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London sights
We walked around town a bit today, stopping for a cider at a pub and hearing Big Ben chime at 3pm. Tomorrow we're booked for the London Eye and the musical Mamma Mia... should be fun!
Happy New Year!
Our flight was delayed leaving Cape Town on the 31st, but we made it to London, specifically the Chelsea Arts Club, in time for New Years. The original plan was for Leandra's dad to surprise her Aunt Kim (on the right), but we ended up telling her around Christmas....
The birds and the bees (and one large beetle)
Besides the flowers in the Helderberg nature reserve we also saw a variety of birds, including the two weaver birds shown below (male and female respectively). At the nearby Morgenster and Verglegen wine estates we did some wine and olive tasting and enjoyed the...
Strange blooms
Two days ago we drove out to Somerset West to visit the beautiful Helderberg nature reserve—full of flowering fynbos. During our last visit, we saw very few protea in bloom... returning in the early summer has certainly made a difference in the amount of...
Merry Christmas!
Hope everyone is having a great Christmas! It's warm here, and we got to open our presents at least 7 hours earlier than everyone in the Eastern Time Zone, so Christmas in Cape Town is pretty sweet :)
Cape Point
We've been busy with Christmas stuff the last few days and have stayed around Cape Town. However, we have still managed to see some amazing sites. On Christmas Eve we drove out to Cape Point: and the Cape of Good Hope (just north of the point) A shot of Simons Town...
feathery characters
One of our favorite places in Cape Town is the World of Birds in Hout Bay. During our second visit, we spent about three hours enjoying the company of a variety of birds... In one of the aviaries, a hadeda ibis took a liking to my shoes... he protected his find when...
Everything is beachy
I’m a big fan of sunsets, and so far, our trip has provided a number of beautiful sunsets for my photographic pleasure. Below is a shot from Kommetjie Beach Thursday night. Earlier in the day I took a shot of the town of Hout Bay Later that evening night I tried a...
Our Itinerary
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Valencia, Spain (Mar)
Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Bari, Italy (Sept)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)
2022 Trips
Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)
Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)
Hello! This website chronicles the travel adventures of a computational biologist and a WordPress website developer (with past entries of our 😇 rescued mini schnauzers, Riesling and Pasha).
We’ve steadily increased our travel over the last several years and that is the focus of our blog currently, but you can read older ‘daily life‘ and ‘canine‘ posts by clicking on those links.
Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)