Homeward bound

Well, we’re homeward bound. After a magnificent and glorious three weeks in South Africa, we have travelled from Cape Town to Durban to Amsterdam and will shortly leave for Guernsey.

Cape Town

After taking afternoon tea at Cape Town’s Mount Nelson Hotel (as a chap and chapess do), we flew to Durban and stayed at the Granny Mouse Country Lodge, some 90 minutes west of the city, for one night before catching an Emirates flight to Amsterdam.

Today, we take a Blue Islands flight back to Guernsey (via the ‘other island’) to be reunited with Play d’eau. In a strange way we know it’s time to go home, yet our hearts have been certainly captured by South Africa.

As Amy’s brother, Kevin, had said to us, ‘South Africa gets in your blood’.

How right he was.

Some last pics

Here are some last pics from the many we took.

Our room at the Tala Private Game Reserve
KwaZulu-Natal
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Our 12m long room at the African Pride, Melrose Arch, J'burg — Our 12m long room at the African Pride,
Melrose Arch, J’burg, with its green and red lighting
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The Queen Victoria Hotel was close to the waterfront which buzzed with life
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These guys were great with their improvisation and rhythms — These guys were great
with their improvisation and rhythms
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"The wheel on the front goes round and round' — “The wheel on the front goes round and round’
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Traditional skills are still being used
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The port and marina were so busy
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Table Mountain was wearing its table cloth
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The cloud disappeared... — The cloud disappeared…
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...and you could see the window cleaners suspended by ropes — …and window cleaners were suspended by ropes
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Sandwiches, cakes, savouries, scones, creams, jams, breads and 'nibbles'
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We indulged in afternoon tea at The Mount Nelson
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Piers' favourite — Piers’ favourite
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We stayed at the Granny Mouse Country Lodge for our last night in SA — We stayed at the Granny Mouse Country Lodge
for our last night in SA
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Our room had a wood burning stove - great because it dropped to -3C overnight — Our room had a wood burning stove – great because it dropped to -3C overnight
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Granny Mouse overlooks the valley and its river
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The fog stayed hovering above the river
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As the sun rose, it was -3C, frosty, and fog steamed off the river — As the sun rose, it was -3C, frosty,
and fog steamed off the river
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A great sign by Reception
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Water taps and corrugated iron made a novel water features — Water taps and corrugated iron
made a novel water features
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Nearby were the stunning 95m (310') Howick Falls — Nearby were the stunning 95m (310′) Howick Falls
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Piers and Lin
Granny Mouse Country Lodge
…on temporary leave of absence from
Play d’eau
Fleming 55

3 thoughts on “Homeward bound”

Thank you so much for sharing your South African experiences with us via your blog and for the lovely photos.
We almost feel as though we were there with you. Much cheaper!!!
What a fantastic time you have both had, with so many experiences and different vistas, with the added bonus of your youngest son’s wedding.
Back to reality now!
P&Pxx

I echo what Pip said (hope you don’t mind Pip!). It has been brilliant to follow your adventures. Wishing you the very best journey back and loads of hugs and kisses from Charlotte, myself and the weasels 🙂

What an incredible time you have had-and so have we- as we have followed you and been with you on your adventures. Thank you so much for taking us. It has been truly wonderful.

Lots of love from Hil x x

Play d'eau

Cape Town

Some last pics

3 thoughts on “Homeward bound”

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These were the voyages of Piers and Lin du Pré aboard their Fleming 55