Chapman's Peak with Russell at sunset

One of my favourite places in Cape Town, especially at this time of day.

Wonderful tattoo

We met this lovely lass with a wonderful tattoo of a half-collared kingfisher. She got it in commemorated of her dad who recently passed away. It was his favourite bird.

Climbing Chapman's Peak with Russell, Brandon and Lilly

 A wonderful hike with Russell, Brandon and Lilly (the very cute doggie Russell was looking after.)  Tiny Lilly had insatiable energy and climbed virtually the whole way on her own steam.  We hadn't intended to, but we ended up going all the way to the top.  Lots of wonderful conversation, especially reminiscing about nudity in movies !

Chapman's Peak picnic

With the rest of the family in Plett, Jo and I went to the vineyard in Noordhoek where there was a food market.  However, there were so many people there, we headed straight off to the relatively quiet retreat of Chapman's Peak.  On the way, we got some nice salads and pistachio biscuits (yum) from the local delhi.  We enjoyed our picnic with beautiful views of a sunset.  Very peaceful.

Hout Bay with Heather

I met up with Heather (Russell's lovely mum) at La Cuccina for a delicious lunch, followed by a lovely walk along the beach.  It was great to have a good chat.

Visiting Noordhoek and Chapman's Peak

A lovely outing with Jo. We got some delicious picnic goodies, then did some leaping on Noordhoek Beach.  Then a gorgeous drive over Chapman's Peak to a picnic spot with breathtaking views.  And then, to our delight, we discovered that Russell and his mum had had the same idea, so we joined them for a nice chat.  All in all, a great day out.