Tag: exploring
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Butterfly World and Fairview
A couple of weeks tack, I flew down to the Western Cape to spend the weekend with my family. I haven’t seen the family in months so I was pretty thrilled. Particularly because I won’t be around for Christmas. But, of course, we didn’t just do family catch-up stuff, we also visited two places I’ve…
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Day of exploring
Last Sunday dawned somewhat overcast but nice and hot. I was definitely still adjusting to the time zones. Which had the advantage that I was up early. Unfortunately, many attractions would only be open in the afternoon according to the guide book in my hotel room. Guide books are my kryptonite – the chances of…
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A quiet visit to Grahamstown
It is a dusty, warm winter afternoon as we wandered between the tombstones. I find cemeteries interesting. It’s not a fascination with death; it’s the history. This cemetery was used by the settlers in Grahamstown – those families who climbed off the boats in the 1820s and began a new life in what was to…