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- 12mm of rain fell today and filled the firts bit of our rain water tank
- 360 Degree Panorama on top of Table Mountain_360
- All fresh at start of the hike at Kirstenbosch Gardens
- Arrival at the Hely Hutchinson Dam on top of Table Mountain
- Arrived at the Upper Cable Car Station to find gale focse winds and the service is closed!
- Being shown how the distillery process works
- Busy mixing cement
- Cask Aged Gin label at The Woodstock Gin Company
- Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway
- Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway
- Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway
- Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway
- Cincianntti Spur Pinelands 2017
- Cocoa Fair chocolate factory at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock
- Cocoa Fair chocolate factory at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock
- Cocoa Fair chocolate factory at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock
- Colonel Bird's Bath at Kirsenbosch Gardens
- Colonel Bird's Bath at Kirstenbosch
- Colonel Bird's Bath at Kirstenbosch
- Completed foundation
- Fairly tame steps at the start of Skeleton Gorge
- Filter coffee with scones and clotted cream at The Kirstenbosch Tea Room Restaurant
- First rainfall of 12mm has filled about 1/8 of the 5,000L tank
- First rest stop - Smuts' Track follows up Skeleton Gorge
- Garmin Track elevation graph
- Garmin Track summary shows 12.km covered with a maximum acent of 1,177m
- Getting ready to hoist the tank over the roof
- Gin tasting at The Woodstock Gin Company
- Google Earth view of the ascent up Skeleton Gorge and along to the Upper Cable Car Station
- Google Earth view of the descent down Platteklip Gorge
- Hely Hutchinson Dam on top of Table Mountain
- Hely Hutchinson Dam on top of Table Mountain is full!
- Hely Hutchinson Dam wall on top of Table Mountain
- Hout Bay can be seen in the distance
- Inside The Woodstock Gin Company
- Kirstenbosch Gardens
- Kirstenbosch Gardens
- Kirstenbosch Gardens
- Kirstenbosch Gardens
- Kirstenbosch Gardens
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Aloes
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Bites and Creepy Crawlies
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Bites and Creepy Crawlies
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - can just see the Boomslang Walkway in the centre
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Cycad Garden
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Ericas and Fynbos from the Cape Peninsula
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - fighting colds and flu
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Fragrence Garden
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Fynbos display
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Garden of Extinction
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Garden of Extinction
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Garden of Extinction
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Green lawns
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Pelargonium Garden
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - plants for sexual health
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Sculptures
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Sour Fig leaves for oral thrush and pain relief
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Thirst quenching plants
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Walking on the Tree Canopy Walkway (Video)
- Kirstenbosch Gardens - Waterfall below Colonel Bird's Bath (Video)
- Kirstenbosch Gardens Mayo Restaurant
- Ladders section on Skeleton Gorge Hiking Trail
- Ladders section on Skeleton Gorge Hiking Trail
- Map in Kirstenbosch Gardens
- Maps at various cross-points on trails which can guide you
- My sister enjoying the gardens
- New 5,000L rain water tank arrived
- Old machinery used to build the dams on top of Table Mountain
- Old machinery used to build the dams on top of Table Mountain
- Old machinery used to build the dams on top of Table Mountain
- Panoramic photo of dams on top of Table Mountain_180
- Place mats at The Woodstock Gin Company
- Quite a few goups at the Hely Hutchinson Dam on top of Table Mountain
- Ready for next leg
- Sculptures done by a school mate of mine
- Sign at start of the Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway
- Sign in Kirstenbosch Gardens directing you to Skeleton Gorge
- Small Copper still at The Woodstock Gin Company
- Start of the Skeleton Gorge hiking trail
- Starting to build a foundation for the tank