Photo Album
South Africa - 2011
Table Mtn as seen from the hotel room in Cape Town
Lions Head (the Mtn) as seen from the hotel room in Cape Town
At the base of Table Mtn with a view of Cape Town in the background
Cape Town as seen from the base of Table Mtn
Seal Island
Seal Island
At Mouille Point just outside of Cape Town
At Mouille Point just outside of Cape Town
A view from Cape Point (near Cape of Good Hope)
The lighthouse at Cape Point
The lighthouse at Cape Point
Another view from Cape Point (near Cape of Good Hope)
African Penguins on the beach
African Penguins on the beach
Tree of life at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town
Goat in a tower at the Goats do Roam Winery
Goat in a tower at the Goats do Roam Winery
Sampling the wine and cheese at the Goats do Roam Winery
New Years eve at the Cape Town waterfront
Fireworks above the World Ship, New Years eve at the Cape Town waterfront
The revolving cable car which goes to the top of Table Mtn
At the top of Table Mtn
A glimpse of Cape Town through the clouds on top of Table Mtn
Paragliders we saw at Signal Hill in Cape Town
Paragliders we saw at Signal Hill in Cape Town
Paragliders we saw at Signal Hill in Cape Town
Signpost at the Cape Town waterfront (Seattle wasn't listed)
Cape Town waterfront
The World Ship docked at the Cape Town waterfront
The Safari lodge I sawed in at Kapama (Hoedspruit, South Africa)
Some impala I saw on the path outside my room at Kapama (This is not zoom, they are that close)
Landcruisers loading up for an afternoon game drive at Kapama
With my roommate Jenny in one of the Landcruisers
A giraffe seen on our first game drive
A giraffe seen on our first game drive
A vulture in the tree
A giraffe having a drink
A dazzle of Zebras
Elephants seen on a Kapama game drive
Elephants seen on a Kapama game drive
Rhino seen on a Kapama game drive
A baby giraffe
Vultures having a feast on a pile of bones
A wild dog
Young cheetahs
More Rhino
African buffalo
African buffalo
Rhino in the water
A lion seen on a Kapama game drive
A lion seen on a Kapama game drive
Another lion
Female lion
A male lion crossing the road between two landcruisers on one of the Kapama game drives
Male lion
Warthogs
More warthogs
Water towers Johannesburg style
I was told you can bungee jump from the bridge between the towers if so inclined
The Mandella House museum in Johannesburg
The Mandella House
I think this is supposed to illustrate the hand signals used if you want to catch a passing ride to somewhere from Sowto
Hector Pieterson Square
A view from Hector Pieterson Square in Sowto, Johannesburg
My roommate and I had a different concept of high tea
A glimpse of one of the slums in Johannesburg
The world cup stadium in Johannesburg
Outside the Apartheid Museum
Visitors to the Apartheid Museum are randomly assigned as white or non-white on their tickets to enter
Just inside the gate at the Apartheid Museum
Nelson Mandela Square (a very large shopping mall)
White lions seen at Lions Park outside Johannesburg
Petting the white lion cubs at Lions Park