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Racing Car Animation with sound

A simple animation I did using open source Krita software

New Vertical Antenna reaching USA and UK from South Africa

40m Dipole SWR for 40m band - Aug 2019

HF Vertical - SWR for 80m to 4m bands

HF Vertical - SWR for 80m to 8m bands

HF Vertical - SWR for 8m band

HF Vertical - SWR for 80m band

HF Vertical Antenna - SWR for 7,096MHz (40m)

HF Vertical - SWR for 6m band

HF Vertical - SWR for 40m band

HF Vertical antenna - SWR for 3,600MHz

HF Vertical - SWR for 30m band

HF Vertical - SWR for 20m band

HF Vertical - SWR for 17m band

HF Vertical - SWR for 15m band

HF Vertical - SWR for 12m band

HF Vertical - SWR for 10m band

HF vertical antenna went up today

Closer view of the mounts for the HF vertical

New Icom 7100 all bander

View of the side design

Luggage space with clip to secure luggage

Electric folding mirrors

Artificial leather with red trim

More leather look and USB power

Red trim around air vent

Reverse camera fitted to Fluid

Me receiving my new Grand i10 Fluid 1L

ODB2 for AA shows Torque app gauges

Whatsapp messages get read out by Android Auto

Alloy wheels standard on Fluid model

Driver seat in driving position leaves lots of space

My New Ruger LCP II Pistol

I'm a Brave Verified Creator

Another bash at Straight Razor shaving

Solar System Generation for last year

Solar System Cost Savings for last year

Solar System Consumption for last year

FiFine Condensor Microphone T669 on flexible arm

Honda Civic at Limerock Raceway in rFactor 2

Le Mans track in rFactor 2

Nissan 370Z at Limerock Raceway in rFactor 2

Nissan 370Z at Llimerock Raceway in Assetto Corsa

Koenigsegg One T Special at over 400km/h in Assetto Corsa

Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV at Limerock Raceway Assetto Corsa

MG TC in Assetto Corsa on longer Highlands track

Old Ferrari in Assetto Corsa Highlands Track

Wraith Prism CPU cooler

New AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU

Asus Tuf B450-m Pro Gaming motherboard

My computer programming books

Tested Airplane Mode

Oura Ring Exercise vs Sleep Score

Body Status won't work for Exercise Tracking

Oura Ring - Presence Sessions

Oura Ring - Body Status Settings

Oura Ring - Body Status Session

Oura guide temp

Oura guide sleep latency

Oura guide respiratory rate

Oura guide average HRV

Oura day activity 2

Oura day activity 1

Oura activity tags

Fitbit - Sleep summary screen

Fitbit - Exercise detail

Fitbit - Day Activity Overview

Ultrasonic Cleaner

Vanbon 8-Port USB and Type-C 68W charger to replace the one that burnt out

Hamnet Western Cape assiting with emergency communications at the 99er cycle race

Hamnet Western Cape assiting with emergency communications at the 99er cycle race

Friendica Events

Nextcloud - my login screen

Nextcloud Files View and Menu

Nextcloud - Social

Nextcloud - User can see where their data is hosted

Nextcloud's statement on privacy and user control

Nextcloud - User can request data export or deletion

SkyRC MC3000 Refresh of AA 2000mAh Battery

SkyRC MC3000 Refresh of AA 2000mAh Battery

DataExplorer - 3rd party app for Windows, Mac and Linux

DataExplorer - 3rd party app for Windows, Mac and Linux

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

SKYRC MC3000 Battery Charger and Analyser

Kindle Oasis - Sharpish Top Edge

Kindle Oasis - Even LED lighhting with brightness turned up

Kindle Oasis - Inverted view

Kindle Paperwhite closeup

Kindle Oasis - Closeup

Kindle Oasis on left with Paperwhite on right

Kindle Oasis - Powering up

Kindle Oasis - Just powered on

Kindle Oasis - Rear view

Kindle Oasis - Just out of the box

Kindle Oasis - Just unpacked

Kindle Oasis - Just deliveredd and still sealed

Eight Canadian Solar CS6U-330P panels pushing out over 3,300kW

Paying for items at Tesco The Strand Express

APRS Map View of WC Repeaters

I set up my own APRS Rx node with a Raspberry Pi

BlitzWolf has 7 different offerings for budget true wireless earbuds

BlitzWorld Earbuds - Shows charge status of each earbud through the cover

BlitzWorld Earbuds - Shows status lights of charge level

BlitzWorld Earbuds - Battery percentage in pulldown menu

BlitzWorld Earbuds - Battery level in Bluetooth screen

BlitzWorld Earbuds - Reletive size to Apple Airpods

BlitzWorld Earbuds - RElative size to Airpods Case

BlitzWorld Earbuds - Relative size to Airpods Case

BlitzWorld Earbuds - Charge state LEDs show through the case

BlitzWorld Earbuds - Box with extra rubber pads, manual, and charge cable

BlitzWorld Earbuds - Bottom of box

Casper ZS1CVV was the Lucky Draw winner of the Baofeng radio

New DB fitted to power the house with a multipole bypass switch

Victron MultiPlus-II 48V 5kVA Pure Sine Wave Inverter with a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 250 60A Charge Controller

Eight Ritar 100Ah lead carbon batteries

Victron SmartSolar Stats via Bluetooth showing 9-11kWh generated daily

Victron Solar System charging at 2,3kW to battery and house

My new 335W solar panels being installed - Canadian Solar CS6U-335P 335W Solar Panels

My new 335W solar panels being installed - Canadian Solar CS6U-335P 335W Solar Panels

Canadian Solar CS6U-335P 335W Solar Panels

DIY Dipole Antenna just installed but needs to be shortened slightly - Antenna Anysis Graph

DIY Dipole Antenna just installed but needs to be shortened slightly

Bought a DeWalt DCD778 Cordless Drill/Driver/Hammerdrill today that came with a spare battery and full set of drill and driver bits

Bought a DeWalt DCD778 Cordless Drill/Driver/Hammerdrill today that came with a spare battery and full set of drill and driver bits

SWR for my homebrew quarterwave antenna on 2m VHF band

FAA-450 Antenna Analyzer (EU1KY)

New TYT TH-7800 radio and Comet SBB1 Antenna installed in my car in under an hour

New TYT TH-7800 radio and Comet SBB1 Antenna installed in my car in under an hour

My new TYT TH-7800 dual band mobile transceiver arrived today with a Comet SBB1 antenna and universal lip mount

Kaylyn's Matric Dance 14 June 2019

Kaylyn's Matric Dance 14 June 2019

Kaylyn's Matric Dance 14 June 2019

Kaylyn's Matric Dance 14 June 2019

Kaylyn's Matric Dance 14 June 2019

Kaylyn's Matric Dance 14 June 2019

My Radio Amateur's Exam results

SharkRF openSPOT 2 - Digital radio Internet gateway/hotspot

Kanboard Mobile Web - Basic Task Edit view

Kanboard Mobile Web - Basic Task Edit view

Kanboard Mobile Web - Quick Menu Options on the Board View ON a Card/Task

Kanboard Mobile Web - Further down with Card/Task detail

Kanboard Mobile Web - Opened Task/Card showing summary detail

Kanboard Mobile Web - Quick Menu Options on Board

Kanboard Mobile Web - Calendar View

Kanboard Mobile Web - Showing Card with an image

Kanboard Mobile Web - A Board's View showing Column's and Lists and you can scroll left and right

Kanboard Mobile Web - Activity Stream showing your Projects and open Tasks with Subtasks

Kanboard Mobile Web - Main Landing Page showing Boards

Wekan Mobile Web - Quickly Adding a new Task/Card within a Cloumn/List

Wekan Mobile Web - Shows activity updates on the card/task

Wekan Mobile Web - Scrolling down in the Task/Card to view details

Wekan Mobile Web - Opened Card/Task

Wekan Mobile Web - Cloumn/List opened shows tasks/cards

Wekan Mobile Web - Board View showing the column/list headings

Wekan Mobile Web - My Boards View

Kanboard Demo as an alternative to Trello

Wekan Demo as an open source alternative to Trello

Wekan - Admin Panel

Kanboards - Themes Plugin

Kanboard - Time Analytics

Kanboard - Task Quick Edit with Custom Field drop down menu

Kanboard - Task Analytics

Kanboard - Advanced Search Help is more undertstandable

Kanboard - Relationship link definitions

Kanboard - Project Overview showing Public link options

Kanboard - Project Analytics

Kanboard - Plugins

Kanboard - My time tracking

Kanboard - My tasks view showing open chat window

Kanboard - My Dashboard view showing all my projects and tasks

Kanboard - List View of Tasks

Kanboard - Gantt View

Kanboard - Custom Field Creation showing types

Kanboard - Calendar View

Kanboard - Task's quick menu open

Kanboard - Board View with a popup showing subtasks when you hover over an icon on the task

Kanboard - Board Date Sorting Options

Kanboard - All Boards Overview

Kanboard - Admin Panel

Wekan - Edit Card screen showing activities on the task

Wekan - Calendar View with quick edit that opens if you click on a task

Wekan - All Boards View

Wekan - Board View with the Filter open on right side also showing board activities

Wekan - Advanced Filter Help

Wekan - Rule Triggers screen

Wekan - Main Board View

Wekan - Rules actions screen

Wekan - labels look just like Trello including multi-choice

Wekan - Custom Field Creation

Wekan card edit showing named checklist

War Thunder - German Leopard A1A1 Premium Tank Graphicss

War Thunder - Multi Kills in my Tier 1 German Panzer Kampfwagen IV Ausführung C tank

Side-by-Side comparison of photo management with Hubzilla and Friendica

Setup my own hosted Friendica and Hubzilla Social Network nodes for comparison

Proof that NextCloud protects its users' encrypted data from admins - it rendered my data unusable after a password "loss"

Upgraded to Android Q Beta today

Bokoms for sale

The Large Farmers Breakfast

Inside Dassiesfontein

Entrance to Dassiesfontein

Dassiesfontein with my bike parked in front

Anytone AT-D878UV radio listening to a DMR transmission on Talk Group 91

Anytone AT-D878UV radio listening to a DMR transmission on Talk Group 91 (Video)

YouMe Social - New look Feed from March 2019

YouMe Social - New look Group from March 2019

YouMe Social - New look Group Page from March 2019

YouMe Social - Social Polls Pre_march 2019 look

YouMe Social - Pre March 2019 look People search

YouMe Social - Pre March 2019 look Home view

YouMe Social - Pre March 2019 look Group view

Ford rental car had both Apple and Android Auto support

58% Battery Left in Full Auto Mode with Screen On for Wrist Tilt

End of Day Two with 11% battery left in Mixed Mode

Mixed Mode with the tilt option off gets 65% battery left after a day

Video of one of the standfard analogue faces on the Ticwatch Pro

Watson W-30 antenna now mounted on old WiFi antenna pole

Karl ZS1KL giving our Ham Radio course 2019

Social Media Publishing Flow

Cardiogram app showing heart rate monitored whole day and night on TicWatch Pro

TicWatch Pro battery at end of first evening in Mixed mode

TicWatch Pro battery at end of first evening in Mixed mode

TicWatch Pro able to display GPS track

TicWatch Pro in exercise mode with Smartscreen

TicWatch Pro in exercise mode with Essential LCD screen

TicWatch Pro in bright midday sun

Ticwatch Pro - thickness comparison with LG Watch Sport

Ticwatch Pro - Smartwatch screen Mode

Ticwatch Pro - Essential Mode screen

Ticwatch Pro - watch powering up for the first time

Ticwatch Pro - Box just opened

Ticwatch Pro - with brown leather strap and glass protectors

Ticwatch Pro - just delievred in its Amazon box

LG Watch Sport band splitting after 1 year and 7 months

Mounted a Watson W-30 Dual-Band Base Colinear 2m 1/2 wave 70cm 2x 5/8 wave antenna today

Monkey Shoulder Blendeed Speyside Malt Whisky

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Amateur Radio HF practical assessment

Mounted a temporary VHF quarter wave antenna outside

My 1,500 page Learning Python book

Zartek ZA-758 2-Way Radio

Zartek ZA-758 2-Way Radio

Inside Banana Jam Cafe

Craft beer at Banana Jam Cafe

Labelled all my loose cables

Brother P-Touch H110 Label Printer

World of Tanks Blitz - Dead Rail Battle (Video)

World of Tanks Blitz - Top in my team

World of Tanks Blitz - my Chinese WZ-120-1 FT Tier 8 Tank Destroyer

World of Tanks Blitz - One of my first big wins destroying 4 enemies

World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks - My new German Tier 8 Löwe Premium Heavy Tank

World of Tanks - My new German Tier 8 Löwe Premium Heavy Tank

World of Tanks - My new German Tier 8 Löwe Premium Heavy Tank

World of Tanks - My new German Tier 8 Löwe Premium Heavy Tank

10 Year Old Glenmorangie Whisky

Openserve fibre finally installed at home

Openserve fibre finally installed at home

Closer view of the wire antenna

Built by own VHF/UHF antenna from wire

New Yaesu FT-991A HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver Radio - Tuning into the local repeater

New Yaesu FT-991A HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver Radio - Very First Switch On!

New Yaesu FT-991A HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver Radio - First Switch On

New Yaesu FT-991A HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver Radio - Just taken out of the Box

New Yaesu FT-991A HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver Radio - Just Arrived and Unopened

A bacon, cheese and guacomole burger with sweet potato friesd at the Spur

Franschhoek Main Road

Shops in Franschhoek

Shops in Franschhoek

NG Church in Franschhoek

NG Church in Franschhoek

Franschhoek from the Pass

Som eof the old road on Franschhoek Pass

Found the geocache at top of Franschhoek Pass

Top of Franschhoek Pass

Top of Franschhoek Pass

Top of Franschhoek Pass

Top of Franschhoek Pass

Oldest Stone Bridge in use in South Africa - On Franschhoek Pass

Oldest Stone Bridge in use in South Africa - On Franschhoek Pass

Oldest Stone Bridge in use in South Africa - On Franschhoek Pass

Oldest Stone Bridge in use in South Africa - On Franschhoek Pass

Oldest Stone Bridge in use in South Africa - On Franschhoek Pass

Oldest Stone Bridge in use in South Africa - On Franschhoek Pass

Oldest Stone Bridge in use in South Africa - On Franschhoek Pass

Oldest Stone Bridge in use in South Africa - On Franschhoek Pass

Pancake Emporium in Franschhoek

Pancake Emporium in Franschhoek

Franschhoek Main Road

Huguenot Fine Chocolates in Franschhoek

Franschhoek Main Road

Sculpture in Franchhoek just off the main road

Col'Cacchios in Franchhoek

Col'Cacchios in Franchhoek

NG Church in Franchhoek

NG Church in Franchhoek

Franchhoek main raod

This shop in Franchhoek hads some really unique items

Intreresting alley off Franchhoek's Main Road

Delicious icecream on the main road in Franchhoek

Lunch at Col'Cacchio in Franchhoek

Lunch at Col'Cacchio in Franchhoek

Lunch at Col'Cacchio in Franchhoek

Lunch at the hotel in Franchhoek

Lunch at the hotel in Franchhoek

Lunch at the hotel in Franchhoek

Spier Wine Estate

Spier Wine Estate

Spier Wine Estate

Spier Wine Estate

Spier Wine Estate

Spier Wine Estate

Spier Wine Estate

Spier Wine Estate

Spier Wine Estate

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery in Woodstock - Pok Pok Chicken Wings

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery in Woodstock - Biltong and Blue Cheese Croquettes

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery in Woodstock

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery in Woodstock - Taster Tray

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery in Woodstock - King's Blockhouse Ale

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery in Woodstock

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery in Woodstock - Entrance in Cecil Street

On the trail with a glance at the view over the valley (video)

Riding alongside the vineyards (video)

Nearing the end of the trail

A short stretch through some trees

A short stretch through some trees

A short stretch through some trees

Through some of the vineyard

Lots of these views

Can see the gear change here but we stay in low range

Riding along the vineyards

Had a photo stop here

The Start of the trail

And off we go on the start

About to depart on the hour long trail ride

Famous Bean Cafe that opened in Nov 2018 at Howard Centre in Pinelands

Famous Bean Cafe that opened in Nov 2018 at Howard Centre in Pinelands

Famous Bean Cafe that opened in Nov 2018 at Howard Centre in Pinelands

Famous Bean Cafe that opened in Nov 2018 at Howard Centre in Pinelands

Famous Bean Cafe that opened in Nov 2018 at Howard Centre in Pinelands

New rain water tank steadily filling today during the 12mm of rain we got

Photo taken with Google Pixel 2 XL Night mode and Google auto stylised the photo

Slug and Lettuce at The River Club in Observatory

Goodie Burger at the Spur

New Fitbit Charge HR - runs a full 7-8 days on a charge

Grant's Blended Scotch

Bought a Netgear Aircard mobile hotspot but it failed to connect to Waze

Redragon Gaming Mouse

Parker Variant Adjustable Razor

New Parker Variant Adjustable Razor

New Parker Variant Adjustable Razor

Bain's South African Single Grain Whisky

Bain's South African Single Grain Whisky

He just looks like this - think thisa is his happy face...

