FUN-travel: South Africa – Hermanus

September 7, 2010 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: South Africa – Hermanus 

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

  • A – have driver waiting
  • B – Chris’s other shoe sole comes off (at least they match now)
  • BB – Chris’s bag never left Atlanta
  • C – great Pinotage at airport hotel!

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

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