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Destination Focus: South Africa
Whilst away one night I watched again one of my favourite films, Cry Freedom. It puts a somewhat different light on South Africa, its past, present and perhaps its future. I love South Africa as I do a great deal of Africa that I have been to but there is more to it than animals and beaches. One of my highlights was spending time on a day off in Soweto.
Thanks Gill. As alway your feedback is much appreciated.
Strange thing about the squirrel is that I stumbled across him & he ran up the tree, then froze about a yard from my face. It seemed as if he felt that as long as he stayed perfectly still I wouldn’t be able to see him.
coolonespa wrote:
coolonespa
08:14 15-Sep-18
#62This one covers Cape Town and the peninsular & even contains a little romance:
plus some extra photos.
Brilliant article @coolonespa and loved all the pics., especially the one of the squirrel, very professional!
This one covers Cape Town and the peninsular & even contains a little romance:
plus some extra photos.
The rocks are pretty crowded at Dyer Island:
but the sea isn’t much better:
Perhaps it was rush hour 
A lovely coastal bench:
Knysna is a lovely coastal town on the Garden Route and a climb up to The Heads offers some lovely views:
There is some lovely rugged coastline at Tsitsikamma National Park. Here visitors can explore the gorges and indigenous forest via a number of trails. Seagulls keep an eye on the comings and goings 
@Solent_Richard wrote:
Thanks for your reports.
Glad you’re finding them useful Richard.
At Bloukrans Bridge, allegedly not only Africa’s highest bridge but the world’s highest commercial bungee jump location some 216-metres above the Bloukrans River. Your guess is as good as mine as to why people throw themselves off a perfectly good bridge, but it’s fun to watch:
Good morning @coolonespa
Thanks for your reports.
I’m finding this thread useful as we have a visit to South Africa planned for next year.
