Western Cape, South Africa 2013

Waiting for Inspection to Cross from Zimbabwe into Zambia	Baboons at Zambia Border	Welcome to Livingstone, Zambia	Mist from Victoria Visible from Livingstone, Zambia	Zambian Woman with Heavy Load
Zambian Snowman in Livingstone Park	Sign in Livingstone, Zambia	Livingstone Museum is the Oldest & Largest in Zambia	Livingstone, Zambia	Bank in Livingstone, Zambia
Lunch of Champions at Livingstone Airport	Waiting Room in Livingstone Airport	Our Plane from Livingstone, Zambia	Here Comes Our Group	Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, Livingstone, Zambia
Farewell to Victoria Falls	Flying over the Orange River, South Africa	Flying over Cloud Cover	Cape Town Practice for Obama Visit	Sitting in Cape Town Traffic in the Rain
Arrival at Spier Hotel & Wine Farm (dates to 1692), Cape Winelands	Spier Hotel Lobby	Waiting Area in the Spier Hotel	Artwork in Spier Hotel	Rose Petals & Wine Welcome at Spier
Loved the Fireplace in the Room	Dinner at the Spier Hotel	Enjoying the Fireplace after Dinner	View of Pool from Our Patio	Dormant Vineyards, Cape Winelands, South Africa
Stellenbosch, South Africa (1697)	100-yr old Store in Stellenbosch	Rhenish Mission Church, Stellenbosch	1777 Ammo House, Stellenbosch	Cape Dutch Architecture, Stellenbosch
Art Gallery, Stellenbosch	Church Facade in Stellenbosch	Bill Didn't Have TIme to Shop in Here	Church in Stellenbosch	Wine Country, South Africa
Cape Honeysuckle	Franschhoek, South Africa	Dutch Reformed Church (1847), Franschhoek	City Hall, Franschhoek, South Africa	Huguenot Monument, Franschhoek
Represents Religious Freedom at Huguenot Monument	Interesting Food Available in Franschhoek	Bill is a Little Wet in Franschhoek	Wine Tasting Time in South Africa	Wine Tasting Room
Wine Chandelier	Lunch at Roca Restaurant, Dieu Donne Vineyards, Franschhoek	The Only Men on the Trip with 17 Women	The Five Wives at Lunch	The 'Keep Calm' Fad Made It to South Africa
Lunch at Roca Restaurant	Springbok Carppacio before Ostrich Steak	Susan's Happy Not Everyone Likes Creme Brulee	View from the Restaurant	Time to Move On
Sun Breaking Through the Clouds	Mountain Scenery in Cape Winelands	Blesbok Antelope on Farm	Oryx on Farm	White Fallow Deer on Farm
'Beefmaster' Bull	Barrel Cellar at Spier Hotel & Wine Farm	Wine Tasting at Spier Wine Farm	'Barrel Thieving' at Spier Wine Farm	The Spier Manor House Dates to 1822
Spier's 1767 Wine Cellar is the Oldest in South Africa	Outside the Spier Amphitheatre	Morning Departure from Spier Hotel	Squatter Settlements are a Common Sight in Cape Town, South Africa	An Estimated 1.5 Million People in Cape Town Live in Squatter Settlements
Houses Built by the South African Government to Replace Shanties	Cape Town Central Train Station	Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town	Castle of Good Hope was Built 1666-79 by the Dutch East India Company	Cape Town City Hall (1905)
It's A Long Story	Statue of Edward III in Cape Town	Combining Old & New Styles in Cape Town	Old Building with Dutch Gables in Cape Town	St. George's Cathedral designed by Sir Herbert Baker & Started in 1901
Inside St. George's Cathedral, Capetown	Stained Glass in St. George's Cathedral	Rose Window in St. George's Cathedral	The African Madonna Carved in Lignum Vitae Wood by Leon Underwood	Susan's Borrowed Headband to Keep Her Ears Warm
South African Parliament Buildings	Egyptian Goose in Front of South African Parliament Building	South African Parliament Building Completed in 1885	'De Tuynhuys' (Garden House) is the Cape Town Office of the President of South Africa	De Tuynhuys Was the Official Residence of Most Governors of the Cape - Dutch, Batavian & British
Built in 1700 -- Renovations have Retained Original Style	Feeding the Pigeons in 'The Company's Garden' in Cape Town	Poinsettias in The Company's Garden	Hadeda Ibis in The Company Gardens	Bill & Susan Leaving The Company's Garden