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Forester's Arms Pub at Newlands in Cape Town

Forester's Arms Pub at Newlands in Cape Town

Forester's Arms Pub at Newlands in Cape Town

Forester's Arms Pub at Newlands in Cape Town

Bacon, Cheese and Gaucomole burder at Spur

View from Protea Centurion room

View from Protea Centurion room

Starbucks Hatfield Pretoria

Starbucks Hatfield Pretoria

Starbucks Hatfield Pretoria

Starbucks Hatfield Pretoria

Protea Centurion April 2018

Vivienne's retirement in the Tatler newspaper

Front Water tankj being fitted March 2018

Front Water tankj being fitted March 2018

Installing front water tank

Installing front water tank

Huawei Wifi hotspot with 25 hour battery life

Huawei Wifi hotspot with 25 hour battery life

Arko shaving stick - great for travel

Train Fever - Steam Game running on Linux

Train Fever - Steam Game running on Linux

Honest Chocolate Menu in Wale Str Cape Town

Fatty very happy in his sunny spot

Fatty in his favourite sunny spot

Kilkenny at OR Tambo Airport

Glenmorangie 10Yr Old Single Malt

Glenmorangie 10Yr Old Single Malt

Bushmills Whisky from Ireland

Apple Airpods to go with my Google Pixel 2 XL phone

Godfathers Sept 2017

Three Ships Whisky made in South Africa

Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey

Glenfiddish whisky

Chantel's music studio

My AeroPress coffee maker

Views from Protea Centurion hotel

Views from Protea Centurion hotel

Godfathers June 2017

Guinness at OR Tambo Airport

Godfathers Rump Steak May 2017

Canon just outside Bay Harbour Market by Hout Bay

Bay Harbour Market April 2017

Bay Harbour Market April 2017

Bay Harbour Market April 2017

Bay Harbour Market April 2017

Two gins that we bought

Two gins that we bought

Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Blended Scotch

Grand West Casino

Grand West Casino

Grand West Casino

Skilpadsvlei Restaurant outside Stellenbosch

Skilpadsvlei Restaurant outside Stellenbosch

Skilpadsvlei Restaurant outside Stellenbosch

Pepper burger at Spur

Carver's Weiss craft beer at Spur

Selection of DE blades I bought

Rump steak with biltong and blue cheese sauce in Feb 2017

Chantel looking blue

Got my 10+ year old iPod to still start up

Pepper burger at the Spur

Tullamore Dew from Ireland

Ocean Basket at V&A Waterfront

Oumeul Restaurant opened in Pinelands at site of old police station

Oumeul Restaurant opened in Pinelands at site of old police station

Oumeul Restaurant opened in Pinelands at site of old police station

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery at Epping in Cape Town

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery at Epping in Cape Town

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery at Epping in Cape Town

Devil's Peak Taproom Brewery at Epping in Cape Town

Serial programming board to program Sonoff switches with new firmware

Got to Platinum and get a room upgrade when available

Got to Platinum and get a room upgrade when available

Got to Platinum and get a room upgrade when available

Got to Platinum and get a room upgrade when available

Got to Platinum and get a room upgrade when available

Got to Platinum and get a room upgrade when available

Got to Platinum and get a room upgrade when available

Rump Steak with baked potato and a great South African red wine at Godfathers

Rump Steak with baked potato and a great South African red wine at Godfathers

Rump Steak with baked potato and a great South African red wine at Godfathers

Godfathers old Venue

Peppermint Crisp Tart dessert

Spur Ribs with chips

Visit to Col'Cacchio at V&A Waterfront Feb 2018

Visit to Col'Cacchio at V&A Waterfront Feb 2018

Visit to Col'Cacchio at V&A Waterfront Feb 2018

Visit to Col'Cacchio at V&A Waterfront Feb 2018

Visit to Col'Cacchio at V&A Waterfront Feb 2018

Original venue of Godfathers restaurant in Centurion

Original venue of Godfathers restaurant in Centurion

Original venue of Godfathers restaurant in Centurion

Original venue of Godfathers restaurant in Centurion

Original venue of Godfathers restaurant in Centurion

Original venue of Godfathers restaurant in Centurion

Original venue of Godfathers restaurant in Centurion

Starbucks at Menlyn in Pretoria, South Africa

Starbucks at Menlyn in Pretoria, South Africa

Starbucks at Menlyn in Pretoria, South Africa

Starbucks at Menlyn in Pretoria, South Africa

Starbucks at Menlyn in Pretoria, South Africa

Starbucks at Menlyn in Pretoria, South Africa

Panorama photo at V&A Waterfront

Panorama view at Bay Harbour Market at Hout Bay

Panorama view at Bay Harbour Market at Hout Bay

My remote CCTV access to see what is going on at home from anywhere in the world

Telkom replaced our copper landline phone with a wireless LTE version

Redragon Yama gaming keyboard (video)

Water pump busy pumping water from the rain water tank to the washing machine... pump running on solar power

Yaesu FT-60R radio

Video of food area with Don't Poke the Bear band playing

Bay Harbour Market at Hout Bay

Bay Harbour Market at Hout Bay

Bay Harbour Market at Hout Bay

Bay Harbour Market at Hout Bay

Bay Harbour Market at Hout Bay

Bay Harbour Market at Hout Bay

Water wheel at Green Point Park

Cappuccino coffee at the tea rooms at Green Point Park

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Parking prices at Howard Centre Shopping Mall in Pinelands

Bacon, Cheese and Guacamole Burger with their D'Aria Music red wine

Night shot viewe of exterior of Howard Centre and the Cincinnatti Spur in Pinelands

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

New Yaesu FT-60R portable VHF/UHF transceiver radio

New Yaesu FT-60R portable VHF/UHF transceiver radio

New Yaesu FT-60R portable VHF/UHF transceiver radio

Chantel and I about to toss our toys in

Chantel and I at Ratanga before departure

Chantel on the path... with Kloof Nek Road below

Chantel on the Pipe Track path

Chantel on the path enjoying the stunning views from the Pipe Track

Chantel negotiating a trecherously narrow piece in Slangolie Ravine

Us at our lunch stop

Chantel walking up Slangolie Ravine

Pipe Track.... closeup

Hiking along the pipe track

Heading up Skeleton Gorge

Our group admiring the view from near the top of Skeletone Gorge

Our hiking group at the Hely-Hutchinson Reservoir

Walking along route of old railway used to build reservoirs on Table Mountain

Us at the old cableway at top of Kasteelspoort

Our group braving the "diving board" at the top of Kasteelspoort

Chantel and I braving the "diving board" above Kasteelspoort

Start of descent into Skeleton Gorge

Descending the ladders in Skeleton Gorge

Got quite busy at one stage at the pools

Chantel in a long range 300mm zoom shot at the pools

Cheers to 2010!

Pouring sparkling wine to belatedly celebrate New Year

Chantel watching people jumping into the pool

Chantel in first pool

Chantel relaxing by the pools

Some fire damage still but paths marked now with red stakes

Us at Tokai Plantation

Chantel about to enjoy a Classic Dagwood Burger at The River Club

We were both at the Cheese Festival

Chantel at the Cheese Festival

Photographer in action!

Chantel finding out about beekeeping

Chantel kissing a sheep

KWV Stand where I bought a six pack of Merlot wine

Harry Potter's School

Chantel at The Olde English Shaving Shop V and A Waterfront Cape Town

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie together at Madame Tussauds

At Mugg & Bean for Chocolate Cinnamon Surprise before a movie at Cavendish

Madame Tussauds - French Revolution Death Masks

About to start eating!

SS Great Britain, Bristol, England

Pulteney Bridge, Bath, UK

Hairstylist at a barber shop - The Olde English Shaving Shop

Harry Potter's School

Having my hair cut at Chantel's salon

Height restriction at start of Bain's Kloof Pass

Inner Courtyard at Caerphilly Castle, Wales

Hadrian's Wall, Scotland

The Queen and I

National Cleavage Day in South Africa - 4 April 2008

Me at Tower Bridge, London, England

Harry Potter's School

Scottish Dinner at Prestonfield House, Scotland

Piper welcoming us to Scottish Dinner

Pork Roast at Ferryman's Pub, Waterfront, Cape Town

Madame Tussauds - David Jason

Madame Tassauds - Pierce Brosnan

St Andrews Golf Course Clubhouse

Madame Tassauds - Steven Spielberg

Sign outside Adam & Eve Pub, London

Queen Victoria, Madame Tussauds, London

Original Pinelands Estate Office

Adam & Eve Pub, London

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie together at Madame Tussauds

Caerphilly Castle, Wales

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub, London

Forth road bridge over the River Firth of Forth, Edinburgh, Scotland

Stephenson's Rocket, Science Museum, London

Crystal Pools - First Pool (Slow Shutter)

Cape Town - view South towards Kloof Nek

SS Great Britain, Bristol, England

Pulteney Bridge, Bath, UK

Three minutes early!!!!!!!

Chantel looking stunning in the sun!

Us catching some sun at Crystal Pools

Chantel in a thoughtful moment

This was all burnt out last year!

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Harvards

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF Rescue

Steam Locomotive passing through Fish Hoek Station (Video)

Chantel enjoying West Coast Calamari Steak at Paddagang Restaurant in Tulbach

Chantel at the pass between Nuwebergdam and Theewaterskloofdam

Finally at Montagu before sunset with only 40km of fuel left...

Us along the gravel road...

Chantel carrying the tortoise off the road

Chantel examining the geocache's logbook at Ronnie's Sex Shop

Chantel and I near the top of Tradouw Pass

Chantel taking a photo for some Europeans on Tradouw Pass

Chantel enjoying real farm coffee and scones at Dassiesfontein

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Going underr the raised traffic circle

Exiting from under the raised traffic circle

Kaylyn on her roller blades

Sign giving history of Signal Hill

Remains of the old Green Point Stadium

Remains of the old Green Point Stadium

Recovering from Stall on a Hill (Video)

Stop at Moorreesburg for coffee.... long straight stretch on N7 West Coast road

Stop for coffee near Moorreesburg.... temperature 5 degrees and some wind...

See how tightly the coffee is being held!

Just found the geocache at a farm stall

Found the Olifants Memory Geocache

Found the Olivants River Geocache

Some consultation...

Where does one find a toilet here.... eventually you give up with all the passing traffic hooting at you!

Finally at Cederberg Oasis

Could the the Gydo Pass geocache be hidden here?

Quick rest while I'm taking photos

Danie and Chantel on the way down

Found Kroon se Bos geocache on way down

Chantel and Odette at Ronan's Well Cave

On our way down from the top

Chantel on top of the mountain

Chantel on top of the mountain

Found a geocache

Danie and Chantel at start of the hike

Odette and Chantel at start of the hike

Inside Air Raid Shelter

Quick coffee stop at Mountain Creek Spur at Pieketberg

Chantel looking at Bonsai's at Fairfields Bonsai Nursery

Die Vis Vlekhuis where we had lunch in Velddrif

Deciding what to eat at Coco's and trying to warm up

Making our way into Coco's at Hermanus

Arrival at Hermanus

Quick drinks break as it was about 34 degrees Celcius here

Inside the restaurant at Wuppertal

Chantel out the restaurant in Wuppertal

Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass

Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass

Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass

Chantel at Clanwilliam Dam

Waves on Blouberg Beach at Sunset (Video)

Caska and Boris being walked at Blouberg Beach (Video)

Video clip inside Revolving Restaurant

Chantel in the revolving restaurant at the top of The Ritz Hotel

Chantel at the restaurant on top of The Ritz

Chantel with her 300g Fillet Steak

Video clip inside the Revolving Restaurant

Piano playing.... with a stunning sea view in the background...

SineSpace - outside my house

SineSpace - lounge are in my house

SineSpace - Illuminati region

SineSpace - Illuminati region

SineSpace - Shop

SineSpace - Illuminati region

SineSpace - teleporting to Illuminati region

SineSpace - 360 degree outside my home

SineSpace - 360 degree view in my home

SineSpace - exploring a themed region

Arriving back home in Cape Town after nearly 24 hours travelling from Paris

On the train back to London

On the train from Paris to London

About to depart back to London

Inside the Paris Catacombs

Having our portrait done at Montmarte

Having our portrait done at Montmarte

Having our portrait done at Montmarte

Chantel at Montmarte in Paris

Celebratory French wine in Paris

At the Louvre in Paris

Mona Lisa behind us in the Louvre

Us at the Louvre

Our train tickets on the Paris Metro

Us at the Eiffel Tower

Our tickets for the Eiffel Tower

Chantel at the Eiffel Tower

Us at the Eiffel Tower

At the Moulon Rouge

Chantel in front of the Loulon Rouge in Paris

Sightseeing on Day one in Paris

Just arrived in Paris

Us with Nic at Harrods

Photos next to the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park

Us at the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park

Chnatel with some Bobbies in front of Buckingham Palace

Brid-Keepers house in St James' Park London

Queen's Guard in St James' Park

Us in front of Buckingham Palace

Danie learning how to fill a car himself at Bath

A meal at Sally Lunn's in Bath

Sally Lunn's house in Bath

Sally Lunn's in Bath

Us in Bath in England

Us at the Roman Baths in Bath

Us in front of Doc Martin's house at Port Isaac

Us at Port Isaac

Cream tea and scones in Port Isaac

Chantel in front of Doc Martin's house in Port Isaac

Chantel at Port Isaac

Us at Port Isaac

The route we drove to Port Isaac

Driving to Port Isaac

Us at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich

Check checking we are actually at the prime meridian

Us at Greenwich Observatory

Danie at the Prime Meridian

Chantel at the Prime Meridian

Greenwich Royal Observatory

Chantel bought their CD

Piccadilly Circus in London

Busy Piccadilly Circus in London

Chantel inside Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub

Our pub lunch at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub

Menu at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub

Danie at Canning Town station

Chantel in the British Museum

Mummies at the British Museum

Chantel in the British Museum

Chantel at the British Museum

Chnatel in the river boat

The river boat that took us from Camden Town to the London Zoo

A sloth at the London Zoo

Our tickets for the boat ride and London Zoo

Chnatel looking at rings at Camden Lock Market

Chantel by Camden Lock

Chantel shopping at Camden Town

Big Ben at night

On our boat trip on the Thames from Hampton Court back to London

Chantel in the boat from Hampton Court

We walked along the Thames at Hampton Court

At the maze at Hampton Court Palace

Chnatel at the centre of the maze at Hampton Court Palace

Lunch at Hampton Court Palace

Chnatel enjoying lunch at Hampton Court Palace

Chantel at Hampton Court Palace

Inside Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace throne room

Hampton Court Palace gardens

Inside Hampton Court Palace

Inside Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace entrance

Our train tickets from London to Hampton Court Palace

James Bond Museum

Inside the James Bond museum at Convent Garden

Chantel at Covent Garden

Chantel at the London Transport Museum

Us by Westminster

Inside the Prospect of Whitby pub

Danie enjoying a good pint at the Prospect of Whitby

Chantel enjoying a drink at the Prospect of Whitby riverside pub

The Prospect of Whitby pub

Chantel as Westminster Abbey

Chantel inside Westminster Abbey

Us at Westminster Abbey

Chantel with Amy Winehouse

Chantel with Dame Judy Dench

Chantel taking a selfie with Amy Winehouse

Chantel showing Albert Einstein how a cellphone works

Chantel meeting King Henry VIII

Chantel with Robin Williams

Chantel in London

Abbey Road Studios in London

Chantel at Abbey Road Studios in London

Cabman's Breakfast

Me queuing at the Cabman's shelter

Cabman's Shelter in London

Us at Tower Bridge

Chantel inside London Tower

Us at a Starbucks opposite London Tower

The Starbucks opposite London Tower

On our sightseeing tour on day one in London

On our sightseeing tour on day one in London

On the London Tube

Place we stayed at in London

On our way into London

Our very first photo in London - at Heathrow airport

On our way to London

Our meal on British Airways

On our way to London

Our last meal in South Africa at the airport

Ready to leave for the UK

Netgear 790S Mobile LTE Hotspot

Chantel singing at The Barleycorn in 2016

Chantel singing at The Barleycorn in 2016

Discovering Whiskey in 2017

Chantel enjoying her garden in 2017

Chantel's Rehearsal Nook 360 Degree

Chantel's Rehearsal Nook

Fluffy feather on the parrot

Flower by our fish pond

Chantel at Jeremy and Loren's Wedding

Chantel at the Cheese and Wine Festival Franschhoek

Chantel at Vivienne's House - Mar 2010

Chantel at Crystal Pools - Jan 2010

Piwigo - Export directly from Digikam

Piwigo - Album view from mobile web browser

Piwigo - Mobile Home Page view in mobile browser

Piwigo - Main Screen showing albums and descriptions

Piwigo - Plugin screen for importing photo albums from Flickr

Piwigo - Some of very many available plugins

Inside reception centre at Kromrivier

Inside reception centre at Kromrivier

Kromrivier in the Cederberg

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Garmin Dash Cam 55 - Just unpacked

Garmin Dash Cam 55 - Rear of box

Garmin Dash Cam 55 - View from driver seat

Garmin Dash Cam 55

Garmin Dash Cam 55 - 1080p HDR

Garmin Dash Cam 55 - 1440p Picture

Garmin Dash Cam 55 - Lane Departure Warning

Cape Town Motor Show - 1915 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 7.5L 6 Cylinder

Cape Town Motor Show - 1915 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 7.5L 6 Cylinder

Cape Town Motor Show - 1912 Ford Model T

Cape Town Motor Show - 1939 MG TB

Cape Town Motor Show - 1902 Wolseley 5HP Single Cylinder

Cape Town Motor Show - 1901 Benz Ideal 1100cc Single Cylinder

Cape Town Motor Show - 1958 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith fitted with Park Ward 7-passenger Limousine Coachwork

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Hubzilla - Activity View

Hubzilla - Photo Viewer

Hubzilla - Main Stream View

Hubzilla - Mobile browser view

Hubzilla - Contact Edit View

Hubzilla - Event viewer showing the month view

Descending from Elephant's 's Eye

Chantel wearing her LIfeguard hat by the No Lifeguards sign

History of Silvermine Dam

Sign at start of te trail

Found the Elephant's Eye geocache

On our way down

View from inside the cave

Us with Elephant's Eye cave in the background

Elephant's Eye Cave

Short stop at the lookout on the way up

View of Elephant's Eye from the lookout hut

Passing the Pine trees on the way up

Passing the Pine trees on the way up

Start of the trail from the car park

View of Elephant's Eye in the distance

Some of our group gathered at the start

Google movie of our hike to Elephant's Eye

On our way down from the cave

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Cape Town Motor Show - 1935 MG PA 847cc Single OHC

