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The Franschhoek Valley.

Stoney Brook winery guest accommodation.

The view out front of the Stoney Brook cottages

Alex thinks he can fly.

Lincoln thinks he can fly.

Dusk at Stoney Brook.

Dusk at Stoney Brook, the vineyard.

Franschhoek Valley - clouds flowing off the mountians, the morning view behind our cottage.

Clouds flowing down the mountain behind our cottage.

Hiking around Franschhoek, Mont Rochelle nature reserve.

Gill hiking around Franschhoek.

Stewart hiking around Franschhoek.

Hiking around Franschhoek, pretty flowers.

Hiking around Franschhoek, everlasting flowers...the petals felt like they were already dried.

A dung beetle!

Emma in Franschhoek at a cafe.

Leena in Franschhoek at a cafe.

Alex!

Me at a cafe looking serious, agan in Franschhoek.

Views around Stellenbosch.

Views around Stellenbosch, looking the other way.

Mmmm wine tasting...this was at Boschendal...we didn't like their wine much!

Fancy pic-nic at Boschendal...good fun!

The pic-nic set up at Boschendal wine farm...they call them wine farms here not wineries or something else...make sense though I guess.

At Fairview wine and cheeses...a goat...in a tower, guess what kind of cheese they specialise in?

Leena at Terroir, a great restaurant we found near Stellenbosch.

Emma at Warwick wine farm...enjoying some sauvingon blanc.

Gill, Stewart, Lincoln, Emma, Leena and Alex tasting wine at Quoin Rock...yummy, we brought some home (London!) with us for later!

Did I mention we had to fight a bush fire one night...threatened to burn the main house and some of the wine crop!

Looked much worse in the high winds and in the dark...very fiery!

Our amazing guest house in Cape Town - 2Inn1 Kennsington. 

Emma with our welcome Gin & Tonic at our guest house in Cape Town.

Comfy room in Cape Town.

The room had everything you could think of including an ipod/iphone docking radio...which was handy as our phones were dead...having had our charges stolen in Franschhoek.  The room even came with a cell phone for you to use with useful numbers programmed into it!

The beach at Camps Bay in Cape Town.

V & A Waterfront in Cape Town.

V & A Waterfront in Cape Town...historic clock tower nestled in there.

Good seafood in Cape Town and lots of fishing boats!

Some of the fishing fleet.

More boats.

Living wall at Kirstenbosch Botanic gardens in Cape Town.

Kirstenbosch Botanic gardens in Cape Town.

Sculpture gardens at Kirstenbosch Botanic gardens in Cape Town.

Water plants Kirstenbosch Botanic gardens in Cape Town.

The view from Table Mountain was spectactular!

Cape Town's working port viewed from on high...or more precisely on Table Mountain.

Lincoln on a ledge.

Emma standing securely by the wall, not risking the 1000m fall.

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Lion's Head, Signal Hill and in the distance Robben Island...where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.

Looking north from Table Mountain.

Looking north from Table Mountain.

Looking south from Table Mountain, the hills of the 12 Apostles.

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Camps Bay and Lion's Head from Table Mountain.

The cable car goes down...

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We started from up there...almost 1/4 of the way...looking back up.