FUN-travel: South Africa – Hermanus

September 7, 2010 by Susan Clarke

The ABC’s of Africa

A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration

Day 1 – Friday, September 3 – Depart San Diego 10:45 am – to Johannesburg, one stop Atlanta

Auberge Burgundy

A – Delta Business Elite Class – full lay down seats – free, used points!
B – plane delay Atlanta
B – Chris’s walking shoe sole comes off (must wear shoes regularly as glue dries out over time)
B – I have vertigo from a virus for last two weeks, still a bit dizzy
A – no eardrum rupture or pain

Day 2 –Saturday, September 4 – Arrive Joburg (locals speak) 6:30 pm – pleasant enough to sit outside

FF – FUN Facts – Pinotage = wine blend of two French grapes – Pinot Noir & Cinsaut (renamed Hermitage in SA) created in 1925

Day 3 –Sunday, September 5 – Depart 9:00 am to Cape Town & Hermanus – arrive 11:15 am – jacket cool, rain overnight (48 – 66)

African Art

A – driver waiting – off to Hermanus, coastal town 90 minutes
A – find shoe glue in grocery store $6
A – lovely room at Auberge Burgundy in heart of town on ocean
A – street market find – one-of-a-kind beaded necklace R55 = $7.70 US – (feel bad working him down to $7.00)
B – great dinner and wine at Paradiso
BB – bag still not delivered

FF – BB = Big Bummer

Day 4 –Monday, September 6 – Hermanus – low 50’s to high 60”s – windy

Our Great White Shark Pic

A – going for Great White Shark boat trip
B – pick up 6:15 am, still dark
A – see lots of sharks up close and personal
B – water too cold to cage dive
BB – Chris gets sick – poor boy barfed 3 X’s
RBB – volunteer girl working on boat slips off the back and into the water just as shark swims by
A – gets pulled out with no bites
C – it’s our anniversary, have great meal and more great SA Pinotage!

FF – RBB = Really Big Bummer

Theirs

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