Cape Town Motor Show - Fiat Limo

Cape Town Motor Show - Fiat Limo

Cape Town Motor Show - 1934 Riley '9' Lynx 1087cc 4 Cylinder

Cape Town Motor Show - 1930 Austin 16HP Light Six Saloon

Cape Town Motor Show - 1935 MG PA 847cc Single OHC

Cape Town Motor Show - 1936 Armstrong Siddeley 17HP Touring Saloon

Cape Town Motor Show

Cape Town Motor Show

Garmin Dash Cam 55 Travelapse Video

Garmin Dash Cam 55 - 1440p video detail

My Google Home turning on the Christmas Tree and singing Jingle Bells

Sonoff Wifi Smart Switch working with Google Home (Video)

Sonoff Wifi Smart Switch handles up to 10A

Sonoff Wifi Smart Switch - Option to share management of the switch

Sonoff Wifi Smart Switch - adding to Google Home

Sonoff Wifi Smart Switch - Timer options to turn off or turn on

Sonoff Wifi Smart Switch - Loop timer options

Sonoff Wifi Smart Switch - Timer schedule

Sonoff Wifi Smart Switch - Failure to pair

Sonoff Wifi Smart Switch - Pairing the device to my Wifi router

Sonoff Wifi Smart Switches

Google Home Mini Speakers Arrived

Google Home MIni speaker in action

Google Home Voice-Activated Speaker

Apple Airpods which I use with my Google Nexus 6P phone

My Umarex Walther PPK BB gun

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - Great Western Express

Train Sim World - CSX Heavy Haul

Train Sim World - CSX Heavy Haul

Solingen Straight Razor

My new T-Shirt promoting Traditional Wet Shaving

City Breakfast with a locally brewed Stout craft beer at Kromrivier

Stream at Kromrivier

Snack at Kardoeise on Piekenierskloof Pass before Citrusdal

About to depart from home

Drift bridge in Cederberg mountains

360 degree pano taken at Kromrivier in Cederberg

River at Kromrivier in Cederberg

360 pano where I had breakfast at Kromrivier

Approaching the new reception centre at Kromrivier

Outside the new reception centre at Kromrivier

On Uitkyk Pass in the Cederberg

Turn off to Kromrivier

Algiers in Cederberg

Approaching Uitkyk Pass in Cederberg

Crossing the Olifants River into the Cederberg mountains

Summit of Niewoudts Pass in Cederberg

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Kardoeise on Piekenierskloof Pass

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360 Video from under foot bridge at Kromrivier

Video of my lunch spot at Kromrivier

360 Video from next to Foot Bridge at Kromrivier

A 360 Degree Video walk at Kromrivier

12mm of rain fell today and filled the firts bit of our rain water tank

First rainfall of 12mm has filled about 1/8 of the 5,000L tank

Plumbing connected to rain water tank

Wearing my new magnifying headset

Removed Nexus 6P battery

Insides of my Nexus 6P phone

The replacement battery for my Nexus 6P phone

Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Jack Daniel's Whiskey left behind by my brother-in-law a good 3 years ago

Started a Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey today

Tank standing next to the foundation

Tank safely down in the back garden

Getting ready to hoist the tank over the roof

Completed foundation

Busy mixing cement

Starting to build a foundation for the tank

New 5,000L rain water tank arrived

Sawyer Mini Water Filtration System

Sawyer Mini Water Filtration System

AP Skeleton Tourbillion watch face on my LG Watch Sport

LG Watch Sport - AP Skeleton Tourbillion watch face

LG Watch Sport - 42% battery left after a full day (11hrs) use

LG Watch Sport - 42% battery left after a full day (11hrs) use

LG Watch Sport - realised today I am, using similar watch face to my original mechanical Seiko

LG Watch Sport - using Our Groceries app to do my grocery shopping

LG Watch Sport - side view compared to my Fitbit Charge HR

LG Watch Sport - one of the standard Portions faces

LG Watch Sport - Battery Wear watch face

LG Watch Sport - Huatach 2 all layers face (Watchmaker)

LG Watch Sport - BadApps Glass face (Watchmaker)

LG Watch Sport - Omega Seamaster Professional face

LG Watch Sport - Breitling Transocean Unitime Pilot Black watch face (Watchmaker)face

LG Watch Sport - Rolex Submariner face

LG Watch Sport - Omega Seamaster GMT face

LG Watch Sport - Ethereal I watch face (Watchmaker)

LG Watch Sport - One of my favourite faces

LG Watch Sport - Video showing a watchface

LG Watch Sport - First power on

LG Watch Sport - Contents in the box

LG Watch Sport - The Watch!

LG Watch Sport - About to open the box

Manjaro KDE - Easy Linux kernel installing or removing

Manjaro KDE - All done and running showing kernel V4.11 running

Manjaro KDE - after first boot it shows updates to be installed

Manjaro KDE - default login screen after first boot

Manjaro KDE - installer all finished

Manjaro KDE - installer screen

Manjaro KDE - installer screen explaining different package managers

Manjaro KDE - installer screen highlighting customisation and themeing

Manjaro KDE - starting the install process

Manjaro KDE - I did a manual partitioning to point to my existing Home folder

Manjaro KDE - options for hard disk partitioning

Manjaro KDE - welcome screen for the installer

Manjaro KDE - welcome screen when booting into the LiveCD

Manjaro KDE - option for boot up from the Live image on the USB stick

QooPow qualMeter is a convenient smart-tool made for your household toolbox to fulfill the needing of diagnosing USB cables and chargers

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Waterfall below Colonel Bird's Bath (Video)

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Walking on the Tree Canopy Walkway (Video)

Kirstenbosch Gardens

Kirstenbosch Gardens Mayo Restaurant

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Sculptures

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Aloes

Kirstenbosch Gardens

Kirstenbosch Gardens

Kirstenbosch Gardens - can just see the Boomslang Walkway in the centre

Kirstenbosch Gardens

Kirstenbosch Gardens

My sister enjoying the gardens

Colonel Bird's Bath at Kirstenbosch

Colonel Bird's Bath at Kirsenbosch Gardens

Colonel Bird's Bath at Kirstenbosch

Tree shaded paths

Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway

Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway

Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway

Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway

Sign at start of the Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway

Wood's Cycad - the last of its kind

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Cycad Garden

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Ericas and Fynbos from the Cape Peninsula

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Green lawns

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Pelargonium Garden

Kirstenbosch Gardens - fighting colds and flu

Kirstenbosch Gardens - plants for sexual health

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Sour Fig leaves for oral thrush and pain relief

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Thirst quenching plants

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Bites and Creepy Crawlies

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Bites and Creepy Crawlies

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Fynbos display

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Fragrence Garden

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Garden of Extinction

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Garden of Extinction

Kirstenbosch Gardens - Garden of Extinction

Sculptures done by a school mate of mine

The Kirstenbosch Tea Room Restaurant near the upper entrance

Filter coffee with scones and clotted cream at The Kirstenbosch Tea Room Restaurant

Garmin Track elevation graph

Garmin Track summary shows 12.km covered with a maximum acent of 1,177m

Google Earth view of the descent down Platteklip Gorge

Google Earth view of the ascent up Skeleton Gorge and along to the Upper Cable Car Station

Sunset view of Devils Peak from Platteklip Gorge

Arrived at the Upper Cable Car Station to find gale focse winds and the service is closed!

View over False Bay and Rooi Els in the far distance

360 Degree Photosphere on top of Table Mountain

Hout Bay can be seen in the distance

Panoramic photo of dams on top of Table Mountain

View of two dams on top of Table Mountain

View of ranger hut on 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

Old machinery used to build the dams on top of Table Mountain

Hely Hutchinson Dam on top of Table Mountain

Hely Hutchinson Dam wall on top of Table Mountain

Hely Hutchinson Dam on top of Table Mountain is full!

Quite a few goups at the Hely Hutchinson Dam on top of Table Mountain

Arrival at the Hely Hutchinson Dam on top of Table Mountain

Maps at various cross-points on trails which can guide you

Views on Skeleton Gorge Hiking Trail after breaking out above the trees

Views on Skeleton Gorge Hiking Trail after breaking out above the trees

Views on Skeleton Gorge Hiking Trail after breaking out above the trees

Ladders section on Skeleton Gorge Hiking Trail

Ladders section on Skeleton Gorge Hiking Trail

Warning signs before the ladders section of Skeleton Gorge hiking trail

Ready for next leg

First rest stop - Smuts' Track follows up Skeleton Gorge

Fairly tame steps at the start of Skeleton Gorge

Start of the Skeleton Gorge hiking trail

Map in Kirstenbosch Gardens

Sign in Kirstenbosch Gardens directing you to Skeleton Gorge

All fresh at start of the hike at Kirstenbosch Gardens

View up Skeleton Gorge from Kirstenbosch Gardens

Video walking along the Hely Hutchinson Dam wall on top of Table Mountain

Video of us walking around the Hely Hutchinson Dam on top of Table Mountain

Fitbit's new Sleep Stages View

Fitbit Weight Trend

Monday heart rate with medication taking affect

Resting heart rate for the past month

Friday just before illness - normal hear rate

Sunday heart rate as illness escalated

Saturday heart rate as illness symptoms started

Tuesday heart rtae with fever mostly passed

Shows summary of resting heart rate which started rising on Saturday

Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

Highland Park 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky and an Old Pulteney 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Highland Park 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Rear of the Box

Highland Park 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Front of the Box

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

Inside The Woodstock Gin Company

Being shown how the distillery process works

The Chemistry of Gin at The Woodstock Gin Company

Place mats at The Woodstock Gin Company

Tasting layout at The Woodstock Gin Company

Gin tasting at The Woodstock Gin Company

Tasting three different Gins with diferent extras added such as sticks of cinnamon, apple, cucumber, mint leaves, orange peel, etc

Cask Aged Gin label at The Woodstock Gin Company

Small Copper still at The Woodstock Gin Company

Whisky Casks at The Woodstock Gin Company

Us in front of the still at The Woodstock Gin Company

The Woodstock Gin Company shop front

Gin Still (Video)

Jameson Blended Irish Whiskey

Testing out Astra Super Platinum and Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge DE razor blades

Gillette Fat Boy Razor after being cleaned

Gillette Fat Boy Razor after being cleaned

Gillette Fat Boy Razor before and after being cleaned

Gillette Fat Boy Razor before and after being cleaned

Inoreader My Channel View

Inoreader Single Feed Stats View

Inoreader Feeds Stats View ordered by read count and also showing percentage of the feed that I read

Inoreader Aqua Theme showing Most Popular and Trending Posts

Inoreader Dashboard View

Inoreader List View

Inoreader Magazine View

Inoreader Card View

Inoreader Column View

Inoreader - showing inline readers comments from Slashdot

Inoreader - Searching for RSS Feeds

Fitbit Blaze with coffee coloured band and brown leather strap

Fitbit Blaze with black coloured band and brown leather strap

Fitbit Blaze with stainless steel band and strap

In your Face Technology

Photo of old hard drives

Retro Cassette theme on Rockbox playing on my 10 year old iPod 5th Generation

New stainless steel wrist strap for my Fitbit Blaze

Inoreader's Stats screen

Inoreader's Dashboard View

Trackr - account settings screen

Trackr - safezones

Trackr - settings screen

Trackr - example of an item's settings

Trackr - packaging

Google Map view of the route

One of Kaylyn's notes to me

Mitchell's Pass just after Ceres

View of Gydo Pass above Ceres

View from Gydo Pass over the Ceres Valley

Apple orchards line the road all the way to Ceres

Finally reached the tar road before Ceres

The bike... where it enjoys itself the most

Plenty of dust on the wheels

Typical bushes in the Cederberg

Looking back after leaving the Cederberg area

Me still enjoying the ride

Road snaking on up in the distance

Gravel road strecthing down and up the other side in the distance

Gravel road strecthing down and up the other side in the distance

Lots of lovely gravel road

Drift bridge across a river in the Cedeberg

Small river I crossed in the Cederberg

On the gravel road to Ceres

Small stream that runs through the Visitors Centre at Kromrivier

Entrance way through the Vistors Centre at Kromrivier

Me at Kromrivier

Cold CederBrew Stout Craft Beer on a perfect day in the mountains

Look how happy I look... thinking of the ice cold beer

Arrival at Kromrivier Cederberg Park

Steep narrow piece of mountain pass descending down to Kromrivier (looking back to the top of the pass)

Steep narrow piece of mountain pass descending down to Kromrivier

View from top of mountain pass with Kromvivier lying below

Turn off to Kromrivier

Love this stretch of gravel road

Badly burnt area just over Uitkyk Pass

Top of Uitkyk Pass looking back towards Algeria

Another view of the Olifants River bridge

Turned off the N7 and about to cross te Olifants River to enter the Cederberg Mountains

My bike on Piekenierskloof Pass just before Citrusdal

Me on Piekenierskloof Pass just before Citrusdal

My bike on Piekenierskloof Pass just before Citrusdal

The grain silo building in 2009

The old Waterfront Grain Silos as they appear today after being restored for modern use - you can clearly see the old appearance was faithfully kept

The old Waterfront Grain Silos as they appear today after being restored for modern use - you can clearly see the old appearance was faithfully kept

Housing around Intaka Island

Inside Intaka Island - the history of the steam train. In the foreground is a model of a Rhodesia Railways 19th Class Locomotive built by George William Binns-Ward

Entrance to the Intaka Island bird wildlife sanctuary next to Canal Walk - note the wind generator to the righ

SAR NGG16 Garatt Locomotive No 112 built in 1939 by Beyer Peacock and used in KwaZulu-Natal on the Ixopo line to 1977

SAR NGG16 Garatt Locomotive No 112 built in 1939 by Beyer Peacock and used in KwaZulu-Natal on the Ixopo line to 1977

SAR NGG16 Garatt Locomotive No 112 built in 1939 by Beyer Peacock and used in KwaZulu-Natal on the Ixopo line to 1977

Douglas Colliery No 3 Steam Engine built in Glasgow and delivered in 1904 and worked in the Wits mines in South Africa

Douglas Colliery No 3 Steam Engine built in Glasgow and delivered in 1904 and worked in the Wits mines in South Africa

Douglas Colliery No 3 Steam Engine built in Glasgow and delivered in 1904 and worked in the Wits mines in South Africa

Lovely water effect between the complexes

Some beautiful views and houses around the Northern side of the island

Some beautiful views and houses around the Northern side of the island... you can see Table Mountain in the distance too

Leisurely walk around the island took just over 30 mins

Daily shaving kit at end of 2016

Premier Helen Zille and President Jacob Zuma sitting next to each other at Honest Chocolate

Rump Steak with Blue Cheese and Biltong Sauce at The Godfathers Restaurant

Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

Raspberry Pi 2 inside a LCD touchscreen cover

Dunkin' Donuts opened in Cape Town

Chantel made the front page of The Tygerburger

Haritons Mens' Outfitters in Cape Town

Fitbit Blaze walking results screen

Fitbit Blaze walking results screen

Fitbit Blaze exercise screen during a walk

Fitbit Blaze media controls

Fitbit Blaze with stainless steel strap

Fitbit Blaze results screen after exercise

Fitbit Blaze results screen after exercise

Fitbit Blaze exercise screen

Fitbit Blaze notification

Fitbit Blaze analogue watchface

Fitbit Blaze watchface I'm using

Fitbit Blaze analogue watchface

Fitbit Blaze with Leather Strap and Rose Gold Frame

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Rockin' and Riding Festival Cape Town

Trying out the Bluebeards Revenge Shavette razor

Trying out the Bluebeards Revenge Shavette razor

Raspberry Pi with its LCD Touchscreen and Camera Module

Video lighting the fire

Top of Kromrivier Pass

Driving through Kromrivier to our house

Driving into Kromrivier and finding new Reception Building

Descending Uitkyk Pass in the Cederberg

Video of sausage sizzling

Video slow motion fire

Video of baboon sound

Video of Disa Pool ground level

Video of Disa Pool 2

Video of Disa Pool

Video of rapids 2

Video of rapids

Video of Kromrivier river

Video showing rock cairns

Video walking along the trail

Video of Kromrivier river on rocks

Video walking at start of hiking trail proper

Video walking on sand road to Disa Pool

Video of night sounds by dam

Video of meat sizzling on fire

Video of fire crackling

Video of fire flames

Video walking to reception centre at Kromrivier

Video at river at Kromrivier

Video from top of koppie behind house

Garmin GPS Stats for the Ascent to Disa Pool

Garmin GPS Stats for the hike to Disa Pool and back to Kromrivier

Garmin GPS Elevation Graph for hike to Disa Pool

Animated GIF of my braai at Kromrivier

Wow WiFi at Kromrivier in the Cederberg!

Modderfontein Store outside Citrusdal

Modderfontein Store outside Citrusdal

Modderfontein Store outside Citrusdal

Stopped at the Old Village outside Citrusdal for Coffee and Tea

Driving back home

Clocked a good 13 minutes running on battery on my Toyota Hybrid

Stunning view on Uitkyk Pass from the geocache

Found a geocache on Uitkyk Pass in the Cederberg

Google Photosphere at Kromrivier in the Cederberg

Boerewors on the Braai

Google Photosphere of the dam at Kromrivier

Google Photsphere of the house where we stayed at Kromrivier

Going to braai Grabouw Boerewors

Over 30,000 clocked today on the hike!!

