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05/11/2024

Caprivi, now Zambezi Province Namibia 🇳🇦 a special place

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31/10/2024

On a Houseboat on Okavango River Botswana 🇧🇼 Wonderful!

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21/10/2024

Cape Town Marathon, a candidate for the Abbott World Marathon Majors Candidate Race. The first marathon in Africa to be nominated. Running with doing his first marathon. He is amazing!

The announcement marks the commencement of a multi-year evaluation process conducted by AbbottWMM.
In order to become a Major, the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon will be required to meet certain criteria for three years and if successful, will join an elite group of races - Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon, Virgin Money London Marathon, BMW-BERLIN Marathon, Bank of America Chicago Marathon and TCS New York City Marathon - as a new member of the prestigious Abbott World Marathon Majors in 2025.

https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/content-hub/cape-town-marathon-becomes-abbott-world-marathon-majors-candidate-race

Visiting Cape Town South Africa. 🇿🇦 🥳

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19/10/2024

Chobe National Park Botswana 🇧🇼
Fantastic! 🚢🦒🐘🦅

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18/10/2024

Chobe River Cruise Botswana 🇧🇼
Fantastic! 🚢🦒🐘🦅

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15/10/2024

Moremi Game Reserve Botswana 🇧🇼 and it's challenging sandy roads 😀🚙 Our Ranger got stuck in the the thuck sand.

So, I eventually offered to drive the vehicle, so that he can help to push. He is much stronger than I and I got the opportunity to drive the landcruiser out of the thick sand 😀 💪🏻🚙

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19/09/2024

14/09/2024

Traveling in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa 🇿🇦 🥳

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07/09/2024

The Springboks will line up against New Zealand 🇳🇿 in Cape Town 🇿🇦 on Saturday (today) 🏉 Enjoy the game! 🥳🏉

Duane Verneulen was lucky to get a photo with me 🙃😀

https://www.sarugby.co.za/news-features/articles/2023/11/08/sa-rugby-lauds-springbok-great-duane-vermeulen/

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06/08/2024

On day 3 of the beautiful Diversity Trail we explored the Walker Bay coastline. The trail started at Bella Vista and lead through the rich coastal fynbos on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve. From there we head into the Walker Bay Nature Reserve, and walked through a remote dune field, onto the Plaat beach. We enjoyed lunch on the beach after which we strolled along the beach to the archaeological site at Klipgat Cave – the home of Middle Stone Age and Late Stone Age people. Inside the cave, our guide will interpret the fascinating insights into early human occupation along this coastline. In Whale season there is good possibility to spot the Southern Right Whales. We were transported back to Bellavista Country Place. This evening we enjoyed a wine tasting with Giant Periwinkle wines (a boutique wine farm and committed member of the Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy) and dinner at the fire place. Another delightful.
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Diversity Trail

03/08/2024

Day 2 of the Diversity Trail, and we walked along the beautiful forest and fynbos trails on Grootbos Nature Reserve. We enjoyed a lovely lunch at the Grootbos Environmental Center. After lunch, the trail led us into the incredible and ageless afromontane Witvoetskloof forest. We walked through the forest to the waterfall where I was really keen to swim but no one else was keen to join and I did not want to waste everyones time. Afterward, I regretted not swimming. We walked back along a flower picking track to our pick-up point where we got into a 4x4 vehicle for our transfer back to Bellavista Country Place. The evening we enjoyed around the fireplace, enjoying a delicious dinner.

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Annie Delport Private Nature Reserve Kitchen Trail

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01/08/2024

The lovely trail experience started at the Stanford Kitchen Restaurant where we enjoyed a light lunch and met our excellent guide Christoff. After lunch we went on a walk through the historical village. Then we went on a leisurely cruise down to the beautiful Stanford River on board the Lady Stanford and enjoyed the lovely scenery and rich bird life with our knowledgeable guide. The day concluded with a short drive to Bellavista Country Place where we had time to check in and refresh. The evening we had a very informative fynbos gin tasting and delicious dinner with magnificent views of the sun setting over Walker Bay.

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01/08/2024

The lovely Diversity Trail started at the Stanford Kitchen Restaurant where we enjoyed a light lunch and met our excellent guide Christoff. After lunch we went on a walk through the historical village. Then we went on a leisurely cruise down to the beautiful Stanford River on board the Lady Stanford and enjoyed the lovely scenery and rich bird life with our knowledgeable guide. The day concluded with a short drive to Bellavista Country Place where we had time to check in and refresh. The evening we had a very informative fynbos gin tasting and delicious dinner with magnificent views of the sun setting over Walker Bay.

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27/07/2024

Time to fly home ✈️🇿🇦 It was an amazing 1600km cycling tour through the Netherlands 🇳🇱 Germany 🇩🇪 Belgium 🇧🇪 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏻 Hope to be back in 2025 !

