I am writing this with a nice headache and a great need for lots of water. Had fun at Louise & Kerry's Christmas Party last night. Took my camera with and took a few pics. I post some of the pics here but you can look at all the pics from Louise & Kerry's Christmas Party here.
On the way to get some fruit, smoothy ingredients and other goodies to cool down I came across this car that had crashed into a wall in Kloof Street. Not sure when this happened but it had made a serious impact into the wall.
For my 33rd birthday I held a 80s pool party at my house. The intention was to chill by the pool in the afternoon and braai a bit later.
You can see all the pics here.
The weather didn't play along 100% for the pool element so we turned up the heating and added some bubble bath...
Recently our stuff was packed and placed in a little green container to be taken to Singapore! Didn't even come close to filling the container. Stuttaford van Lines did a good job packing. But probably only find out how good it was once I get to Singapore.
I am flying out on 16 January.
Recently went to Amsterdam for a conference. Had some time to wander around the streets and take some pictures. Also took a boat trip on the canals. Here are some of the photos I took.
Lorna, Sandy and myself went shark cage diving in August just before Lorna left for Singapore.
We used Shark Cage Diving Unlimited . They provided good service and a good video before. One of the guys running this business is also know to free swim (no cage, or oxygen just goggles and wet suit) with great white shark! We had a nice chat with him afterwards and he showed us some of his personal footage and photos. There are a couple of documentaries out or about to be released on BBC, Discovery and National Geographic.
Here are a few cool pics we took from the boat and from a disposable underwater camera (you can see all the pics here)
On the way back we went via Hermanus for a walk with some spotting of whales and a late lunch. We had a table on the rocks near the old harbour.
Then a chilled drive back to Cape Town with a lovely sunset on the way back. All in all a great day out!
See all the pics here.
Lorna, Ruth, Jimmy, Nick and Richard all did the Subaru Sani2c this year. I went along as supporter with Pippa and Lorna's mom. Here are a couple of photos.
You can find most of my photos on here.
Day 1 (all day 1 photos)
A cool day for the start and everyone was looking keen and excited at the start.
Later as people were coming up a nice big climb:
... and later ...
and finishing day 1!
Camping was well organised.
and everyone went to bed pretty early...
Day 2 (all day 2 photos)
Day 2 started off very foggy. Supporters had to leave before the cyclists. We headed off to the concrete strip. This is a strip of concrete down a steep incline. Saw one nasty fall there due to a rider attempting a wheelie on the strip and slipping in the moist conditions. That was his race over...
We spotted got Lorna & Ruth just after a water stop with some pretty dirty faces.
The day was getting long and hot. Riders needed support halfway:
Luckily there was a shower further on.
And a nice tent was waiting...
Day 3 (all photos)
Another foggy start but this time there was some clay pigeon shooting to get the riders started.
We caught up with them later as they were entering a forest.
Later when it was warmer they were cycling through sugar cane fields.
Everyone was very happy at the finish. It went to Ruth's head a bit too...
Drinks were enjoyed at the award function afterwards...
Video of water bridge on day 1
Links
Lorna's pics
Ruth's pics
Richard's pics
Jimmy's pics
Nick's pics
Subaru Sani2c Website
All flickr Sani2c 2008 pics