San Painting of an ostrich

Large rock with San Paintings

Tracks through the veld

Quite a few natural rock shelters along this trail

Kromrivier Cave

Lots of flowers out

Disa Pool and Waterfall

Us at Disa Pool and Waterfall

Panorama view of Disa Pool and Waterfall

View of Disa Pool and Waterfall

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First view of Disa Pool and Waterfall

Quite a deep pool along the way... also nice for swimming

Maltese Cross lookalike on the mountain

Rapids about 800m short of Disa Pool... where we turned around last time thinking this was the waterfall

Flowers along the way

Hiking trail up to Disa Pool

Rock cairns guide hikers on the trail

Middle top you will see a well camouflaged lizard

The hiking trail comes into contact with the river at some points

At the end of the 4km road is a parking area and the hiking trail starts

Chantel starting out on the hike to Disa Pool

The trail to Disa Pool starts with a 4km stretch of road

Another new "architect" house at Kromrivier... pretty luxury styling inside

A LCHF breakfast on farm bread before we set out on our hike to Disa Pool

Found some toads on our evening walk

AeroPress brewing the coffee with fresh farm milk from Kromrivier

No compromise on good coffee.... the AeroPress and French Roast beans travelled with and a grinder to ensure maximum freshness and flavour

Chicken ready to eat

Chantel looking at something

Chantel in the kitchen while I'm braaing the meat outside

Chicken on the braai

Chantel about to enjoy a 12 year old Chivas Regal whiskey

Locally brewed CederBrew craft beer

Braai is going!

Typical Collie sheepdog found on many farms

Kromrivier reception building with stream flowing right through it

Kromrivier from above the pedestrian bridge

Upstream view from pedestrian bridge

River downstream view from the pedestrian bridge

Conservation sign at Kromrivier

New pedestrian bridge at Kromrivier with reception building in background

The Willows at Kromrivier.... A Classic first house built decades ago with no bathroom

View from Apollo at Kromrivier

Freshly baked farm bread at Kromrivier

New house being built for December holidays use onwards

View of Kromrivier farm from the koppie

View from the koppie over the house we stayed in

Small koppie (hill) behind the house

My car's first gravel roads... looking dusty now

Family room with the fireplace

Apollo's bathroom

Apollo's kitchen with mini-oven, microwave and fridge

View of the two bedrooms

Apollo's family room area

We stayed in Apollo at Kromrivier

The new reception building at Kromrivier

Kromrivier below

Gravel pass that descends to Kromrivier in the Cederberg... only room for one car

Panorama view of the pass at Kardoesie

Chicken Tramezzini at Kardoesie

Chantel looking happy about the food... you can see the view in the background

Kardoesie on Piekenierskloof Pass

New Victron MultiPlus 12/1200 inverter on top left

Victron MultiPlus Inverter powering from battery and solar

Video of inverter powerring from batteries and solar PV while grid power is off

Crown King Victorian Style Shaving Scuttle

Total solar power yielded from my panels on 1 Oct 2016 was 2.54 kWh

Weather Underground Live Flash View

Busy raining outside

Weather Underground history page with summary

my Acurite smarthub mobile app for monitoring weather data remotely

Power supply for Acurite Smarthub

my Acurite's own dashboard showing live weather

My weather station on Weather Underground

Acurite Smarthub

Wind Vane Modication

My Acurite 5-in-1 Professional Weather Center all mounted and operating

Acurite Monitor

Acurite 5-in-1 Professional Weather Center box

Acurite 5-in-1 Professional Weather Center box

Acurite 5-in-1 Professional Weather Center box

Acurite Weather Station data use 24 hours

Battery Summary Screen

Victron Color Control GX (CCGX)

Victron BMV-700 Battery Monitor

Victron VRM Portal - Showing Alarms Set

Victron BMV-700 Battery Monitor

Sub-DB for feeding power circuits

The Victron VRM app

Mobile phone view of the Victron CCGX monitor over the LAN

Victron Blue Solar Charge Controller MPPT 75/50

Victron Color Control GX (video)

Victron Solar Charge Controller MTTP 75/50 - Solar Yield Graph

Victron Solar Charge Controller MTTP 75/50 - Consumption Graph

Victron Solar Charge Controller MTTP 75/50 - Solar Charger Voltage and Current Graph

Victron Solar Charge Controller MTTP 75/50 - Solar PV Yield

Victron Solar Charge Controller MPPT 75/50 - MPPT Charge State Graph

Color Control DX showing charging with charge power exceeding draw power

Color Control DX showing charging with draw exceeding charge right now

Been enjoying playing Train Fever on Steam Games the last few days

Shows the traffic running on the secondary WAN port

Shows a secondary WAN connection set as failover mode - changes over if the ping fails on the primary port

Showing the dual WAN connections active

Dual WAN setup in load balancing mode

The Bandwidth Monitor is useful for seeing exactly what services a device is accessing over the Internet

AsusWRT-Merlin firmware showing its wireless log screen - note the iPhone in powersave mode

AsusWRT-Merlin firmware showing its SNMP screen

AsusWRT-Merlin firmware showing the performance tuning screen

AsusWRT-Merlin firmware showing the VPN client active

AsusWRT-Merlin firmware showing its wireless scan mode

Traffic stats view showing traffic by app - in this case Netflix and the two devices that used it

Traffic stats view showing who used the most data, and for what apps

Showing network clients... can name them

Basic network map view

Asus Mobile app for Android

Asus Mobile app for Android

Asus Mobile app for Android

Asus Mobile app for Android

Back of the box

It looks pretty impressive!

Solar Charge Performance 22 Dec 2015

Video clip showing menu functions on remote monitor

Ellies Engage Hub Dashboard

Typical solar power usage ina day

Max charge rate at midday

Ellies MT50 remote monitor mounted under cupboard

Ellies MT50 Remote Monitor main stats screen

Charge Energy For the Day

Yamaha Tricity 125cc scooter

Yamaha Tricity 125cc scooter

Edwin Jagger DE89 on left with iKon handle and Merkur 34C on right

Latest shaving kit December 2015

Razor handles from left: iKon OSS, Edwin Jagger DE89, Merkur 34C

One of the WiFi towers for Internet

Closer view of the bushes

I rode one of these horses a few years back

More wild flowers in bloom

Wild flowers in full bloom at Kromrivier

Array of solar panels were added about 18 months ago but only power in the day as there are no batteries yet

External view of the brewery building... the chief brewer exiting the building

Restaurant area with two other groups that just arrived

The main farmhouse at Kromrivier

Samples of the ingredients in the foreground

Was given a quick tour of the brewery

Closeup of the Jan Pampoen Spicy Pumpkin Ale brewed at Kromrivier

The pumpkin ale is made with pumpkins grown on the farm

Breakfast was R40 with two slices of freshly baked farm bread

Jan Pampoen Spicy Pumpkin Ale made at Ceder Brew brewery

This used to be the old shop about four decades back

Arrived at Kromrivier - flowers are out

Closer view of Kromrivier farm and chalets

Panorama view of Kromrivier

Kromrivier in the valley below

Selfie along the road

On the road to Kromrivier

Signboards for Kromrivier

Turn off to Kromrivier

Just crested the top of Uitkyk Pass and heading towards Kromrivier

View down Uitkyk Pass towards Algeria

Leopard sign at top of Niewoudts Pass

About to cross the Olifants River into the Cederberg Mountains

Lots of wild flowers

Panorama view from Piekenierskloof Pass

View from Piekenierskloof Pass - Canola Fields blossoming in yellow

Quick stop on Piekenierskloof Pass

New Kaoko Cruise Control I tried out on this trip.... it is the friction nut on the right side of the grip

New Edwin Jagger DE89 razor in its travel box model EJLT4

Solar charge controller showing 24.7A coming from the panels

Efergy Engage Hub screen showing power usage from solar inverter

Ellies solar panel FSP120SD ratings

Description on the batteries

3 connected batteries

Four 120 Watt solar panels all fitted

Inverter with old solar charge controller

Solar panels being fitted

New sub-DB with a switch to chnage between Inverter and Grid power

Original solar setup that I bought

Original solar setup that I bought

Final destination but a very tight reversing area

Nearing my destination

Beautiful sunset in Sweden

Arriving in Kalmar in Sweden

Arrival in Trelleborg Sweden

Passing through a toll gate

Bridge crossing

Turn off to Kebenhavn

Can see different style of houses in Denmark

Travelling in Denmark

En route via the ferry

Showing ferry options to Scandinavia

At Rostock ferry departure to Scandinavia

Cape Town Company Garden's VOC Vegetable Garden

Rose Garden in Company Gardens in Cape Town

Compamny Gardens in Cape Town

Iziko Museum in Company Gardens in Cape Town

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My new Raspberry Pi 2 with a clear case

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

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Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Franschhoek Motor Museum

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Views along the Pipe Track on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Beautiful view from under the shade of the pine trees

Start of the wheelchair trail

Entrance to Tygerberg Nature Reserve

Tygerberg Nature Reserve

View from bench at top of Tygerberg Hill

Radio antennaes

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Old signal gun on Tygerberg Hill

Using a portrait monitor setup now to read my newspaper

War Thunder - very realistic free to play game for Windows, Mac and Linux

Reading my newspaper on a backlit Kindle during loadshedding power outage

My Kindle Paperwhite... Because reading is important...

Supper with Chantel at Melocino Restaurant at V&A Waterfront

Chantel at the Hilderbrand restaurant

Kaylyn all ready to go

Old Malmesbury Road

Old tractor along the road

Old Malmesbury Road

Me on Old Malmesbury Road

Kaylyn on her "haunted road"

V&A Waterfront at night

V& Waterfront at night

Cape Town V&A Waterfront at sunset

V&A Waterfront just before sunset

Panorama view of Table Mountain from Lion's Head

Panorama view of Table Mountain from Lion's Head

Night lights of Cape Town seen on our way down

Cape Town's lights coming on

Sunset on Lions Head

Top of Lions Head

Moment of sunset from top of Lion's Head

View at the top of Lions Head

Last stretch to the summit of Lions Head

People waiting to descend

More views of Table Mountain from Lions Head

Chains to help up the steepest parts

Beautiful views of Table Mountain on the way up

Beautiful views of Cape Town

First half is an easy to walk path

The summit towering above us

View up to the summit

On the way up and people already coming down

Sign at the start of the hike

Gravel road route from Franschhoek to Caledon

My bike at Theewaterskloof Dam

Road across Theewaterskloof Dam

Selfie on Franschhoek Pass

Lots of dust to show after the ride

Arriving at Caledon

My bike along the road

A few farm gates to get through

Really rough stretch down this steep descent

New front tyre now broken in

Nice stretch of gravel road on my way to Perdekraal

My bike at the old bridge outside Botrivier

Lunch at the Shuntin Shed

Lunch at the Shuntin Shed at Botrivier

My bike on Van der Stel Pass

Found the geocache on Van Der Stel Pass

Pond along Van der Stel Pass

Old building on Vna Der Stel Pass

My bike at start of Van der Stel Pass

First stretch of gravel road after Theewaterkloof Dam

Franschhoek Pass

View over Franschhoek from the pass

Me with Chantel and Odette

Chantel with GoPro on

Enjoying cocktails at Alba Lounge at V&A Waterfront

Bains Kloof river

Bains Kloof river

160+ Year old supporting walls of the Bains Kloof Pass road

Unfortunately some litter lying around

Chantel and Odette getting a birds eye view

View downstream of Bains Kloof river

View upstream of Bains Kloof river

Odette underwater

Alpha male Baboon

Alpha male Baboon with his troop in background

Chantel and I got engaged just after lunch

Closer view of her engagement ring

Enjoying cocktails at Alba Lounge at V&A Waterfront

V&A Waterfront at night

V&A Waterfront at night

V&A Waterfront at night

V&A Waterfront at night

Test app shows root is active

Final product showing Android 4.3 running

Auto reboot started after initial flashing... may wait a while on this screen but don't panic

CF-Auto-Root busy executing on phone from ODIN

ODIN flashing the root ability to the phone after the initial upgrade

Relief! After first restart the Samsung scren comes up so all is well

ODIN reports upgrade flashed fine

Apps updating after first reboot and before login screen appears

Rebooting after the Root update

Phone is accepting the CF-Auto-Root update

Rebooting after ROM update

ODIN flashing the updated ROM to the phone

Updated ROM busy flashing on phone from ODIN

Details on the Time Module Module - built in on NASA HP calculator

Details on the Extended Memory and Functions Module

Details on the Card Reader accessory which I bought

Bar code sheet to load game program instructions

Program listing for the Hunt the Wumpus game - must key it in

User instructions for the Hunt the Wumpus game

Hunt the Wumpus game - memory module required is for extra RAM needed to play it

Library Solutions books gave you all the programming code to program these games or applications into the HP41C

Some accessories available for the HP41C range

Did you know that the HP41C was a backup landing computer for NASA?

HP41C's were aboard Columbia space shuttle

Lots of additional info, tips, etc in HP Key Notes magazines

HP Key Notes also contained information about new accessories

HP Key Notes magazine May / August 1981

HP Key Notes magazine September / December 1981 announcing the new HP10 series calculators which are still being sold today

HP41C User's Library Solutions Games II book

HP41C Extended Function / Memory Module Owner's Manual

The program that got me my IT job!! It worked out what shift a policeman would be working on a future date ie. Christmas Day

Stats apps and geometry

Other programs including for elctronics I was studying at university

Self written program to calculate day of the week, days elapsed and phase of the moon

go41cx HP emulator for Android by Oliver de Smet

Stickers for use on custom keyboard overlays

HP41C Math Pac I Quick Reference Card that fits in the carry case

Various quick reference cards that you can fit in the carry case

HP41C card reader

HP 41C Card Reader with magetic cards in a carry case booklet on the right

HP41CV with the excellent standard manuals that accompany it

My HP41CV with a custom overlay that I used for my self-written apps

Closeup view of the extended function modules port - place for 4 modules

Various keyboard overlays and a receipt for my Extended Functions module R115 in 1986

Various customs solutions were produced for eg. Beech aircraft, Intenational Diamond Corporation, NASA, etc and you could order these for your business

Various pamphlets that came with my HP41CV

Original receipt for my HP41CV on 3 March 1983 - R235 after a staff discount (was R377 + 6% Sales Tax without discount)

Memo on HP notepad for me to collect my HP41CV at the Pinelands offices of HP

Rechargeable battery pack for HP41C

My HP41CV with its rechargable battery pack R163-41 inc wall plug power adaptor

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Riding through the Cederberg Mountains

Video in V&A Food Market

Video in V&A Food Market

Beef Sirloin Wrap

Chantel watching our wraps being made

Beef Sirloin, Avo and Danish Feta Cheese in a wholewheat wrap

Sitting area upstairs

Craft Beer Bar Area

Live Band Playing

Sugar Free Chocolate that we bought

Main hall of Food Market

Inside the Food Market

Chantel outside the Market on the Wharf

Market on the Wharf

Chantel's Next Bike

Creamaccino at Wimpy

Sturk's Tobacconists in Cape Town

Sturk's Tobacconists in Cape Town

Nedbank has two ATM machines across the road from each other

Glencairn Tidal Pool, Cape Town

Transnet 3450 Red Devil Steam Locomotive

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1930 Model A Ford 190A Victoria Coupe

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Leaving Ferry at Calais

Leaving Ferry at Calais

Entering a Ferry at Dover

Approaching a Roundabout near Cambridge

Results of a Job... Picked up some Damage

Cologne Cathedral

Wind Turbines in Germany

Can Choose Radio Stations

Can Choose Mods

Parked for Unloading

Cab View while Reversing

Need to Park in White Space Indicated

Speed Camera on Left

Glancing Right to Check for Traffic

Misty Weather Near Cambridge

Passing a Service Station

Out of Cab View

English Countryside

English Countryside

Reached Level 5 Enthusiast

Routes I've Travelled So Far

Narrow Entrance!

