Cape Town & Zululand 2026 Highlights

A wonderful 6 week visit to Cape Town and Zululand.

Diary

• Diary

Highlights

• An absolutely fabulous 9 days in Zululand exploring Mkuzi, Sodwana Bay, Hluhluwe and St Lucia.
• A really fun weekend at the Good Hope Farm near Robertson with Russell and my Afrikaburn friends including two lovely hikes.
• A restful weekend away at Melkbos with The Hardcore Hiking group.
• Photographing a Gymnogene which Heather manifested.
• Photographing an Eagle Owl at Kirstenbosch.
• Lots of delicious lunches at Woodside Village.
• Compiling Mike's memoirs.
• Helping Jo purchase a new computer and screen and setting up her photos in Lightroom.
• Creating a birthday song for Sam.
• A fun night of poker with the boys.
• Watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show. What a blast.
• A delicious lunch in Melkbos with Mary-Anne.
• Some nice walks and hikes: Hluhluwe game walk, Myburgh's Ravine, Eagle's Nest, Muizenberg, Chapman's Peak, The Greenbelt and 2 hikes at Good Hope Farm.

 

Arrival

• Flight and reunion (Apr)

Family

• Birthday song for Sam (Apr)
• Sam's birthday breakfast (Apr)
• Mother's day (May)
• Jo's 54th birthday (May)
• Compiling Mike's memoirs (Apr)

Social

• Poker with the boys (Apr)
• Melkbos with Mary-Anne (May)

Weekends away

• Langebaan weekend  (Apr)
• Weekend away near Robertson with my Afrikaburn friends (May)

Walks & Hikes

• Walk in The Greenbelt  (Apr)
• St James to Muizenberg walk  (Apr)
• Chapman's Peak with Russell (May)
• Eagle's Nest with Russell (May)
• Myburgh's Ravine with Russell & Brandon (May)
• Waterfall walk and mountain walk near Robertson (May)

Photography

• Photographing Gymnogene  (Apr) 
• Steam train in Rondebosch (May)
• Kirstenbosch (and photographing an owl) (May)

Show

• Rocky Horror Picture Show (May)

Zululand trip

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• Journey there  (May)
• Mkuzi  (May)
• Sodwana  (May)
• Hluhluwe–iMfolozi  (May)
• St Lucia (May)