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Cape Town, The Waterfront

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:28:20 MST

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This area of town has lots of quaint little shops and restaurants and street performers are plentiful.

Zebra in Pilanesberg National Park

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:04:09 MST

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This zebra was up close but then turned away so I got some closeups of its butt.

White Rhino

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:58:45 MST

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The white rhino is named not for colour, but for its square lips (which I still don't get because they aren't white either!).

Weaver Nests

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:56:32 MST

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There were lots of weaver nests in the trees.

Toktokkie Bug in Pilanesberg

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:52:04 MST

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This bug is called a toktokkie, named for the tok tok sound it makes when it wiggles its butt up and down.

Parakeet at Sun City

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:51:09 MST

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Parakeet at Sun City.

The Lake at Sun City

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:49:28 MST

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The Lake at Sun City near Pilanesberg.

The Lake at Sun City

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:45:49 MST

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The Lake at Sun City near Pilanesberg.

Injured Speckled Owl

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:42:29 MST

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This owl was injured so he was tethered.

Sun City Golf Course

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:20:31 MST

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Gold courses are usually pretty nice and this one was no exception.

Wildlife Road Sign

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:17:32 MST

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This is the sign for any kind of wildlife in South Africa.

A Skink

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:14:52 MST

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This little fella is called a skink.

Pilanesberg National Park

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:13:07 MST

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I saw lots of giraffes around this watering hole but couldn't get a good photo.

Pilanesberg National Park

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:10:32 MST

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Pilanesberg National Park is a place I wish I could have stayed much longer.

Pilanesberg National Park

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:07:18 MST

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Pilanesberg National Park was such a special place!

Big 5 Sign

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:00:55 MST

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I only saw two of the big five, Rhinos and Lions. I missed out on the elephants, leopards and water buffalo.

Female Impala

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:55:25 MST

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Female impala in Pilanesberg National Park.

Yellow Billed Hornbill

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:38:11 MST

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I think this yellow billed hornbill is really cool!

White Throated Cormorant, Pilanesberg

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:36:19 MST

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This white throated cormorant was pretty big!

Helmeted Guinea Fowl, Pilanesberg

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:33:20 MST

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There were many interesting birds to be seen in Pilanesberg Game Reserve, the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, including this helmeted guinea fowl.

African Spoonbill, Pilanesberg

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:30:56 MST

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I think this is an African Spoonbill.

Bakubung Lodge Game Drive Vehicles

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:26:50 MST

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I drove in one of these vehicles on my game drive.

The Township "Doctor"

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:21:40 MST

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This guy is a township "doctor", something like a naturopath, I think.

Boys on the Street

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:19:52 MST

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These boys were hangin' out on a street in Khayalitsha township.

Stellenbosch Wine Cellar

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:17:41 MST

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Each of these holds about 900 litres of wine.

Stellenbosch Wine Estate

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:15:32 MST

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Another picturesque place.

Roadside Lunch Stand in Township

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:12:43 MST

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Boiled sheep heads offered at this stand,and very reasonably priced too!

Corner Store in Khayalitsha Township

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:56:14 MST

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This girl working at this little store also loved it when I showed her this photo of herself.

Khayalitsha Township Backstreet

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:52:39 MST

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A sidestreet in Khayalitsha township. Water leaks into their homes when it rains.

Women in Khayalitsha Township Home

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:49:27 MST

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These two women live together in Khayalitsha township. They loved it when I showed them this photo of themselves.

Girl in Khayalitsha Township

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:46:53 MST

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This girl, playing with rocks, was all smiles!

Girl in Khayalitsha Township

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:44:05 MST

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This young girl lives in Khayalitsha township.

Khayalitsha Township, Cape Town

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:41:30 MST

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800,000 is the "official" population count for this township, Khayalitsha, which is only one of many townships in Cape Town.

Rickety Bridge Wine Estate

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:38:43 MST

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The winelands were really pretty.

Road to Franschoek

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:53:48 MST

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Wine country!

Nelson Mandela's Prison Cell

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:12:55 MST

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Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years of imprisonment in this cell on Robben Island.

Cape Town from Robben Island

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:11:32 MST

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This view of Cape Town with Table Mountain in the background was taken from Robben Island.

Wine Samples

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:05:10 MST

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Rickety Bridge was a wine estate in Franschoek. We sampled their wine and it was pretty darn good!

Cape Town and Table Mountain

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:58:32 MST

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This shot of Cape Town with Table Mountain in the back, was taken from the ferry to Robben Island.

Penguins at Boulder Beach

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:56:15 MST

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Boulder Beach, home to many African penguins, is not far outside of Cape Town.

Boulder Beach near Cape Town

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:52:34 MST

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This little guy wandered off the beach into the car park area at Boulder Beach. Poor thing was a bit freaked out.

Part of the Waterfront in Cape Town

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:50:20 MST

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The waterfront in Cape Town is an active place with lots of quaint little shops and restaurants.

Ostrich Farm near Cape Town

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:47:20 MST

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I like Ostriches. I tasted one for the first time on this trip and it wasn't bad.

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:25:01 MST

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This little guy found a shady spot to rest in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:23:32 MST

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Kirstenbosch is a world heritage site. It's an enormous and very beautiful place.

Hout Bay

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:19:52 MST

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Hout Bay (pronounced Howt)is just outside of Cape Town and is home to many seals. I didn't get a good photo of the seals.

Waterfront Busker

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:16:52 MST

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There are many street performers at the waterfront in Cape Town...mostly music and dancing.

Fun at the Waterfront

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:13:03 MST

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This looked like so much fun. It was down at the waterfront in Cape Town.

Almost 17000 km from Vancouver!

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:10:06 MST

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This sign was down at the waterfront in Cape Town. I was closer to the south pole than to home!

Cape Point

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:08:21 MST

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I'm standing at the top of Cape Point. It was very scenic and extremely windy.

Cape of Good Hope

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:04:08 MST

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The Cape of Good Hope is as far south-west as you can go on the African continent.

Camps Bay with 11 Apostles Mountain

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:00:50 MST

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Camps Bay is part of Cape Town. The mountain behind the bay is called The 11 Apostles.

Baboons on Road

Carolyn15_photo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:57:20 MST

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This was on the road to Cape of Good Hope nature reserve. The baboons were jumping all over the cars!