Passing over a River

Missed my Turn so Taking the Scenic Back Roads Here

Overshot my Turn and Causing Traffic Jam

Overshot my Turn and Causing Traffic Jam

Road Tunnel in England

Leaving Channel Tunnel Station at Dover

Full Moon Rising

Night Driving with Stars

Checking for Train at Level Crossing

Rain near Paris

Rain near Paris

Waiting at Stop Go at Roadworks

Leaving the Depot in Calais... Pedestrians Walking on Far Pavement

Crossing a River near Reims in France

Stopping at a Toll Booth

Leaving Depot at Calais

Entering Southampton

Drive on the Left Signs when entering Dover

Turning into Channel Tunnel Train Station

Turning into Channel Tunnel Train Station

Turning into Channel Tunnel Train Station

Driving in Germany near Frankfurt

Driving in Germany near Frankfurt

Chantel on the final descent

Chantel in Matjiesfontein

Danie in Matjiesfontein

Entertainer in Lairds Arms Pub at Matjiesfontein

Slippery bit out of The Hell where bike slid to the left into the bank

Where I scraped into the side to prevent falling over

Can see how soft and slippery the road is here... I would watch where the car tracks were slipping to indicate slippery bits

Me with webcam on during ride out of The Hell

Choir singing at the Country Pumpkin at Barrydale

Us at the Country Pumpkin at Barrydale

Danie at the Country Pumpkin at Barrydale

Danie at the old fort outside Montagu

Jagerskraal Farm - View from bathroom

Jagerskraal Farm - Very bright stars but managed to catch this on 25 second exposure

Jagerskraal Farm - Light Supper

Jagerskraal Farm - Cottage where we stayed

Jagerskraal Farm

Jagerskraal Farm - Chantel on a 70+ year old tree stump

Jagerskraal Farm

Jagerskraal Farm - View from Cottage

Jagerskraal Farm

Inside cottage at Jagerskraal Farm

Entrance to Jagerskraal Fram where we slept on Wednesday night

Matjiesfontein - Lord Milner Hotel Room 18 double baths

Matjiesfontein - View from balcony at Lord Milner Hotel

Matjiesfontein - Lord Milner Hotel Room 18

Matjiesfontein - Lord Milner Hotel Room 18

Matjiesfontein - Lord Milner Hotel view down staircase

Matjiesfontein - Lord Milner Hotel Staircase (sorry about blurry image)

Matjiesfontein - Railway Museum

Matjiesfontein - Railway Museum

Matjiesfontein - Railway Museum

Matjiesfontein - Railway Museum

Matjiesfontein - wrought iron stairs in coffee shop

Matjiesfontein - Inside the coffee shop

Matjiesfontein - Dial on old petrol pump

Matjiesfontein - Old Petrol Pump

Matjiesfontein - Inside Standard Bank Museum

Matjiesfontein - Standard Bank Museum

Matjiesfontein - Old Post Office counter (now the gift shop)

Matjiesfontein - Sign in old Post Office for sending of telegrams

Matjiesfontein - Inside old Post Office

Matjiesfontein - Lord Milner Hotel

Matjiesfontein - tortoise

Matjiesfontein - old street light pole

Matjiesfontein - Print of Proud Lady SAR Class 15F No 1024 built by North British Locomtive in 1937

Matjiesfontein - Built by The Birmington Railway Carriage & Wagon Co Ltd Smethwick England 1927

Matjiesfontein - emergency stop on old railway carriage

Matjiesfontein - toilet on 3rd class carriage

Matjiesfontein - sleeping compartment 3rd class

Matjiesfontein - kitchen in old railway carriage

Matjiesfontein - kitchen in old railway carriage

Matjiesfontein - Woordwork on dining car 3rd Class

Matjiesfontein - Dining Car 3rd Class

Matjiesfontein - looking into dining car

Matjiesfontein - another old carriage (dining car 3rd class)

Matjiesfontein - plate on old railway carriage

Matjiesfontein - old railway carriage

Matjiesfontein - door on old carriage

Matjiesfontein - Double berth compartment

Matjiesfontein - passageway in sleeping carriage

Matjiesfontein - woodwork in old sleeping carriage

Matjiesfontein - wash basin in sleeping carriage

Matjiesfontein - sleeping compartment showing bed folded away

Matjiesfontein - 4 berth sleeping compartment

Matjiesfontein - inside old railway carriage

Matjiesfontein - plate on old carriage (SAR Salt River 1935)

Matjiesfontein - old sleeping carriage

Matjiesfontein - inside steam loco

Matjiesfontein - Steam Loco plate no 987

Matjiesfontein - old steam locomotive

Matjiesfontein - Chevrolet (Master) Hearse from 1938 with a 6 cylinder straight engine

Matjiesfontein - International Hearse from 1936 with a 6 cylinder straight side valve engine

Matjiesfontein - Royal Daimler 1947 with straight 6 cylinder engine

Matjiesfontein - inside the Royal Daimler

Matjiesfontein - inside the Royal Daimler

Matjiesfontein - Royal Daimle from 1947 with a straight 8 cylinder engine

Matjiesfontein - Transport Museum with old hearse second from right

Matjiesfontein - Transport Museum with Royal Daimler in the foreground

Matjiesfontein - Chantel inside the Transport Museum

Matjiesfontein - ox wagon

Matjiesfontein - old cart

Matjiesfontein - Transport Museum

Matjiesfontein - inside old bus

Matjiesfontein - Inside the old London bus... could do with some love and attention

Matjiesfontein - Conditions of Carriage in old London bus

Matjiesfontein - we were lucky to catch the special bus tour with the Blue Train passengers

Matjiesfontein - Site of the original cricket pitch where the first international cricket match was played in South Africa

Matjiesfontein - Inside the Museum

Matjiesfontein - Inside the Museum

Matjiesfontein - Inside the Museum

Matjiesfontein - Inside the Museum

Matjiesfontein - Inside the museum

Matjiesfontein - Inside the museum

Matjiesfontein - Masonic House

Matjiesfontein - Coffee Shop

Matjiesfontein - Post Office

Matjiesfontein - Old London Bus in which we did the 10 minute tour through the town

Matjiesfontein - Curried Karoo Lamb for me and Fish and Chips for Chnatel at the Lairds Arms

Matjiesfontein - Coat of Arms on crockery

Matjiesfontein - Rear of the hotel

Matjiesfontein - Helen Zille's tree that she planted

Matjiesfontein - Tour Guide and Entertainer

Matjiesfontein - Lord Milner's Residence

Matjiesfontein - Lord Milner's Residence

Matjiesfontein - View of the Royal Room with the cricket trophy

Matjiesfontein - Tour through the Royal Room in Lord Milner's Residence

Matjiesfontein - We got a tour of Lord Milner's Residence

Matjiesfontein - Lairds Arms bar... unchnaged for over 100 years

Matjiesfontein - Floorboards in doorway to Lairds Arms

Matjiesfontein - Lairds Arms old menu from 26 November 1902

Matjiesfontein - inside the Lairds Arms

Matjiesfontein - Lairds Arms where we had lunch

Karoo stone between Sutherland and Matjiesfontein

Found the geoache at the Northern Cape border

Boundary between Western and Northern Cape

Northern Cape and Sutherland in the distance

Bush outside of Sutherland

Old Graveyard at Sutherland - Trooper D Burnett of the 5th Lancers died 1901

Old Graveyard at Sutherland - Wife just over 26 years old died in 1883

Old Graveyard at Sutherland - just over 5 years old

Old Graveyard at Sutherland

Old Graveyard at Sutherland

Old Graveyard at Sutherland

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Some original church benches

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Old Organ pipes

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Old organ which worked with the pipes

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Graffitti from English soldiers during the Anglo-Boer Waron Clock Tower door

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Graffitti from English soldiers during the Anglo-Boer Waron Clock Tower door

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Graffitti from English soldiers during the Anglo-Boer Waron Clock Tower door

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Graffitti from English soldiers during the Anglo-Boer Waron Clock Tower door

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - View up the Clock Tower

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Dominee Henry Sutherland after whom the town is named

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Staircase

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Additional Books of the Bible still included

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Front page of big Bible

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Detailed illustrations inside big Bible

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Inside the Childrens Bible

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - One of the first Afrikaans Childrens Bibles

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Another old wheelchair and a model cake used for a wedding with a key that also fitted the couple's new house

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Original organ and an old wheelchair

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Tool used to lay foundation stone (looks like a cake lifter)

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Original Hearse in use

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Building the church

NG Church at Sutherland - Boer War

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Old Hearing Device

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - Clock

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - old organ from Germany

Inside the NG Church at Sutherland - we had a guided tour - wood imported from England and Scotland

Dominee HW van der Merwe at Sutherland - apparently quite a tyrant

Original church at Sutherland that was moved to make way for the new one

Karoo medicinal plant in Sutherland

Chisel marks on stone from building the church

NG Church in Sutherland Foundation Stone - 3 months to carve and then it broke on installation

Night shot of the church at Sutherland

Night view of Perlman House Restaurant and Pub with full moon peaking over the roof and the local pub goers vehicles outside

Wonderful Springbok Potjie (R80 or US$10) and Chantel's Pizza at Perlman House Restaurant in Sutherland... both large portions

Perlman House Restaurant and Pub where we had supper in Sutherland... bar has young people in it

Peek inside a typical lounge in a Karoo hotel... only tyhe TV is new

Beautiful NG Church in Sutherland

Gravel side roads in Sutherland only two blocks to the open veld

Sutherland's Police Station and Magistrate's Court

Sutherland's only tar road

Wind pumps in gardens at Sutherland

Kosmos guesthouse where we stayed in Sutherland

Old English Blockhouse guarding a railway bridge from Anglo-Boer War around 1901 (skew angles are my cameras wide angle view)

Karoo landscape

Karoo landscape near Prince Albert

Chantel could not find her wallet with R600 after we left The Hell... but she picked up this 1985 10c coin in the veld

Road out of Prince Albert

This seemed a bit of a rip off in Prince Albert... well over a half hour and R36 each (and the shop was not busy)

I Love the Karoo!

No Fracking Signs at Prince Albert

No Fracking signs in Prince Albert on the trees

Swartberg Pass was closed on the Prince Albert side when we exited the pass

Bike looking decidely more dirty

Swartberg Pass mountains rocks

Old jail ruins lower down on the Swartberg Pass

Majestic Swartberg Mountains and the pass snaking down the mountain

Tight rurns on Swartberg Pass

Just over top of Swartberg Pass about to descend down towards Prince Albert

Top of Swartberg Pass

Stopped by the Platberg Circle Route sign

Final stretch of road out of The Hell... may look more levl but my biggest worry was the slippery clay and much of it was ridden in 1st gear and took nearly 4 hours to get out

Found the Swartberg Pass geocache

Better view of the slippery clay

Can see the wet slippery clay on the tyres... this is on a better stretch out of The Hell

Flooded river with Chantel wading across to check depth and size of rocks... came up to over her knees at some point with medium size boulders which need to be avoided

Road out of The Hell.... drizzling and I'm worried that the wet rocks in the road surface will be slippery (also started the video here which will be uploaded later)

Lovely old stove

Kitchen in house at The Hell

Drinks by the fire

3 Course supper from the restaurant with the sparkling wine we brought with

Road through The Hell

Old GPO poles made in London

Close up view of old GPO phone pole from 1950's

Old cast iron poles for phone lines

Typical empty caravan stand... very neat and tidy

Ablution block for caravan stands

Caravan Hettie for accommodation.... aparently towed in with a 4x4

Entrance to caravan stands

Oupa Piet Mostert's House

Donkey's used for the 4 day trail

Pietjie and Hester Swanepoel's House

Road to Hell....

McCormick-Deering

More solar panels

Remains of an old ox wagon

Another view of the restaurant and shop

Restaurant and shop in The Hell

Entrance to the shop

Old abandoned car

Old abandoned car

Sign that greets you before reaching the shop

Going for a walk along The Hell Valley

Stappies Cordier House History

Solar power for the houses in the Nature Reserve

View out of the bathroom

Bathroom with disabled facilities

Stappies Cordier House where we stayed in The Hell

Entrance to Nature Reserve and Gamkaskloof Valley known as The Hell

Narrow road for the final descent

Final descent into Die Hel... you can see the trecherous turns and steep winding narrow road

Road towards Die Hel

Chantel's gloves giving off die

Better part of the road into Die Hel... still reasonably dry so no slippery clay

Sign: Dangerous road ahead for 48km Use at own Risk!

Just turned off onto road into Gamkaskloof (Die Hel) and visibility a bit better

Finding the geocache on the way up Swartberg Pass

Raining and low cloud over Swartberg Pass past Oudtshoorn... visibility eventually dropped to 20 metres and we had to crawl along

Filling up in Oudtshoorn with Trunell's Supermarket in the background

House in Oudtshoorn

Brunch at Nostalgie in Oudtshoorn

Having lunch at Nostalgie in Oudtshoorn

Having lunch at Nostalgie in Oudtshoorn

Closer view of Route 62

Closer view of the grateful tortoise

We stopped for Chantel to take this tortoise across the road...

Plant life along Route 62

View along Route 62

Us on Route 62 on our way to Oudtshoorn

View down Huisrivier Pass... lots of roadworks on the pass

Private collection in Ladismith

Private collection in Ladismith

Church in Ladismith

Church in Ladismith

Beautiful house in Ladismith

Church in Ladismith

Us outside Die Withuisie... ready for day two

Inside Die Withuisie

Bathroom inside Die Withuisie

Kitchen inside Die Withuisie

Die Withuisie before restoration

Die Withuisie before restoration

Inside Die Withuisie where we stayed on day one

Full moon outside Ladismith

Die Withuisie set in the vineyards outside Ladismith

Sunset in the vineyard at Ladismith

Entrance to Die Wihuisie at Ladismith

Looking very clean on day one

A full moon on night one of our trip... so bright that it cast shadows and we took a moonlit walk up to the farm dam

Chantel out taking photos on our first evening

Die Withuisie outside Ladismith where we spent our first night

Arrival in Ladismith

Chantel at the Country Pumpkin in Barrydale.... very biker griendly and the owner Derek came over to chat to us... we also enjoyed a live singing performance by a passing church choir who stopped there briefly

Filling up at Barrydale

Chantel by the old fort at Montagu and the tunnel through the rock

Packed and reday to depart... panniers expanded to take all the luggage

Braking the rotors

Inside the Bell Jetranger

Approaching the hangers

Khayelitsha below

Approaching the airport

Me enjoying the flight

View down the M5

Flying over Kenilworth Racecourse

Kenilworth Racecourse to the right

Action cam recording flight over Claremont

Flying towards Claremont

Rondebosch Common in the centre

Settlers Way leading towards Pinelands in the centre

Observatory below with Pinelands behind it

Canal Walk at top of the photo

Koeberg Interchange with Ysterplaat AFB behind it

Koeberg Interchange in the centre left of the photo

Waterfront obscured by setting sun

Salt River and Woodstock

Slat River / Woodstock - Cape Town

Pinelands Station

Pinelands with Central Dquare Park at the bottom

Pinelands with Forest Drive running up the centre

Pinelands on the right with Mowbray golf course in the middle and Rondebosch golf course beyond it

Mowbray golf course with Pinelands on the right and Clyde Pinelands at the bottom

Athlone power station

Athlone power station

Athlone power station

Athlone sewerage works

Heading up the N2 freeway

Airport interchange on the N2

Heading towards the N2 freeway

Over the airport industrial area

About to take off for my flight

First flight arrives back

Slow race while the flight is taking place

Slow race while the flight is taking place

First flight taking off

Hamman Motorrad team about to depart

Inside the Bell Jetranger helicopter

Robinson 22 helicopter

Inside the Robinson 22 helicopter

Beechcraft Baron 55 in the hanger

Helicopters in the hanger

Don't walk there behind the barrier....

Some explanations to what the arrangements were

Lots of chatting

Welcome Old Brown Sherry.... and the boerewors is being braaid

Civair kindly hosted us with drinks and a braai and one lucky person won a free helicopter ride

Louis' Lawe Luiperd

Louis all ready to eat

Arrival at Civar near Cape Town International Airport

Pre-ride briefing at Hamman Motorrad Tygervalley

Pre-ride briefing at Hamman Motorrad Tygervalley

CA527582 who hooted a pedestrian out of the way at c/o Long and Wale Streets today at pedtrian crossing

750km estimated range on tank

Hybrid's Engine

Taking collection of my new Toyota Auris HSD Hybrid

Seagull at the Waterfront

Old Harbour Walls

Sen Anker Restaurant at Waterfront

Pretty shredded Roast Pork at Ferrymans at V&A Waterfront

Roast Pork looked great when it arrived

Panorama view at the V&A Waterfront

Du Toits Kloof Tunnel

Du Toits Kloof Tunnel at sunset

Shell Garage at Touws River with a plane on its roof

Shell Garage at Touws River with a plane on its roof

Shell Garage at Touws River with a plane on its roof

Old Post Office at Matjiesfontein

Old London Bus at Matjiesfontein - it really needs to find shelter out of this harsh sun!

Old London Bus at Matjiesfontein - it really needs to find shelter out of this harsh sun!

The Lord Milner Hotel at Matjiesdfontein

Vintage cars at Matjiesfontein

Panorama view of Laingsburg from a nearby Koppie

A Hero Steak Roll at Steers at Laingsburg

Typical Karoo bushes found here

Long straight stretches of perfect gravel road allowed speed of 100-110km/h

Less rugged rock formations along the road to Laignsburg

Stunning views on the way to Laingsburg

Someone was enjoying herself!

Seweweekspoort Pass

Incredible rock folds

Aloes growing everywhere

Stunning rock formations

HDR managed to find some blue sky...

Some wildlife too.... saw lots of Dassies running across the road but they all scattered by the time I could stop to try take photos

Panoramic view - Makes the mountains look much smaller

Closer view of the caves

The caves are a focal point on Seweweekspoort Pass

Stunningly good condition gravel road

Stunning rock formations

Really ragged rocks

Start of the Pass

Seweweekspoort is a World Heritage Site

Start of the road through the Pass

Disused cattle grid

Start of the gravel road towards Seweweekspoort Pass

Closer view of the old road on Tradouw Pass

View of the old road on Tradouw's Pass - just above the river

Closer view of old road on Tradouw's Pass

Pidgeon in the Company Gardens

Pidgeons busy doing their thing

Major-General Sir Henry Timson Lukin in the Company Gardens

People taking photos amongst the pidgeons in the Company Gardens

Rose in the Company Gardens

Panorama view of the SA National Gallery

SA National Gallery in the Company Gardens in Cape Town

Digital zoom on the Moon 5 Mar 2012

Linux Mint 12 Install - Shows Software Install on the go... normally you don't see the details screen

Linux Mint 12 Install - Sees my 4MB RAM and also prompts to install proprietary NVidia display drivers

Linux Mint 12 Install - Welcome Screen after Rebooting

Linux Mint 12 Install - Finding Help

Linux Mint 12 Install - System Update Manager

Linux Mint 12 Install - Customsing the Desktop

Linux Mint 12 Install - Running Windows Software with WINE or Virtualbox

Linux Mint 12 Install - Software Manager with 30,000 plus free applications

Linux Mint 12 Install - Office Productivity

Linux Mint 12 Install - Messaging and Mail

Linux Mint 12 Install - Photos (I use DigiKam and Google Picasa)

Linux Mint 12 Install - Videos and DVDs

Linux Mint 12 Install - Music

Linux Mint 12 Install - Web browsing

Linux Mint 12 Install - Welcome screen

Linux Mint 12 Install -Prompts for login picture or to use one from the webcam

Linux Mint 12 Install - Selecting time zone

Snack at The Dros in Robertson

We found the Geocache on Ouberg Pass

Ronnie and Chantel

Ronnie relaxing with his customers

Us at Ronnie's Sex Shop

Chantel at Country Pumpkin

Chantel waiting for her coffee at Riviersonderend

Us at Riviersonderend where we stopped for coffee

Panorama view of the Karoo with the road winding its way into the distance

Panorama view of the two bridges - New and Old

GPS Track for Barrydale Ride 26 Feb 2012

Speed Cop packing his equipment away in Robertson

Steep decent down Ouberg Pass

Descent down Ouberg Pass towards Montagu

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946 - Quality Farm Equipment

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946 - 6 cylo Hercules engine

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946 - rusty but still solid

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946

John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946

New Machine and Old Machine

Petrol meets Wind Power

Windpump in the Karoo

Windpump - no water coming out

Bike taking a break in the Shade of a Thorn Tree

Karoo Thorn Tree

Dead Tree Stump

Gravel Road through the Karoo

Gravel Road through the Karoo

Road winding up a hill

Us along the road - you can see my Drift HD actioncam on my helmet

Almost a mountain pass

Not all straight road!