Pigeons on Delville Wood Memorial, Cape Town	'Gold Tree' at Afrogem, Cape Town	Large Geode at Afrogem	Paragliding from Signal Hill, Cape Town	Guinea Fowl on Signal Hill
Guinea Fowl Squawking on Signal Hill	View of Cape Town from Signal Hill	Bill on Signal Hill, Cape Town	Susan on Signal Hill with Table Mountain Covered by Clouds	Cape Town Town Stadium & Atlantic Ocean from Signal Hill
Bo-Kaap was Formerly known as the Malay Quarter	Nurul Islam Mosque was Established in 1844 in Bo-Kapp	Our Hotel in Cape Town	Welcome to the Cullinan Hotel	It's a Chevrolet Spark
Lobby of the Cullinan, Cape Town	Pink Protea Floral Arrangement	The Pool at the Cullinan Hotel	Peach Tree Restaurant in the Cullinan	Another Bottle of Champagne for Our Anniversary
Places of Worship were the Only Buildings in District 6 not Bulldozed after the Area was Declared 'White'	Visiting the District Six Museum in Cape Town	Floor Map Depicting District 6 before 60,000 Blacks were Forcibly Removed in 1966	Reminders of District 6 Street Names before being Renamed by the Apartheid Government	Mural of District 6 Street Before 1966
Apartheid-era Sign in District 6 Museum	Car Dealer in District 6, Cape Town	Visiting Langa Township Cultural Center	Young People Learning about Marimba at Langa Cultural Center	Playing Drums with the Marimba Band
Government Housing in Langa Township, Cape Town	Business in Langa Township	Shanties in Langa Township	Hostels Buiilt in 1969 for Male Migrant Workers are Now Family Housing in Langa	Unrenovated Hostels Cost about $2 per Month
Bedroom in Unrenovated Hostel	Renovated Hostels Cost about $25 per Month	Inside a Renovated Hostel in Langa Township	Satellite Dishes on Renovated Hostel in Langa Township	Area known as 'Beverly Hills of Langa'
Church Adjacent to 'Beverly Hills of Langa'	New Houses in Langa Township are Unaffordable for Residents	New Government Housing in Langa has a Long Waiting List	Approximately 40% of Langa Township is Shantytown	Porta-potties for Langa Shantytown
Khulani High School in Langa Township	Vegetable Stand in Langa Township	Informal Flea Market in Langa Township	Store in Langa Township	Flautist in Hotel Lobby at 8 AM
1882 Clock Tower & Tidal Gauge at Victoria & Albert Waterfront	Elephant Statue at V&A Waterfront	V&A Waterfront, Cape Town	Historic Poster in Waiting Area for Robben Island Ferry	Devil's Peak, Tabletop Mountain, & Lion's Head from the Ferry
Approaching Robben Island	Comorants on the Sea Wall at Robben Island	Comorant on Robben Island	Robben Island was used as a Maximum Security Prison for Political Prisoners from 1961-91	Robben Island was used as a Leper Colony from 1846-1931
Robben Island Limestone Quarry where Nelson Mandela worked for 13 years	Garrsion Church (1841) on Robben Island	Robben Island Village is Home to Former Prisoners & Guards	Robben Island School (1894) serves Children Ages 6-11	Springbok on Robben Island
9.2-inch Bitish Gun from WWII	Robben Island Lighthouse (1864)	Medium-security Criminal Prisoners (1961-1996) were in Compound Away from Political Prisoners	Moturu Kramat (1969)of Imam Sayed Abdurahman Moturu who Died in Exile on Robben Island in 1754	Entering Robben Island Maximum Security Political Prisoner Prison
Robben Island Political Prison	Group Cells slept 30-50 Prisoners	Group Toilet and Showers	Prisoner Sleeping Mats Used before Beds were Provided in 1978	Jama (tour guide) was Political Prisoner from 1977-82
Example of Censored Letter from 1974	Cell of Nelson Mandela from 1962-82	Wing with Mandela & other Individual Cells	World War II Howitzer on Robben Island	On the Ferry Back from Robben Island
Interesting Ship near Cape Town	4.76 ct. Natural Yellow Diamond formed with Portrait of a Woman Inside	Waiting for the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway	View of Devil's Peak from Cable Car	Approach to the Station on Tabletop Mountain
