January 2005 South Africa Pics See links at the bottom for other picture slideshows.

Wishing Patricia a happy 15th! Mariette, Andrew and I at Gold Reef City (or as I call it, Six Flags over Johannesburg). New Year's Eve day. The beer tent's up, ready for a party. The sun goes down on New Year's Eve, the crowds start to pour in. Lauren, Nicolas and Storm, playing on Stonehaven's roof. Out on the river one Sunday afternoon, a bad storm whipped up a whirlwind on the horizon. The sun coming up on a Sugar Bowl victory for Auburn. Taking a break from swimming, out by the pool. Storm, Miriam, Sisipho, Lauren, Sarah-Pat and Nicolas. Guinness guarding some guests. Or maybe waiting for their dinner scraps. Sunset over the River Terrace and rose garden. Having drinks with Jenny and Mariette..... .....while Kali stands guard. A lazy Friday afternoon at Stonehaven (kids on the roof again). Storm and Pingpong and their Mardi Gras beads from PittyPat. Sunday lunch outside under the trees, with Neal and Maggie. Just another Stonehaven sky. On the Boathouse, reading Mandela's book. One of my favorite reading spots. My room, another of my favorite reading spots. Just another Stonehaven sky. The Royal Stonehaven on a cruise. In the River Terrace, getting ready for a wedding. Jenny sewing drapes while Pieter hangs them. A stressed-out Kali A rainy, rainy day on the Vaal River. River Police getting ready to dive. Last minute instructions. Remember to breathe. That's where we're going, way out there. Ready to go to the bottom. Kali watches the proceedings with great interest. Diving under the bridge. Another diver going down. Searching around the jetty. Kali checking out the woman's shoe the divers found. Fortunately no woman was found. OK, what are those bubbles? Yet another beer bottle we thought was lost forever. Dad! It's a sea monster! Some of the day's findings. Another crew goes out. The boat we came to see. All done for the day. Why do divers fall backwards in the water? Because if they fell forwards they'd be in the boat! The drive to Cape Town. More of the drive to Cape Town. More of the drive to Cape Town. More of the drive to Cape Town. And more still of the drive to Cape Town. The boat we came to see. Our room at Friday Island, second from the left. On the beach in front of Friday Island. A relaxing moment taking in the view from our porch. My Shirley Valentine moment. Rex and me in the FloraBama of Langebaan. The drive south to Cape Town, Table Mountain appears on the horizon. The view from my porch in Cape Town. My Shirley Valentine moment. I'm riding the cable car up into THAT? A nice summer day on Table Mounatin. I'm pretty sure there is a city down there. Back down I go. This is what Table Mountain looked like from a distance. The drive down the Cape. More of the drive down the Cape, Chapman's Peak Drive. Other side of the Cape, on the way to Hermanus. Hermanus, great whale watching in season. The drive from Hermanus to Arniston and the southernmost point, watching for baboons. The beach at Arniston. At Arniston, dipping my toes in the Indian Ocean. Nap time on the beach at Arniston. My hotel in Arniston, the Arniston Hotel. Another Shirley Valentine moment (in Arniston).

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