Long straight gravel road

Some water in the river on the left

Start of the Gravel

Old Tractor at Ronnie's Sex Shop

Kyknet filming at Ronnie's Sex Shop

A welcome sight for thirsty travellers

Ronnie's Sex Shop in the distance

Long straight stretch of Route 62 through the Karoo

Long straight stretch of Route 62 through the Karoo

Burger at Country Pumpkin... we got a bike magazine and a complimentary sherry upon arrival

Country Pumpkin in Barrydale

Filling up at Barrydale's Petrol Station

Tradouw Pass with a glimpse of the old road below

Danie at the viewpoint on Tradouw Pass

View down Tradouw Pass

Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass

Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass

Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass

Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass

Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass

Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass

The bike all nice and clean still

Boris and Caska on the African Tails Walk

Quite dry in the Magic Forest (HDR)

$Starting the ascent through the Magi\c Forest$

Grapes in the vineyard

More stunning views

Boris and Caska on the trail

Walking next to the vineyards with a stunning view

Drinks break for the dogs

Little bit of shade under the trees

Dogs trailing up the path

Setting off from top of Magic Forest

Departed from Shopping Centre in Durbanville

To Danie Best Wishes Tim Leatherman 2/18/12 - My knife was made in 1998

Cape Union Mart Adventure Centre at Canal Walk

Crowd listening to Tim Leatherman

Tim Leatherman at Cape Union Mart

Tim Leatherman and I after engraving my knife

Tim Leatherman busy engraving my knife

My colleague Deon just had his knife engraved

Cape Union Mart Adventure Centre at Canal Walk

Piano playing.... with a stunning sea view in the background...

Chantel with her 300g Fillet Steak

Chantel in the revolving restaurant at the top of The Ritz Hotel

Chantel at the restaurant on top of The Ritz

Food (Scene View)

Blurred background photo

Blurred Background Photo (Bult in function)

Standard Panorama Photo

16x Optical Zoom

16x Optical Zoom

Zoomed out view

HDR Photo (Built in function)

3D Still photo taken with Sony HX9V Camera

The Ritz Hotel with the revolving restaurant at the top

Birthday supper for Chantel at the Restaurant on top of The Ritz Hotel in Sea Point

Stunning views of the Cape Town Stadium from The Ritz Hotel.. with new Green Point Park in foreground

Video clip inside the Revolving Restaurant

Goat's Cheese and Biltong Starter

I was there too....

View over Green Point with the putt-putt course and mini railway

View over Green Point Park

Robben Island in the background with the "Pirate Ship" passing in front on a sunset cruise

Namibian Gemsbok with a rich Cider Sauce

Sunset view over Sea Point

Inside the revolving restaurant

Night view over Sea Point

Waves on Blouberg Beach at Sunset (Video)

Panoramic view at Blouberg Beach

Caska and Boris being walked at the beach

Kaylyn and Boris

Caska and Chantel

Sunset at Blouberg Beach

Boris and Caska being walked on the beach

Sunset at Blouberg Beach

Panoramic view of our stop along Clarence Drive

Panoramic view of the stop on Clarence Drive

HDR photo of old station building at Botrivier Station

HDR photo of the BMW's at The Shuntin' Shed

Approaching Gordons Bay

Passing Kogelberg Nature Reserve hiking trail with Crystal Pools

Sweeping curves with Table Mountain on the horizon

Monument to the building of Clarence Drive

Beautiful stretch of road

Picnic spot along Clarence Drive

Just above sea level on Clarence Drive

Stunning view along Clarence Drive

Regroup along Clarence Drive

Clarence Drive from Rooiels towards Gordons Bay

Rooiels with Cape Peninsula in distance

Approaching Rooiels

Family having lunch on top of their house in Betty's Bay

Passing through Betty's Bay with sea views on the left side

Approaching Kleinmond

Departing from The Shuntin' Shed at Botrivier

Normal photo of old Station Buildings at Botrivier Station

Everyone taking photographs

Botrivier Station Sign - 67 Miles to Cape Town!

The Shuntin' Shed at Botrivier

The Shuntin' Shed at Botrivier

The Shuntin' Shed at Botrivier

The Shuntin' Shed at Botrivier

Coffee in an old SAR Coffee Cup

Wide angle view inside The Shuntin' Shed

Everyone settling down at The Shuntin' Shed

Wide angle view of Botrivier Station

Cold beers were welcome in the 34 degree heat

View from veranda at The Shuntin' Shed

Botrivier station... straight from 1960's

Inside The Shuntin' Shed

Door to The Shuntin' Shed in Botrivier

Turn off to The Shuntin' Shed in Botrivier

Entering Botrivier

Stretch of N2 before Botrivier turn off

Riding over Theewaterskloof Dam Wall

Views of Theewaterskloof Dam after leaving Villiersdorp

Pit stop at Villiersdorp

Villiersdorp's Church

Entering Villiersdorp

Vineyards lining the road to Villiersdorp

Beautiful straight road towards Villiersdorp

Vehicle being recovered after a mishap

Crossing the Breede River

Passing through Rawsonville

Entering Rawsonville

Heading towards Rawsonville

Traffic Cop setting up Radar Trap at Trout Farm

Baboons sitting on bridge above

Passing over Hugenot Toll Road

Emerging from Du Toit's Kloof Tunnel

Inside Du Toit's Kloof Tunnel

Heading down Du Toit's Kloof Pass

Du Toit's Kloof Pass Summit

Morning sun as we head up Du Toit's Kloof Pass

Start of Du Toit's Kloof Pass

Regroup before hitting Du Toit's Kloof Pass

Lining up for departure

Rynier giving us a briefing before departure from Hamman Motorrad Tyger Valley

LG Blu-ray Player - Showing music streaming from my D-Link NAS drive and a lookup performed on the title (worked for WMA music but not seemingly for M4A)

LG Blu-ray player - Premium app screen 1 of 2... note Zoopy and IOL which are both local.

LG Blu-ray player - Premium app screen 1 of 2

South Africa's IOL news app

LG TV - View of the LG Apps Store

LG TV - Premium apps screen 2 of 2

LG TV - Premium apps screen 1 of 2

Social Center app showing Facebook feed alongside the TV display

Browser app displaying the DSTV site with a popup info box

Browser app displaying the IMDB site

Back where we first departed.... what an enjoyable and informative trip!

Entering the V&A Waterfront

Historic Somerset Hospital in use at the time of the Anglo-Boer War

Historic Somerset Hospital in use at the time of the Anglo-Boer War

Guns of Fort Wynyard.... right next to Cape Town Stadium so why is it not restored and on the tourist map! No mention even of it....

Guns of Fort Wynyard.... right next to Cape Town Stadium so why is it not restored and on the tourist map! No mention even of it....

Cape Town Stadium

Green Point Park in foreground and Signal Hill in the background

Passing Moulle Point lighthouse

People playing Putt Putt

Lots of small beaches along here... Robben Island just visible on the horizon

Another stop at Winchester Mansions Hotel in Sea Point. You could have disembarked 1km back and walked along the promenade and caught the following bus here.

Revolving restaurant at top of tower in Sea Point

Approaching Moulle Point

Graaf's Pool in Sea Point

Entering Sea Point with its high rise apartment blocks

Lifts going up to mansions above the road in Bantry Bay

Clifton 4th Beach

Camps Bay Beach

Packed cafes at Camps Bay

Camps Bay Beach

Entering Camps Bay

People sunning themselves at Camps Bay

Busy cafes at Camps Bay

Camps Bay Beach

Entering Camps Bay on the Cape Town Mini Peninsula Bus Tour

Coming into Camps Bay we see the Cable Car Station high above us on the mountain

Travelling bar has stopped at another stunning site!

Even better view of Twelve Apostles

12 Apostles (mountain formation) above us

Llandudno below us

Part of the Apostle Battery on the hill

View down towards Hout Bay as we climb Suikerbossie towards Llandudno

The township of Imizamo Yethu shows the newer brick houses lower down jointly funded by an Irish trust

More views of Hout Bay as we travel further down the road to make a U-turn

Piggy's Promotions Bus going past and barman yells out the back "You're on the wrong bus!"... there's is a travelling bar stopping at similar sites...

Another stop is at Mariner's Wharf at Hout Bay... Chapman's Peak Drive is in the background

Mariner's Wharf at Hout Bay

Entering Hout Bay we can see Chapman's Peak Drive in the background

We pass the Craft Market on the go in Hout Bay

We stop by Imizamo Yethu township at Hout Bay where there is also a tour of the township

A stop at the World of Birds at Hout Bay (discounted entrance)

Tree lined drive down into Hout Bay

On the woodcutter's path down to Hout Bay we see stunning views of the Orange Kloof Forest and Eagle's Nest peak

Opposite Constantia Nek Restaurant is the entrance to Orange Kloof and the Table Mountain Contour Path

A stop at the Constantia Nek Restaurant (free tour of the winelands departs from here)

Chantel contemplating the commentary about the Constantia vineyards in the distance

Newlands Forest after pine trees were cleared...

Bus stops by Gate 2 at Kirstenbosch Gardens

Arriving at Kirstenbosch Gardens

Passing through Newlands Forest towards Kirstenbosch Gardens

Commentary explaining about our traffic light entrepreneurs...

Passing Devil's Peak and watching out for antelope

Passing Mostert's Mill

Odd the Mount Nelson Hotel was not mentioned but the origins of UCT in Orange Street were...

One of the most awesome sights in the world!

Kaylyn listening to the commentary

Palm tree growing outside Mosque in Long Street

Sunlight reflecting off the Reserve Bank Building

Travelling up Long Street in Cape Town

A stop near Greenmarket Square allows passengers to disembark here too

Beautiful mosaic on Cape Town Station

Jan and Maria van Riebeeck's statues in Adderley Street

History of Bartholomew Diaz explained as we pass his statue on the Heerengracht (also explained)

Gone is the R10 daily parking by the old silos!!!

The Red City Tour bus just in front of us

Even this dry dock (and grain silos in background) are covered in the commentary

Stunning views of Table Mountain from the top deck

Headset controls by each set of seats

Departing from the Waterfront

Quick drinks break as it was about 34 degrees Celcius here

Inside the restaurant at Wuppertal

Chantel out the restaurant in Wuppertal

Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass

Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass

Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass

Chantel at Clanwilliam Dam

Google Earth view of steep climb from Wuppertal (Wuppertal in foreground)

GPS Track view of loop around Wuppertal

View from Uitkyk Pass

At the trun off to Kromrivier.... road now very much better

First real tree in 40km!

Gravel and more gravel but road is much better

Another drift bridge

Stone road with stunning rock formations

Through a river

Passing through Eselbank (hamlet?)

Passing through farm gates

Passing sheep and donkeys

Crossing a drift bridge

Took a fall here in the deep soft sand (my first fall)

Top of Wupperthal Pass - now soft sand

Seriously steep ascent up Wupperthal Pass (described as Bad Offroad by Tracks4Africa)

4x4 Sign... I think this was an understatement! Wonder what the blank sign should have said!

Driver of 4x4 on far side coming to explain problem to me

Blocked bridge - I had to negotiate a 45 degree decline into the river and up over the rocks on other side

View of the pass taht we descended to Wuppertal

Police still on the scene at Wuppertal after the body had been removed from the school's window

Moravian Mission Stores

Tourist Info Building at Wuppertal

Old house at Wuppertal

Post Office at Wuppertal

Church at Wuppertal - built 1834

Avenue of trees leading to the church

List of Missionaries at Wuppertal

Inside restaurant at Wuppertal - genuine reed ceiling

Inside the restaurant in Wuppertal - we did buy some Rooibos tea

Inside museum at Wuppertal

Inside museum at Wuppertal - masses of orbs

Inside museum at Wuppertal

Museum and Restaurant in Wuppertal

Peaceful scene at Wuppertal

Peaceful scene at Wuppertal

Arriving at Wuppertal

Descent down to Wuppertal in distance

At summit of Hoek Se Berg Pass

Start of gravel road to Wuppertal

Bike going very well but gravel road about to begin

Englishman's Grave - very well kept after 110 years!

Inscription on Englishman's Grave

Englishman's Grave (Lieutenant Graham Vinicombe Winchester Clowes died in action near here)

Near the Englishman's Grave

Site of the Englishman's Grave

Found the "Six Foot Under" geocache near Louis Leipoldt's grave

Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass - No Graffitti!

Steps leading to cave with grave

Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass

Leaving Clanwilliam and climbing Pakhuis Pass

Clanwilliam Dam wall

Old Road Bridge before Clanwilliam

Old Road Bridge before Clanwilliam with dam wall in far background

Old Road Bridge before Clanwilliam

Old Road Bridge before Clanwilliam

Old Road Bridge before Clanwilliam

PW Botha unveiled somthing here

Clanwilliam Dam

Chantel enjoying prawns and calamari at Ocean Basket at Wartefront

Inside V&A Waterfront at Christmas

Inside V&A Waterfront at Christmas

Inside V&A Waterfront at Christmas

Massive ship in the harbour

Danie at Waterfront

Danie and Chantel breasting a rise through the Cederberg Mountains

Video clip of biker joining discussion along a dusty Cederberg road

Chantel relaxing....

Back home.... dusty and dirty but very happy!

Paying at bar in Eendekuil Hotel

Everyone relaxing at Eendekuil Hotel

Nice pool at Eendekuil Hotel

Arrival at Eendekuil Hotel for a last pit stop together

Heading up Piekenierskloof Pass... Thomas Bain's house at extreme left in valley

Puncture 08 - Inflate tyre

Puncture 07 - Plug is fitted

Puncture 06 - Shauun is inserting the plug into the hole... this takes the most concentration ;-)

Puncture 05 - Shaun is applying the bonding mixture to the plug

Puncture 04 - Shaun preparing the plug to put into the hole

Puncture 03 - Shaun using tool to clean and prepare hole

Puncture 02 - Shaun using Leatherman to try extract object

Puncture 01 - Shaun looking for repair kit for rear tyre

Wow... TopUp garage would not accept debit cards... only petrol cards which I did not have!

Approaching Citrusdal

Road quite good here.... managed to touch 110km/h

Jaco leading.... riding next to Olifants River towards Citrusdal

Site of geocache along Olifants River

Turn off to Citrusdal along the Olifants River

Nieuwoudt's Pass

Regroup at Algeria

Regroup at Algeria

Descending Uitkyk Pass... approaching U-bend

Top of Uitkyk Pass

Plenty of dust here as stuck behind a car....

Approaching Dwarsrivier

Passing Kromrivier turnoff

Riders view.... just a bit dusty...

Really sand bit of road approaching Kromrivier

Passing Stadsaal Caves on a sandy stretch of road

Steep rough bit of road here....

Passing a lonesome farm....

Gravel road winding through beautiful Cederberg mountains

Passing Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve in the Cederberg

Chantel buckling up...

Getting ready to leave Cederberg Oasis

Having lunch at Cederberg Oasis

Lunch at Cederberg Oasis

Chantel prancing around....

Cederberg Oasis

Chantel with the giant Mulberry tree

View from Cederberg Oasis.... pass which we just rode over

Chantel chatting to Piet

At Cederberg Oasis

Arriving at Cederberg Oasis

Cederberg Oasis sign

Crossing the drift bridge

Low drift bridge

Descent down towards Cederberg Oasis

Road snaking up the steep pass before Cederberg Oasis

Frenchman passing through on his bike on his way to Gaansbaai

Shaun deep in discussion

Getting nice and dirty!