Cape Point in the Distance from Tabletop Mountain	View of the Atlantic Ocean from Tabletop Mountain	Wind's a Little Cold on Tabletop Mountain	Bronze Depiction of the Cape Peninsula	View of Cape Town from Tabletop Mountain
View of Camps Bay from Tabletop Mountain	Vegetation Among the Rocks of Tabletop Mountain	Susan & Bill High Above Cape Town, South Africa	Sunlight on the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Town	Driving Under Canopy Trees on Road from Tabletop Mountain
The Cape Wheel at Night	Victoria Wharf, Cape Town	Cape Town Mountain Range known as The Twelve Apostles	Hout Bay, South Africa	'The Sentinel' overlooks 'Seal Island' in South Africa
Tour Boats around Seal Island	A Park on Hout Bay	Rock-protection Overhangs on Chapman's Peak Drive, South Africa	Chapman's Peak Drive is nicknamed 'Chappies'	Noordhoek Beach Provides Good Waves for Surfing at High Tide
Sleepy Hollow Horse Farm, Noordhoek, South Africa	Baboons Checking Out a House in Noordhoek, South Africa	Cape Point Ostrich Farm	Learning About Ostriches at Cape Point Ostrich Farm	Modeling Ostrich Leather, Feathers, & Eggs
2-month old Ostrich	Georgette (Grey) & George (Black)	Georgette Looking for Food	George strikes a Pose	'Best of Africa' Travel Group at the Cape of Good Hope
Black Comorants on Rocks at the Cape of Good Hope	At the Cape of Good Hope	Driving behind the Cape of Good Hope	Elands & Ostriches near Cape Point, South Africa	Elands are Rapidly Disappearing in South Africa
Cape Point Lighthouse	The Flying Dutchman is the Tramway up to Cape Point Lighthouse	Downhill Tram passing on the Right	View of the Cape of Good Hope from Cape Point	Over 100 steps to the Top
Atlantic Ocean on the Left; Indian Ocean on the Right	Looking at the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Point Lighthouse	Cape Point Lighthouse	Waiting for Tramway to Go Back Down	Driving along False Bay, South Africa
Vasco de Gama Point, False Bay	Simon's Town, South Africa	Dutch Gables in Simon's Town, South Africa	Simon's Town Harbor	Simon's Town Naval Base
6 Pounder Hotchkiss Gun from South African WWII Ships	Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, South Africa	African Penguin Chick with Mom	African Penguin Chicks	African Penguin Chick Molting
Boulders Beach Penguins	African Penguin	Alone on the Boulders	Penguin Shelter at Boulders Beach	Road to Nowhere, Cape Town
Lichtenstein Castle, Hout Bay, South Africa	Vendors setting up at Hout Bay Boat Launch	Boat to Seal Island	Leaving Hout Bay	A Seal & Comorant in Hout Bay
Sculling in Hout Bay	Passing the Sentinel on Hout Bay, South Africa	Approaching Seal Island, South Africa	Cape Fur Seals on Seal Island, South Africa	Cape Fur Seals
High Surf on Seal Island	Seals Swimming in the Surf	Leaving Seal Island, South Africa	Passing the Sentinel on Return to Hout Bay Dock	Back at Hout Bay Boat Dock
Imizamo Yethu is a Township in Hout Bay, South Africa	Overlooking Constantia Wine Valley, South Africa	Andrew was our Botanist Guide in Kirstenbosch Gardens	Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden was Established in 1913	King Protea at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
Leucospermum cordifolium belongs to the Protea Family	Egyptian Goose at Kirstenbosch Garden	Spotted Eagle-owl	Aloe Plant in Front of Castle Rock	Mandela's Gold at Kirstenbosch Garden
Vulcan's Fire Aloe	Mostert's Mill (1796), Cape Town, South Africa	Shopping at Victoria & Alfred Waterfront	Downtown Cape Town	Last Look at Tabletop Mountain, Cape Town
Cape Town International Airport	President Obama arrives in Cape Town	Support Planes for President Obama Visit	More Support for the Obama Visit	Fuel Stop in Dakar, Senegal
Back in the USA	Landing in Atlanta