You never know who you'll meet.....

So much has happened in so little time and with Internet access currently at a premium, we have not been able to update the blog as much as we would like. Grab yourself a coffee and we shall begin.

The Rambling Brackens have been joined by the meandering Boyds. In a bid to escape the frost back home, Pat and Hammie (Jude's parents) met up with us in Cape Town on New Year's Eve.

For us, having left Lee and Mona's at daft O'clock in the morning, we flew to the Cape for cooler temperatures and 2 weeks of sightseeing, arriving on Old years night, fireworks at the V&A Waterfront seemed to be the most appropriate. Cape town is a massive city very much aimed at the tourist from near and far.

New year's day had us head for the Cape of Good Hope National Park which includes Cape Point. This is where the Pacific and Indian Oceans meet and is normally quite windy. With temperatures up towards 30 Celsius, the slight breeze was welcome. En route we had called into Constantia Winery, home to one of the oldest cape vineyards and also the famous town of Boulders which is home to the South African (jackass) penguins. Yes, I did say penguins. The outside temperature is about 30 degrees but the water of the pacific is freezing. A final stop in Hout Bay for some fish ended the day nicely.