Stopping to meet with bikers going opposite direction

Gravel road twisting and turning through mountains

Gravel road snaking into the distance

Riding into the Cederberg Mountains... not ABS etc warning lights on dash

And we're off into the Cederberg

Preparing bikes for start of gravel road into Cederberg

Wimpy at Ceres for quick bite

Wimpy at Ceres for quick bite

Chantel and Arina on Bain's Kloof Pass

Near the top of Bain's Kloof Pass

Ready for departure from Durbanville

Chantel looking at the Dak's undercarriage

Chantel entering a workshop at Ysterplaat

Chantel checking out a cockpit

Demo of Miracle Shammy from Germany (Video)

Steps leading up to the Ponte di Rialto in Venice in Second Life

Basilica di San Marco in Venice in Second Life

Venice in Second Life

Beautiful buildings in Venice in Second Life

Twists and turns in Venice in Second Life

Having coffe next to the Gand Canal in Venice

Me sitting in a Gondola on the Grand Canal in Venice

Looking down the Grand Canal from Ponte di Rialto

Looking down the Grand Canal from Ponte di Rialto

Ponte di Rialto across the Grand Canal in Venice - Second Life

Tribute in Second Life - The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain

Inside Big Ben clock tower in Second Life

Inside Big Ben bell tower in Second Life

Tribute in Second Life - The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain

Ponte di Rialto over the Grand Canal in Venice - Second Life

Deciding what to eat at Coco's and trying to warm up

Making our way into Coco's at Hermanus

Arrival at Hermanus

Early arrivals for ride to Hermanus

Arrival at Hermanus

Short stop at Betty's Bay

Pre-Ride Briefing by Rynier

Quick coffee stop at Mountain Creek Spur at Pieketberg

Chantel looking at Bonsai's at Fairfields Bonsai Nursery

Die Vis Vlekhuis where we had lunch in Velddrif

New Beretta M 92 FS Pistol - CO2 powered pellet gun

On the way to Fairfields Bonsai Nursery outside Veddrif

View from where we had lunch at Velddrif

Entering Velddrif

Having ice-creams at Blouberg Beach at sunset

Sunset at Blouberg Beach

Sunset at Blouberg Beach

Sunset at Blouberg Beach

Sunset at Blouberg Beach

Virtual Library of Birmingham in Second Life

Virtual Library of Birmingham in Second Life

Virtual Library of Birmingham in Second Life

Virtual Library of Birmingham in Second Life

Virtual Library of Birmingham in Second Life

St George’s University of London - Paramedic Scenario Demonstration

St George’s University of London - Paramedic Scenario Demonstration

St George’s University of London - Paramedic Scenario Demonstration

St George’s University of London - Paramedic Scenario Demonstration

St George’s University of London - Paramedic Scenario Demonstration

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

Simon's Town waterfront

Submarine at Simon's Town

Bertha's in Simon's Town

Salty Sea Dog Fish & Chips in Simon's Town

Simon's Town Central Hotel

Simon's Town Main Road

Simon's Town Main Road

Simon's Town Main Road

Simon's Town House

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - View towards the harbour

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Outside of Museum with Clock Tower

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Furniture from Captain's Cabin SAS Pietermaritzburg

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Radar

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Minesweeper Bridge

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Minesweeper Bridge

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Compression Chamber Controls

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Inside Compression Chamber

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Compression Chambers

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Compression Chambers

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Standard Diver

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Daphne submarines

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Daphne submarines

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Submarine Interior

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Submarine Interior

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Submarine interior

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Carley Float

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Carley Float

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Carley Float

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Carley Float

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Torpedo Type E14

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Captains Chair from SAS Transvaal 1945-1978

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town -SAS Drakensberg

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Pirow Bush Cart

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Pirow Bush Cart

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Fire Fighting Equipment

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - 25 Foot Motot Cutter

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Squid

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Squid

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - SAS Oswald Pirow

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - 20mm Oerlikon

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Church

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Church

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Church

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Cadet Dumbleton

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Sea Chest

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Sea Chest

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Sea Chest

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Clock Tower

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Clock Tower

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Clock Tower

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Clock Tower

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Sailor's Workshop

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Story of HMS Good Hope

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - HMS Nelson

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town - Communications Branch

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

Wreckage from collision of SAS Tafelberg and SAS President Kruger ships

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

Inside the Air Raid Shelter

Inside Air Raid Shelter

Air Raid Shelter WWII

SA Navy Museum Simon's Town

Aerial Ropeway in Simon's Town

Aerial Ropeway in Simon's Town

Aerial Ropeway in Simon's Town

New Vodafone 858 Smart rear with camera lens

New Vodafone 858 Smart showing live wallpaper witn spider crawling

New Vodafone 858 Smart showing lockscreen

New orange headlight cover and extra bright bulbs fitted

Country road....

Country roads near Durbanville

Windpump near Durbanville

Avenue of trees

Boat in X-Plane Simulator

Boat in X-Plane Simulator

Boat in X-Plane Simulator

Boat in X-Plane Simulator with engine cover open

Boat in X-Plane Simulator

Crash landed B-17 Flying Fortress in X-Plane

B-17 Flying Fortress in X-Plane raising landing gear

B-17 Flying Fortress in X-Plane 3D Cockpit View

B-17 Flying Fortress in X-Plane 3D Cockpit View

Map view in B-17 Flying Fortress in X-Plane

B-17 Flying Fortress in X-Plane

B-17 Flying Fortress in X-Plane

B-17 Flying Fortress in X-Plane

B-17 Flying Fortress in X-Plane

Country roads....

Kaylyn enjoying the ride

Piper PA-32R in X-Plane showing wheels details

Piper PA-32R in X-Plane with birds flying over

Piper PA-32R in X-Plane with ignition key

Piper PA-32R in X-Plane with full 3-D cockpit controls

Piper PA-32R in X-Plane

Piper PA-32R in X-Plane with opening storage box

Piper PA-32R in X-Plane with animated pilot

Piper PA-32R in X-Plane

Westley Richards 'Free State Martini' .450 falling-block breech-loader rifle

SAPS Officers Sword

Flying past a yacht

Sptfire flying low over the water

Flying past a Frigate

Spitfire flying past a Frigate

Aproaching USS Nimitz for a carrier landing

Missed approach and got a Wave Off

Told to add more power for carrier landing

Hit the deck a bit hard and suffered engine damage

Spitfire flying over England

Spitfitire on the runway for takeoff

Top of Bain's Kloof Pass

Bridge along Slanghoek Road

Du Toit's Kloof Tunnel

Top of Du Toit's Kloof Pass

Pilatus PC-12 cockpit with animated 3D pilot in X-Plane

Pilatus PC-12 cockpit in X-Plane

Pilatus PC-12 in X-Plane with luxury interior

Pilatus PC-12 in X-Plane with medical interior

Pilatus PC-12 in X-Plane

Pilatus PC-12 in Flying Doctor livery with medical interior

Pilatus PC-12 in Flying Doctor livery

Huey Helicopter on X-Plane

Huey Helicopter on X-Plane

Huey Helicopter on X-Plane

Boeing 747-400 on X-Plane

Boeing 747-400 on X-Plane - Cockpit

Boeing 747-400 on X-Plane - Cockpit

Wheel of Excellence - Waterfront Cape Town (Video)

Wheel of Excellence - Cape Town Waterfront (Video)

Cape Town Waterfront from Wheel of Excellence

Cape Town Waterfront from Wheel of Excellence

Cape Town Waterfront from Wheel of Excellence

Cape Town Waterfront from Wheel of Excellence

Cape Town Waterfront from Wheel of Excellence

Cape Town Waterfront from Wheel of Excellence

Cape Town Waterfront from Wheel of Excellence

Cape Town Waterfront from Wheel of Excellence

Cape Town Waterfront from Wheel of Excellence

View of Sydney in X-Plane

Closer view of Sydney Airport with buildings added in X-Plane

Avro Schackleton at Ysterplaat AFB in X-Plane

Schackleton cockpit in X-Plane

Schackleton at Ysterplaat AFB in X-Plane

OR Tambo Airport scenery in X-Plane

OR Tambo Airport scenery in X-Plane

Hercules C-130 cockpit in X-Plane

Hercules C-130 at Ysterplaat AFB in X-Plane

OR Tambo International Airport in X-Plane

Weather options in X-Plane

Flight path in X-Plane

Cessna over Table Bay showing water detail

Spitfire in X-Plane

Spitfire at Ysterplaat Airport

Spitfire in X-Plane

Cockpit view over Cape Town

Spitfire flying past Table Mountain

Spitfire cockpit in X-Plane

Spitfire flying towards Table Mountain

Grand Canyon in Second Life

Grand Canyon in Second Life

Grand Canyon in Second Life

Grand Canyon in Second Life

Grand Canyon in Second Life

Grand Canyon in Second Life

Blackfriars Theatre in Second Life

Blackfriars Theatre in Second Life

Blackfriars Theatre in Second Life

Blackfriars Theatre in Second Life

Blackfriars Theatre in Second Life

Blackfriars Theatre in Second Life

Blackfriars Theatre in Second Life

Blackfriars Theatre in Second Life

Shakespeare's Birthplace in Second Life

Chateau de Versailles in Second Life

Chateau de Versailles in Second Life

Chateau de Versailles in Second Life

Chateau de Versailles in Second Life

Chateau de Versailles in Second Life

Chateau de Versailles in Second Life

Chateau de Versailles in Second Life

Chateau de Versailles in Second Life

Chateau de Versailles in Second Life

OpenBVE Train Simulator - Arriving at Victoria Station

OpenBVE Train Simulator - London Underground Train

OpenBVE Train Simulator - Cab View

OpenBVE Train Simulator - Inside the Tube train at South Kensington Station

OpenBVE Train Simulator - arriving at South Kensington Station

Quick rest while I'm taking photos

Danie and Chantel on the way down

Found Kroon se Bos geocache on way down

Chantel and Odette at Ronan's Well Cave

On our way down from the top

Chantel on top of the mountain

Chantel on top of the mountain

Found a geocache

Danie and Chantel at start of the hike

Odette and Chantel at start of the hike

Nespresso Coffee Machine

Chantel climbing the cave wall to the tunnel at the rear

Brass Bell Pub from the mountain

Danie and Odette on way down

Chantel and Odette at the top of the cave

These pants are finished!

Trail to next geocache on Garmin Nuvi 3790T

Garmin Nuvi 3790T showing point of interest on hike

View towards Noordhoek

Amphitheatre at Kalk Bay Caves

View over Kalk Bay harbour

Danie and Odette at start of hike

False start to hike... wrong path

Train Times mobile website for Cape Town added Cape Flats line

Train Times mobile website for Cape Town added Cape Flats line

Train Times mobile website for Cape Town added Cape Flats line

Avro Schackleton Mk III Mr 3

Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk 6 Jet

Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk 6 Jet

Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk 6 Jet

Mirage F1CZ Jet

North American Harvard

North American Harvard

C47 Dakota Mk Iv No 6832

C47 Dakota Mk Iv No 6832

C47 Dakota Mk Iv No 6832

Mirage F1CZ Jet

SUD Aviation Super Frelon Helicopter

Piaggio 896 P166 S Albatross

Piaggio 896 P166 S Albatross

C47 Dakota Mk Iv No 6832

Piaggio 896 P166 S Albatross

Piaggio 896 P166 S Albatross

Piaggio 896 P166 S Albatross

Piaggio 896 P166 S Albatross

SUD Aviation Super Frelon Helicopter

SUD Aviation Super Frelon Helicopter

SUD Aviation Super Frelon Helicopter

SUD Aviation Super Frelon Helicopter

Sikorsky S55 Whirlwind Helicopter

Sikorsky S55 Whirlwind Helicopter

Helicopter pilot

Avro Schackleton Mk III Mr 3

Avro Schackleton Mk III Mr 3

Shackletons Wheels

Which is faster?

Wow! We get to go on the runway at AFB Ysterplaat

On Rhodes Drive

Heading over Ou Kaapse Weg pass

Heading over Ou Kaapse Weg pass

Passsing through Noordhoek

On Chapmans Peak Drive

Passing through toll booth to Chapmans Peak Drive

Passing through Hout Bay

On our way to Hout Bay

Moving up Kloof Street

Ready to go....

Lined up ready to go

Hells Angels here too

Bikes at Feed A Child Charity Ride

Briefing session before ride

Masses of bikes at Feed A Child Ride at AFB Ysterplaat

Registration table in hangar

Night shot of Wheel of Excellence at Waterfront

Chantel on the Wheel of Excellence at Waterfront

Chantel on the Wheel of the Excellence at Waterfront

Chantel contemplating bonsai's

Mitchells Waterfront Brewery

Wheel of Excellence at Waterfront

Could the the Gydo Pass geocache be hidden here?

Finally at Cederberg Oasis

Where does one find a toilet here.... eventually you give up with all the passing traffic hooting at you!

Some consultation...

Found the Olivants River Geocache

Found the Olifants Memory Geocache

Just found the geocache at a farm stall

See how tightly the coffee is being held!

Stop for coffee near Moorreesburg.... temperature 5 degrees and some wind...

Stop at Moorreesburg for coffee.... long straight stretch on N7 West Coast road

Was actually 4,8L/100km overall for trip

Could not find the Gydo Pass Geocache here

On our way from Cederberg Oasis to Ceres

Jaco chatting to Izak (Wild Dog Adventure Rider) at Cederberg Oasis

Gravel road from Cederberg Oasis

Chantel and Arina relaxing outside Cederberg Oasis

Gravel road towards Ceres from Cederberg Oasis

Bikes taking a well earned rest at Cederberg Oasis

Navigating through the Cederberg...

Jaco and Arina near Dwarsrivier in the Cederberg

Jaco and Arina in the Cederberg

This looks quieter...

Stop on Uitkyk Pass in the Cederberg

Chantel photographing a bug

Jaco and Arina at the Olifants Memory Geocache stop

Bike raring to hit the Cederberg roads...

Me at the Olifants Memory Geocache logging the visit on my Samsung Galaxy Tab

Chantel decided to also give some business to the fruit stall

Stop at Kardoesie on Piekeniers Pass

Quick fillup for my bike at the Engen One Stop

Planned bike trip to Cederberg Oasis

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - More 3D buildings in Cape Town

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - More 3D buildings in Cape Town

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Planned trip to Cederberg Oasis

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Vertical View showing upcoming Junction

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Fuel Economy based on average consumption that I entered

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Summary after petrol input

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Petrol Stop Input Screen

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - More 3D Buildings Appearing

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Function to find where you last parked

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Pedestrian Map

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Pedestrian Route

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Real 3D buildings appearing on route now

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Day2 and it learnt from yesterday's trip

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Day2 and it learnt from yesterdays's trip!

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - 3D Buildings and incorrect route to parking

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Zoomed out view showing 3D terrein and Table Mountain

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Free flowing traffic on N1 Freeway

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - EcoChallenge Score

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Incorrect Routing on Berkley Road

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Traffic Search

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Traffic on Route View

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Traffic Map for Morning Traffic

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Heading up Links Drive with N2 Traffic

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Traffic Options Screen

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Showing Two Alternative Route Options for Trip

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Showing Junction View

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Showing lane guidance

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Showing incorrect routing to De Waal Drive

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Showing stats

Garmin Nuvi 3790T - Summary of planned trip

Details on trainable monkeys in Second Life

Lovely trainable monkeys for sale in Second Life

Recovering from Stall on a Hill (Video)

Me doing a tight 360 degree turn

Me doing a tight 360 degree within the cones

Taking a break in the shade

Lunch break with boerewors on the fire

Listening to the theory

Practicing recovery from stalls on a hill

Everyone took a fall or four... except me

Drink break in the shade

Early morning in Wellington

Building of the Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - Place to Read or Eat

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Going underr the raised traffic circle

I was There Too

Green Point Park - A Day at the Races

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - How to Make a Healthy Pond

Green Point Park - How to Make a Healthy Pond

Green Point Park - A Pile of Rocks

Green Point Park - Pest Control the Natural Way

Green Point Park - Beaded Animals

Green Point Park - Ladybirds Help Us

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - The Biodiversity Garden

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - A Patchwork of Different Veld types

Green Point Park - Be a Veld Detective

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - Strawberry Spiderhead Fynbos

Green Point Park - Lowland Fynbos

Green Point Park - Erica Turgida Fynbos

Green Point Park - The Knock-On Effect

Green Point Park - Can an Ant Change a Landscape?

Green Point Park - Ants

Green Point Park - Metal Sculptures

Green Point Park - Old Vinyl

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - Pass-Along Plants

Green Point Park - Signal Hill in the Background

Green Point Park - Golf Course

Green Point Park - Wetland Walk

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - Why Do We Need Wetlands

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - Sharpen Your Senses

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - Are Wetlands Always Wet?

Green Point Park - Cape Town Teenagers Speak

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - Amazing Cape

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - Biodiversity Discovery Trail

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - The Stepping Stone Bridge

Green Point Park - The Stepping Stone Bridge

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - Shelter: Then and Now

Green Point Park - Shelters

Green Point Park - Living Here

Green Point Park - If Signal Hill Could Speak

Green Point Park - Wild Dagga

Green Point Park - Vrouebossie

Green Point Park

Green Point Park - Plants that Heal

Green Point Park - Biodiversity is Everything!

Green Point Park - Khoikhoi Tea

Green Point Park - Roasting and Baking the Khoikhoi Way

Green Point Park - Clay Pots and Potjiekos

Green Point Park - Veld Supermarket

Green Point Park signs

Green Point Park - People and Plants

Green Point Park - walkway leading towards Moulle Point Lighthouse in the distance

Lake in the middle of Green Point Park

Green Point Park - this reminded me of Hyde Park... but better

Waterway between the Park and the Golf Course

Numerous water points around the Park

Approaching the Park

Long walkway leading to Green Point Park

Recycling sign at Green Point Park

Green Point Park sign at entrance

Sign giving history of Prisoners of War

Layout of the Green Point Park complex

Remains of the old Green Point Stadium

Remains of the old Green Point Stadium

Remains of the old Green Point Stadium

Remains of the old Green Point Stadium

Sign giving history of Signal Hill

Cape Town Stadium

Exiting from under the raised traffic circle

BatterChecker Widget - latest version showing new information shown on my Galaxy Tab

BatterChecker Widget - latest version showing new information shown on my Galaxy S Phone

Android Homescreen with usage widgets

Raring to explore country roads

Quick stop at Misty Cliffs

Not minding the sea mist

Finally at Montagu before sunset with only 40km of fuel left...

Us along the gravel road...

Chantel carrying the tortoise off the road

Chantel examining the geocache's logbook at Ronnie's Sex Shop

Chantel and I near the top of Tradouw Pass

Chantel taking a photo for some Europeans on Tradouw Pass

Chantel enjoying real farm coffee and scones at Dassiesfontein

Gravel road stretches on another 80km...

Had to stop to get this windpump shot...

Found this tortoise crossing the road

Gravel road stretching into the distance.... we passed one vehicle in 180km!

Passing through one of numerous drifts on our way to Montagu

180+ kilometers of gravel road stretch onwards...

Another front view

Definitely dirtier...

Front view of bike after some dust...

Bike broken in on gravel now!

