End 2009 in a nutshell

Quelques souvenirs de l'année 2009, en vrac !


















view from lions head, over camps bay










the penguin colony at boulders beach


Celine being lifted by her hair at cape point ------- staring competition btwn gabs and the ostrich













early morning safari drive in Addo elephant park, Eastern Cape. Even in Summer, it was chilly!



the warthog and tortoise were some of the animals viewed



the cottage where Gabs and Bern stayed in Addo, with the elephant not too far

view from the house in Kenton, over the river mouth - the men fishing.
not far from Kenton, is a private game reserve that we drove through. these zebras were not shy of visitors



the ladies on a mid-morning walk at Kenton --- and Celine having intimate conversations with Nemo at the CT Aquarium

Lazy wine tasting at Groot Constantia

the seals at the V&A Waterfront, a little camera shy --- descending Table Mountain

Blouberg beach and the washed up ship with Table mountain in the backdrop

the Sea Point lighthouse at sunset ------------------ CT graphic street art

roses at the government gardens near Parliament and one of the old Victorian buildings that remain the teh CT CBD

the township tour through langa and gugulethu

chillling at the beach

Celines future home which is currently La Petite Ferme restaurant (phenomenal) in Franschhoek

delicious dishes, wines and views of La Petite Ferme

carols by candlelight at Kirstenbosche Gardens (with Norah)

The Lacours conquer Lions Head

View from the Head ------------------------------ Class of 2010 MBA full time

a cape tonian autumn

a bit of welcome mist to start off the day ------------- dressed with nowhere to go


chaka ampt representing gsb in his gear ----------- rebekah and i in chilly conditions


arno, seb, juliet and david, keen for olympia ----------- chilling on the harbour wall in kalk bay



view over cape town from the start of lions head



seb, in party animal mode --------------------------the durbanites, kai and rich, in matching gear



the birthday mba-ers --------------------------------------nor and lorien, looking blue steely



tim and franko ---------------------------




mingling on the balcony --------------------------------kasia




thirsty sebs -------------------------------------------------the ladies




kasia and cara-------------------------------------------mr arno von dem b............











a cape tonian summer is heat, wind and sun, autumn is occasional sun, wind and mist. this explains why the renowned 3 peaks race was postponed twice - the first due to massive storms, the second due to hectically windy and misty conditions on the mountain. as you can see from some of the pics, we were layered and ready to conquer a peak or two. alas, that will have to wait until spring!

another festive event in june was seb's 29th, celebrated in true style - over almost two weeks.
week one: dinner at ginja (unfortunately extremely disappointing), dinner at andiamo (pasta + glass of wine for R100 - bargain!) after going to jason's exhibition, postponed shark cage diving (due to 9m swell) in gansbaai.
week two: une fête française (red wine, cheese and baguettes) at our flat with many a MBA-er and a few nons, dinner at HQ - a more than meaty restaurant (although they do have a veg option) and one of the last braais of the season with the family - the sun kindly made an appearance after a week of torrential rain.