My visit to West Coast National Park on 29th August 2015. A day tour to this nature reserve was a very memorable one. From the entrance to the park (Postberg) you drive approx. 20kms and if you lucky you will catch a glimpse of the odd Bontebok, a few Springboks and tortoises...
It is apparently 15 years since the last “big burn” in Cape Town. We were fairly new to Cape Town in 2000 and were still trying to get used to the wind and wet weather. Wind because we stayed in the Northern Suburbs. Fires, no, but rain yes. We empathized (remotely)...
Have you entered our “Mystery Venue” competition yet? You can win a complementary outing for the day – Sunday 7th December, if you can guess where we are going! The final clue in the competition was published in our November Newsletter. Submit your entry before...
Saturday saw four of our group heading off to do boat based whale watching. We had pre-booked for boat based whale watching from Gansbaai on Saturday 13th. We chose the first tour (leaving at 09h15) and arrived at The White House (home of Dyer Island Cruises) at 08h00 to allow us...
The Spring Flowers are making their appearance up the West Coast. These photos were taken in Papkuilsfontein (Nieuwoudtville) on 8th August. Our flower tour starts Wednesday 13th in Postberg, West Coast National Park and we will be in Nieuwoudtville from 14th to 17th. Looking...
Today marks day 18 in our countdown to departure for Grahamstown and the National Arts Festival. In this period we will be finalising the collection shuttle schedules and maps for the 5th July pickups, completing the “final information letter” and itinerary as well as...
Our new on line accounting package allows you to pay for your tour with your credit card. This facility removes the burden of having to go into the bank to make your deposit. For those already paying by bank transfer, you now have a second payment option. As with anything in...
Great excitement! Our National Arts performance tickets have arrived and have been sorted and packed for each individual on tour! There are 202 tickets for 17 attendees over a 5 day period. We leave for Grahamstown in one month. We will be travelling by road from Cape Town with...
Wow, there is light at the end of the tunnel after all! After much labour which resulted in square eyes for both of us, we have just completed and submitted our Performance Booking Form for National Arts 2014. We booked a total of 199 tickets at a cost of R11,946. I am sure there...