean Cruising Club members. A bus picked us up at the yacht club, and by 10:30 we were at a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged Cape Town, South Africa, tahina, tasting, wine, wineries
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Lions Head 360 Panoramas
As was mentioned in the previous post, I took three 360 panoramas during our climb to the top of Lions Head the other day. Viewing these panoramas is the closest thing to actually being there without going. Truly spectacular views … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged 360, Cape Town, cliffs, Coast, Hout Bay, Lions Head, mountains, Ocean, overlook, panoramas, rocks, Signal Hill, Table Mountain, tahina
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Scenic Drive to Cape Town
On Sunday our friends Paul and Gina of s/v Solace invited us to a scenic drive up the coast towards Cape Town in their rental car. The destination was ultimately Signal Hill, with stops planned along the way including lunch … Continue reading
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Tagged 360, Cape Town, climbing, drive, hiking, Hout Bay, Lions Head, Longs Beach, panoramas, scenice, Sentinel Hill, South Africa, Table Mountain, tahina
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Arrival to Cape Town Area
We left on Wednesday at the crack of dawn from Knysna intending to make it to the marina in Simons Town where we plan to keep the boat while we visit the Cape Town area for the next few weeks. … Continue reading
The Heads at Knysna
This post shows photos from our entrance into The Heads at Knysna. From the dramatic photos below, you’ll see why this is such an attraction. You can also see why boaters are very cautious about entering this dangerous looking place. … Continue reading
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Tagged Club, entrance, Knysna, Ocean, Restaurant, rocks, Shoreline, South Africa, tahina, The Heads, yachts
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Stopping at Knysna
As mentioned in the previous post, we were having a wild ride down the south coast of South Africa. We left Richards Bay on Wednesday morning. The South African coast is notorious for being a challenge. After we “parked” the … Continue reading
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Tagged Knysna, passage, sailing, South Africa, St. Francis, tahina
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The Wild Coast
We left Richards Bay at dawn on Wednesday. We had a good run and passed Durban by 2:30 PM. A little later, the winds got lighter and we lost the Aghulas current advantage. During the night we only made about … Continue reading
