Johannesburg, where Meghan and I landed and yet did not actually travel into the center to see – so we had to make do with seeing it from a far!
Cape Town and what a classic place, – great whites, wine, Table Mountain and much more. A great time here!
Who would not take a photo of the bridge to no-where, this one found in Cape Town!
Another view in Cape Town with part of the mountains in the background. Great fine weather we had, except the day we went wine tasting, and with a wine or two inside you, it did not matter!
A seal colony at Seal Island just off Hout Bay outside Cape Town, and it makes a nice way to spend a couple of hours on the way down to the Cape!
south of Cape Town and the coastline is scattered with little fishing harbours like this one at Hout Bay
One of the main roads leading into Johannesburg and we had a few days here with Gordon before disappearing down to Cape Town, and then coming back up to Kruger Game Park
The countryside around Stellenbosch where we went and did some great wine tasting. The rain had cleared up in the afternoon!
South Africa is the place where ostriches can be found outside your back door – especially if your holiday home is in a private game park!
Johannesburg is full of restaurants just on the outskirts and this was a nice Mediterranean style one while another close by was a game restaurant, that we had a good meal in the night before we left
Out in the country and the sunsets are a treat to behold and nothing like relaxing at the end of the day with a glass of South African wine watching the sun set!
These houses are typical of ones found in private game states, where residences can be owned, shared or rented accordingly. Golf, game viewing and just peace and quiet are the rewards!
On the broader scheme of things, we were delayed in waiting for this mammoth truck to pass, highlighting the growth and prosperity of the country
Weaver birds seem to be found everywhere and the nest, which is built by the males, must be perfect, or else the female will demolish it!
White roses seemed to be abundant around the Cape area and made for a great contrast in colours
A riot of colour is found all over the country – or it appears to us it is! This is a multitude of bougainvillea flowers in full profusion
These impala wander freely around one of the private game estates, this one not with hunting allowed, but some are also hunting estates actually helping to fund preservation efforts
Outside Stellebosche and we came across this ostrich that was not too afraid of us and wanted to give a good show for the camera!
A kudu in the bush and Meghan and I were lucky to sight all the big five on our trips through the game parks, Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino!
A baboon in the bush just sitting and watching us. We sighted him, plus troops of other monkeys on our trips around
A rhino in the bush and more of him and his many colleagues of many other species can be found in the pages of this chapter, as in Kruger and Mvuradora
A wild boar an I am sorry to say, but hey taste delicious! What else can a Chef do but try the different meats!!!
An elephant in the bush and I must admit they make very efficient road blocks! We saw quite a number as we were traveling around, so thoroughly enjoyed their majesty!
At Kruger and the zebras are there for all to see and nobody should go to South Africa without visiting one of the game parks!