Emirates Airlines was fantastic!
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Zweirad-Gehle Polarsteps

19/07/2024

We cycled 60 km from Kockengen via Weesp and the de Pijp in Oud Zuid to Aalsmeer in the Netherlands🇳🇱. Lovely route. Another wonderful cycling day! (Day 24) 🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏻

En-route,we stopped for coffee ☕️ with friends & family. It was delightful to meet them.

This was a cold and rainy day it felt like Cape Town in winter.🌧☔️.

Weesp is on the Amsterdam-Rijn canal and the river De Vecht. Its history dates back to the Middle Ages, to the year 1355, when it was granted city rights. From the 12th till the late 15th century ‘De Vecht’ river was a popular trade route for ships going land inwards. Due to a civil war in the late 15th century, the period of prosperity came to an end. After a period of economic decline, the history of Weesp is characterized by breweries in the 17th century, porcelain in the 18th century, and a chocolate factory in the 19th century. In p have monumental buildings, canals and, small shops like Amsterdam, but its undiscovered by the big crowd. Amsterdam is just 15km away.

De Pijp is a charming, bohemian nneighborhoodin Amsterdam, right outside the canal rings and nneighboringthe famous Museumplein area; it’s a part of the bigger borough called Oud-Zuid It has a residential feel to it, but it’s also lively, given the multitude of markets, shops ,and restaurants

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🏕Campsite: nNocamping tonight. We spoiled ourselves with a bit of luxury in a lovely abnb in Aalsmeer. Beautiful place with a lovely setting with a Weber braai on the deck. Inside fire place. Walking distance to supermarkets & restaurants but still in a quiet, relaxed area. Will definitely want to stay here again.
Accommodation:
https://www.westeindercabin.com/

Westeinderplas
Zweirad-Gehle Polarsteps

16/07/2024

We cycled 88 km from Rosmalen via Culemborg to Kockengen in the Netherlands🇳🇱). Lovely route. Another Wonderful cycling day! (Day 23) 🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏻

Culemborg is the birth place of Jan van Riebeeck, who is regarded as Culemborg’s most famous son

In 1652, van Riebeeck and 82 men and 8 women arrived on 3 ships in Table Bay (Cape Town) 🇿🇦 They had to establish a replenishment station for the Dutch East India Company. The ships traveling from the Dutch Republic to Batavia could then stock up on water, fresh fruit and vegetables in Table Bay. They were the first European colony on South African soil .

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🏕Campsite:
https://www.campingvdpanne.nl/

Campsite on a farm. Very Friendly & Helpful. Wifi free, works on the whole campsite. Willing to put freezer block in freezer. Nothing for small tents. There are no tables and chairs to use. No charging points are available for small tents. Can charged at plugs in the bathroom. Bathroom facilities are old but clean. No restaurant. Lovely deck on water with bench. This was great
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Zweirad-Gehle

13/07/2024

We cycled 80 km from Klein Borkel via Eindhoven to Rosmalen in the Netherlands🇳🇱). Another wonderful cycling day! (Day 22) 🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏻

Eindhoven is a city of technology, design, and knowledge. Here, engineers and creatives work closely together on groundbreaking projects. These crossovers give Eindhoven its exciting energy and make it an international top city for innovation.

Eindhoven is considered the design capital of the Netherlands. Its biggest event is the annual Dutch Design Week, where hundreds of talented and established designers showcase their latest creations and new futuristic designs The Dutch Design Week (DDW) is arguable the largest design event in Northern Europe.

The Design Academy Eindhoven and the Technical University attract hundreds of new students from the Netherlands and abroad to study in Eindhoven.

More than 125 years ago, Philips brought light 💡to Eindhoven. Industrial heritage sites, such as old Philips factories and power stations throughout Eindhoven, have been transformed into trendy shops, exceptional restaurants, luxury lofts, and creative workplaces

Even in the field of cycling, Eindhoven is innovative. The luminous Van Gogh Roosegaarde Cycle Path is inspired by Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' and designed by designer Daan Roosegaarde. Hovenring is probably the world's first ever floating bicycle path?

Stratumcstreet, in the heart of the city, is officially the longest pub street in Benelux. 🍻

Fantastic!🚴🏻🚴🏻‍♀️

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🏕Campsite:
https://degroenedonk.nl/
We planned to camp here 👆🏻⛺️
However, a friend invited us to stay with her. So, we did not camp here as planned. It was a blessing since there was a heavy thunder storm ⛈️ 🌬 and it was pouring with rain🌧☔️
We had a lovely time with our friend. The complex had a bouls evening & and invited us to join. It was loads of fun & we learned some Dutch while playing 🎉🎈