Gravel road on way to Montagu

Gravel road on way to Montagu

Riding on Route 62 in South Africa

Ronnie and I outside Ronnie's Sex Shop

Karoo Saloon on Route 62

Karoo Saloon on Route 62

Inside Karoo Saloon on Route 62

Bikers head at Karoo Saloon on Route 62

Welcome stop at Karoo Saloon along Route 62

Danie near the top of Tradouw Pass

En Route to Tradouw Pass

En route to Tradouw Pass

En Route to Tradowu Pass

Dassiesfontein.... always an interesting stop along the N2

Found the geocache at Dassiesfontein

Franschhoek Pass with a view over the Franschhoek Valley

Actual route travelled

My current Android Homescreen after upgrade to Froyo

My Samsung Galaxy S phone updating to Froyo

Taking delivery of my new bike at BMW Hamman Motorrad Tygerfalls

Taking delivery of my new bike at BMW Hamman Motorrad Tygerfalls

Chantel enjoying West Coast Calamari Steak at Paddagang Restaurant in Tulbach

Chantel at the pass between Nuwebergdam and Theewaterskloofdam

Temperature showing 40 Degrees Celcius on Bains Kloof Pass

Cape Dutch Quarters Guest House in Tulbach

View from the Pass

Another front view of my bike at Nuwebergdam

Front view of my BMW K25 R1200GS

My new BMW K25 R1200GS standing next to Nuwebergdam

My new BMW K25 R1200GS standing next to Nuwebergdam

Road winding through Grabouw pine plantations

Riders view.... GPS bag in the foreground

Me raring to hit the road again

Quick stop near Grabouw

My new bike.... just 45 minutes old

Testing Keyboard with TV Out cable with Galaxy Tab and creating an Excel Spreadsheet

Testing TV Out cable with Galaxy Tab and a Microsoft Presentations

Testing TV Out cable with Galaxy Tab in landscape mode

Testing TV Out cable with Galaxy Tab in portrait mode

Samsung keyboard with my Galaxy Tab

Chantel and I on the Valentines Day Steam Train Outing

Chantel at Fish Hoek Station

Steam Locomotive passing through Fish Hoek Station (Video)

Steam Train passing Kalk Bay (Video)

Train Lodge in Cape Town

Train Ticket and Schedule

SAR sign on window

Inside the carriages

Inside the carriages

Inside the carriages

Inside the carriages

Inside the lounge

Inside the carriages

Inside the carriages

Inside the carriages

Inside the carriages

Inside the carriages

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Topping up the water at Fish Hoek Station

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

The whistle part!

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Fish Hoek Station

Lights burning outside Fish Hoek Station

Metro Rail carriages could do with a clean!

Fish Hoek Station

Rather pricey drinks at this restauramt!

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station - built 1948

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station - built 1948

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Locomotive no 3655 at Fish Hoek Station

Driver of the steam locomotive

Arrival at Fish Hoek station

Photographer set up to take photos of the steam train

Heading towards Fish Hoek

Arriving at Kalk Bay Station with Brass Bell Pub on the sea

Passing Muizenberg on the Valentines Day Steam Train Ride

Old Springbok emblem on the window of the carriage

Just before departure

Locomotive all steamed up and ready to depart

Ready to depart from Cape Town

MG at Classic car parade at Killarney Race Track

Classic car parade at Killarney Race Track

Classic car parade at Killarney Race Track

Classic car parade at Killarney Race Track

Classic car parade at Killarney Race Track

Classic car parade at Killarney Race Track

Classic car parade at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Vintage MG racer

Drum brakes on the MG

Vintage MG racer

Vintage MG racer

Vintage MG racer

Vintage MG racer

McLaren just after the race

McLaren just after the race

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Where the rubber hits the road....

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track - Ford Capri in classic Team Gunston colours

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Classic race cars at Killarney Race Track

Cars getting ready for 10 lap race

McLaren screaming past

McLaren in the lead

Trio of Porches

Classic bikes racing at Killarney

New Homescreen Transition on LauncherPro for Android Phones and Tablets

The USA Oval Office in Second Life

The USA Oval Office in Second Life

The USA Oval Office in Second Life - me about to broadcast to the nation

The USA Oval Office in Second Life

The USA Oval Office in Second Life

The USA Oval Office in Second Life

Chantel pausing for a photo

Chantel kayaking at Kleinmond

Houw Hoek Inn.... always looking beautiful near sunset

Quick stop at Houw Hoek Inn on the way back

Better Facebook user script with custom theme

Closeup of Kaylyn's new Kindle with DecalGirl skin

Rear view of Kaylyn's new Kindle with DecalGirl skin

View of Kaylyn's new Kindle with the pink cover and DecalGirl skin

Next gadget that Kaylyn has her eye on at DigiCafe.....

LibreOffice Writer and Productivity Suite

Workspace Switching on Linux Mint with Compiz

Trying out Readefine on Adobe Air for reading RSS feeds

Taking some shelter at Crystal Pools

About to depart up to Crystal Pools

Chantel got the keys to her new Hyundai Atos....

Old car going into the dealership...

Chantel getting the table ready

Family Braai on Christmas Day

DecalGirl skin for my Samsung Galaxy Tab - Rear

DecalGirl skin for my Samsung Galaxy Tab - Front

Samsung Galaxy Tab - 13% battery left after 76 hours

Hyde Park in Second Life at Christmas

Coach and Horses Pub at Christmas

Steak is nearly done!

Chantel busy with the steak

Chantel braaing steak for the family

Chantel showing the Kindle to her family

Samsung Galaxy Tab battery usage after 10 hours

Samsung Galaxy Tab battery on 63% after nearly 10 hours use

Just opened... my new Samsung Galaxy Tab still in its box

Fitted a Geyserwise device on each of our geysers

Shakepeare's Twelth Night in the Globe Theatre in Second Life

Shakepeare's Twelth Night in the Globe Theatre in Second Life

Shakepeare's Twelth Night in the Globe Theatre in Second Life

Shakepeare's Twelth Night in the Globe Theatre in Second Life

Shakepeare's Twelth Night in the Globe Theatre in Second Life

Shakepeare's Twelth Night in the Globe Theatre in Second Life

Shakepeare's Twelth Night in the Globe Theatre in Second Life

Shakespeare Tweltth Night Act 3 Live on Second Life (Video)

Off to an 80's Theme Party on Saturday Night

Off to an 80's Theme Party on Saturday Night

Park at Central Square in Pinelands

Park at Central Square in Pinelands

Park at Central Square in Pinelands

Park at Central Square in Pinelands

AfriHost Download Speed on 4MB/sec ADSL

Post goal - Goalie looking behind as the ball bounces back out of goal

Chantel lining up to shoot for goal

Chantel scoring her goal through goalie's legs

Chantel going for goal again

Chantel clearing the ball

Chantel about to kick off

Main road through Grasmere

View from bridge in Grasmere

Churchyard at Grasmere where William Wordsworth is buried

Churchyard at Grasmere where William Wordsworth is buried

View from the bridge in Grasmere towards the church

Churchyard at Grasmere where William Wordsworth is buried

Dove Cottage where William Wordsworth lived

Dove Cottage where William Wordsworth lived

Grasmere near the little Wishing Well

Little Wishing Well at Grasmere in England

Old York in Second Life

Old York in Second Life

Old York in Second Life

Old York in Second Life - Inside the church

Old York in Second Life

Old York in Second Life - Having tea in an old Victorian Greenhouse

Old York in Second Life

Old York in Second Life

Stonehenge in Second Life

Stonehenge in Second Life

London Fall Festival in Second Life

Couple dancing in Coach and Horses Pub

Queensferry Arms where I had supper in 2003

Paris Bourbon Island on Second Life - Avenue Montaigne

Paris Bourbon Island on Second Life - Orient Express

Paris Bourbon Island on Second Life - Eiffel Tower

Paris Bourbon Island on Second Life - Eiffel Tower

Paris Bourbon Island on Second Life - La Concorde

Paris Bourbon Island on Second Life - French cars

Paris Bourbon Island on Second Life - Metro Subway

Paris Bourbon Island on Second Life - Arc de Triomphe

Paris Bourbon Island on Second Life - Alma Bridge where Princess Diana died

St Ives in Cornwall, England

The Jamaica Inn, England

Gate to Rougemont Castle in Exeter where the last witches were tried in 1685

The Mother Road in Second Life - Giving a Sermon in the Church

The Mother Road in Second Life - Giving a Sermon in the Church

The Mother Road in Second Life - Church

The Mother Road in Second Life - Church

The Mother Road in Second Life

The Mother Road in Second Life

The Mother Road in Second Life

The Mother Road in Second Life - Airport

The Mother Road in Second Life

The Mother Road in Second Life

The Mother Road in Second Life

The Mother Road in Second Life - Inside The Mother Road Diner

The Mother Road in Second Life - Inside The Mother Road Diner

The Mother Road in Second Life - Sitting in The Mother Road Diner

The Mother Road in Second Life - The Mother Road Diner

The Mother Road in Second Life - The Mother Road Diner

The Mother Road in Second Life

The Mother Road in Second Life

The Mother Road in Second Life

Tuliptree Station in Second Life - Inside signalling box

Tuliptree Station in Second Life

Tuliptree Station in Second Life - Inside cab of steam locomotive

Tuliptree Station in Second Life

Tuliptree Station in Second Life

House in Kenn, UK

Halloween at The Coach and Horses Pub in Second Life

Chantel at the Toad in the Village Noordhoek

Ysterplaat Air Show

Ysterplaat Air Show

Ysterplaat Air Show - Seagull in flight

Ysterplaat Air Show

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons Heart

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons flying back to back

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons flying through each other

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons

Ysterplaat Air Show - Silver Falcons

Ysterplaat Air Show

Ysterplaat Air Show

Ysterplaat Air Show - Dakota landing

Ysterplaat Air Show - Dakota

Ysterplaat Air Show - Dakota

Ysterplaat Air Show - Dakota

Ysterplaat Air Show - Dakota

Ysterplaat Air Show - Dakota

Ysterplaat Air Show - Flying inverted

Ysterplaat Air Show

Ysterplaat Air Show

Ysterplaat Air Show - Gripen landing

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Gripen fighter

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Gripen fighter

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Gripen fighter

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Gripen with after burner on after takeoff

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Gripen

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Gripen taking off

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Gripen taking off

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Gripen fighter

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Spartan handling like a small fighter!

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Spartan going straight up after takeoff

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Spartan taking off

Air Show at Ysterplaat

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Rooivalk Attack Helicopter

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Rooivalk

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Spartan

Air Show at Ysterplaat

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Eurocopter

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Grenade Launcher

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Ratel APC

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Ratel APC

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Ratel APC

Air Show at Ysterplaat - FN Machine Gun

Air Show at Ysterplaat - MILKOR 40mm Multi Range Grenade Launcher

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Gripen

Air Show at Ysterplaat

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Hercules

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Gila 4x4 MRAP Vehicle Platform

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Caspir

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Ratel with Cummings Engine Upgrade

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Seagull

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF Rhode Island Air Guard

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Fire and Rescue

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF Rescue raising stretcher

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF Rescue lowering stretcher

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF Rescue

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF Rescue

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF Rescue

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF Rescue

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF

Air Show at Ysterplaat - USAF Rescue

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Yellow Flower

Air Show at Ysterplaat

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Tower

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Harvards breakaway

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Harvards

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Crowds

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Harvard

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Harvards

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Harvards

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Harvards

Air Show at Ysterplaat - Ian and Aaron

Gapcmon App showing power usage on my APC UPS

Having my birthday supper at Wild Fig

Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition - Ubuntu Software Center application information and one click install

Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition - Software Center Application

Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition - Applications Screen

Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition - Search Screen

Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition -Showing new Unity Menu running on my Samsung NC10 Netbook

Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition - Rhythmbox Music App

Ubuntu 10.10 Installation - Showing Documents and Presentations

Ubuntu 10.10 Installation - Showing Customisation... Replace your desktop, fonts, menu's, etc...

Ubuntu 10.10 Installation - Showing Browser Integration

Ubuntu 10.10 Installation - Showing E-Mail and Chat Integration

Ubuntu 10.10 Installation - Showing Mobile Syncing

Ubuntu 10.10 Installation - Showing Photos Integration

Ubuntu 10.10 Installation - Showing Free Software Center

Quick stop to view the old blockhouse at Wolseley

The burger special at Ceres Inn

Having lunch at Ceres Inn

View over the Ceres valley

Long winding road back to Ceres

We took the Ceres road back to Cape Town

View from below the small koppie

View of camp site from small koppie

View of KromRivier Farm from small koppie

Jacques and Mother relaxing by their house

KromRivier in the distance where we hiked from teh revious year

The geocache at Stadsaal Caves with yellow dinosaur we left the previous year

Chantel and my logbook entry the previous year at the geocache

Stadsaal Caves complex in the distance

The Elephant paintings at Stadsaal Caves

Sign at Stadsaal Elephant Paintings... at least 1,000 years old paintings

Arrived at bushmen paintings near Stadsaal Caves

Entrance to Stadsaal Caves

Ubuntu 10.10 Installation Screen highlighting Social Media integration

Ubuntu 10.10 Installation Screen highlighting music integration

Coffee at Peacock's

Sundial at KromRivier donated by Wallace and Karen Vosloo June 2002

Sundial at KromRivier donated by Wallace and Karen Vosloo June 2002

Sundial at KromRivier donated by Wallace and Karen Vosloo June 2002

Old sign from previous quarantine

Cows being milked

This dog stays with the sheep and goats all day to protect them

Cows, goats and sheep being herded past our house in the evening

Lorraine visiting scene of where old bridge used to be at KromRivier

View of the bridge at KromRivier

Chantel and my log entry from our last visit a year ago

The girls heading towards the geocache

First days fire on the go for a braai

Farmhouse at Kromrivier

View towards houses at Kromrivier from farm

Small dam at Kromrivier

Kids played in the river in front of the house

Front view of Sneeuberg where we stayed

Inside Sneeuberg - one of the houses we stayed in at Kromrivier

Entrance to Kromrivier

Driving down mountain pass to Kromrivier

Entering Cederberg mountains

Quick stop at Kardoesie on Gydo Pass for a meal before we entered the Cederberg mountains

Google Earth on Android phone

Modern Day Ariel View of Howard Centre shopping complex

DSTV app for Android phone showing week ahead

Google Sky Map on Android phone

AppBrain app on Android phone finds Android Market apps to install and updates apps

Google Goggles app on Android phone

Google Goggles app on Android phone

Google Translate app on Android phone

IMDB app on Android phone

London Tube Live showing platform message boards on Android phone

DSTV Guide app showing channel detail on Android phone

DSTV Guide app on Android phone

News24 app showing additional options on Android phone

News24 app showing Weather screen on Android phone

News24 app on Android phone

App Organizer which manages sub-menus on Android phone

MXit app on Android phone

SnoggDoggler podcast player for Android phone

FourSquare app on Android phone

A Doctor Who TARDIS Police Box standing in Hyde Park in Second Life

Another Samsung Galaxy Android Homescreen

HTC modded keyboard running on my Samsung

Google Streetview on Android phone

Android standard battery usage screen

3G Watchdog on Android that monitors 3G usage

Screenshot of my Samsung Galaxy GT-i9000 Phone running Google's Android OS

Chantel looking stunning in the sun!

Us catching some sun at Crystal Pools

Chantel in a thoughtful moment

This was all burnt out last year!

Steebras River Bridge with Table Mountain in the distance

Zoomed in view of Table Mountain in the distance

So clear you can see Table Mountain in the Distance

Bugs busy on a flower

View of the first pool from up on the path

Even flowers growing in rock crevices

Flowers everywhere

A not too early departure...

Busy Friday evening at the Coach and Horses Pub in Second Life

Walking my Zooby Ultimate Doberman in Second Life

A steak cooked on the iPhone Barbecue app

Traffic jam leaving Pinelands thirty minutes after the implosion

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion - Towers gone!

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion - smoke and dust clearing

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion - Just smoke and dust

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion - Just a plume of smoke standing

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion

Athlone Cooling Towers Implosion - started three minutes early

Last photo of the Athlone cooling towers before implosion

Residents of Athlone on their roofs to get a good view of the implosion

Media contingent to record the occasion... I was lucky enough to get a media pass for the event

Masses of people turned up to watch the implosion of the towers

Liesbeeck District Scouts erected their own platform to watch the implosion

Three minutes early!!!!!!!

1000's of people packed onto Clyde Pinelands field to watch the implosion of the Athlone cooling towers in 10 mins

At Athlone Cooling Towers to watch the implosion at 12:00.... 44 mins to go

Efergy Wireless Electricity Monitor - Daily per Week View

Google Android Emulator - Showing the Homescreen

Google Android Emulator - Showing Nimbuzz app after installation

Google Android Emulator - Showing Google Browser

Efergy Wireless Electricty Monitor - A Few Days Consumption Superimposed

Efergy Wireless Electricity Monitor

Chantel and Sharen on the Fan Walk

Arrival at Cape Town Station

On the train to do the fan walk on last day of World Cup

Harry Potter in Second Life - Inside the Dining Hall in Hogwarts School

Harry Potter in Second Life - Hogwarts Banner in the School

Harry Potter in Second Life - School Programme

Harry Potter in Second Life - Dining Hall in Hogwarts School

Harry Potter in Second Life - Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom in Hogwarts School

Harry Potter in Second Life - Professor Gillmore's classroom

Harry Potter in Second Life - Classroom in Hogwarts School

Harry Potter in Second Life - Quidditch Pitch

Harry Potter in Second Life - Hogwarts School

Harry Potter in Second Life - Entrance to Platform 9 3/4

Harry Potter in Second Life - Inside Leakey Cauldron

Harry Potter in Second Life - Gringotts Bank

Harry Potter in Second Life - Entrance to Leakey Cauldron