San Marino, San Marino, Europe B&B Balsimelli12 Today is my birthday! And it has been an amazing day! We got up this morning around 8am, showered (only to find out that the hotel doesn’t even give you soap!), and got the heck out of Bologna. Luckily Melissa’s phone’s GPS works perfectly, so we downloaded the maps we need to use offline and the GPS worked great all day today. We drove for just over an hour to get to Ravenna…
Bologna, Italy, Europe Mirabilia I finished work for the next couple of weeks today and met Melissa on the tram at the West End. We got to the airport in plenty of time for our flight, which was good because we had to go to the Ryanair desk for them to check Melissa’s visa to come back into the country. Although her visa is good for the next few years, her Colombian passport still means that she will have to…
Cape Town, South Africa, Africa Airplane We got up early this morning so we could repack everything for the last time on this trip. We loaded up the car and then had another really nice breakfast at Wedgeview before heading out. We sat outside on the patio and had breakfast, so we could enjoy as much of the nice weather as possible before heading back to Scotland tonight. We drove straight down from Stellenbosch to the Cape of Good Hope,…
Stellenbosch, South Africa, Africa Wedgeview Country House & Spa We had a good night’s sleep, had a fantastic breakfast in the restaurant at Wedgeview, and decided to take a drive into Stellenbosch to do a little shopping. The city center is really nice, filled with nice artisanal shops and restaurants. We checked out a couple of markets that were open because it was a weekend, and then headed back to the hotel. We had rented a couple of bicycles and…
Stellenbosch, South Africa, Africa Wedgeview Country House & Spa We got up a little later this morning and had a really nice breakfast at White Shark Guesthouse. We missed the breakfast yesterday because of how early we had to go for the cage diving, but today we took full advantage. We got some tips from Renee on where to go and what to see in Stellenbosch, and then we hit the road. The weather was pretty horrendous this morning, but…
Gansbaai, South Africa, Africa White Shark Guest House We woke up this morning at 5:50am for shark cage diving, and couldn’t have been more excited! We got dressed, went right across the street to Great White House and had a little bite to eat before we got an introductory chat with the resident marine biologist. There were about 30 of us who were going out in the boat, and it was quite a mixture of people. We got into a…
Gansbaai, South Africa, Africa White Shark Guest House We got up this morning and had a lovely breakfast at Cypress Cottage before hitting the road. We drove south for about an hour to get to the southernmost point in Africa. A lot of people think that the tip of the peninsula near Cape Town is the southernmost point, but they are very wrong. That is the most southwestern point. But when we got down to Cape Agulhas, we could actually…
Swellendam, South Africa, Africa Cypress Cottage Guest House I slept so well last night! I guess the full day of activities yesterday really tired me out. We had a nice breakfast at Bar-t-nique guesthouse and then packed up the car and headed out. We went to the tip of the peninsula in Mossel Bay and started a walk called the St Blaize Trail. It is a beautiful dirt path that goes along the cliffs and finishes in the small town…
Mossel Bay, South Africa, Africa Bar-t-nique Guest House We had breakfast at the guesthouse this morning and checked out by 8:30am. The place was fine, but I’m not sorry to be moving on to another accommodation. We drove in to Tsitsikamma National Park, paid our fee, and found the Untouched Adventures shop that was taking us out kayaking. We had a choice to go at 9am, 11am, or 1pm, and I’m so glad we opted for the early tour. Yet…
Stormsrivier, South Africa, Africa Andelomi Forest Lodge We had an early wake up call this morning so we would have time to have breakfast, pack up and get to our surfing class. Our breakfast was included at Dio Dell Amore, and it was amazing. The house and the property is really beautiful so as they were cooking our breakfast, we went for a little walk outside in the garden and visited the many beautiful birds they have in cages. If…