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Tuesday, 15 June 2010

What to do with the kids this winter in Cape Town – 10 great (mostly) indoor activities

Kids Winter holidays

Kids Winter holidays

What were they think­ing when they des­ig­nated five whole weeks to the June / July hol­i­days this year? This is the time of year when it rains and chil­dren end up on the couch in front of tele­vi­sion or before the com­puter screen, rather than out of doors where they would rather be. And par­ents end up tear­ing their hair, and each oth­ers', out.

My sis­ter always has a back-up plan. A list the length of her arm of options she can do with her kids at the drop of a hat. I con­fess, I tend to leave a lot of this up to inspir­a­tion. And on the desired after­noon, a I've-been-infront-of-the-computer-working all morn­ing stupor usu­ally pre­vents my addled brain from com­ing any­where close to cre­at­ive, and my attempt at com­pet­ence falls flat on its face... Continued

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Friday, 26 June 2009
Celebrate the Start of Winter in June

It's Christmas in Tulbagh

Christmas in Winter

Christmas in Winter

It's Winter in the Western Cape and Tulbagh is cel­eb­rat­ing Christmas early by wel­com­ing one and all to visit their town for a host of won­der­ful winter warm­ers this Saturday and Sunday (27–28 June 2009).

Father Christmas will be there and you may even be able to take a trip with him down Church Street to hand out edible delights to the young chil­dren. The town will be dec­or­ated with Christmas lights and trees with all the trim­mings while local res­taur­ants will be serving up tra­di­tional Christmas din­ners. Continued

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Thursday, 18 June 2009
Celebrate the Start of Winter in June

Reasons to Embrace Winter in South Africa

Whale Watching in Hermanus

Whale Watching

REASONS TO EMBRACE WINTER

  1. Whale Watching
    Whale Season starts mid-June (and con­tin­ues till November) and offers loc­als and for­eign­ers alike an oppor­tun­ity to mar­vel at the size of the Southern Right Whales. Consider the 5-day Whale Trail in the De Hoop Nature Reserve or for a day trip drive up the Cape Whale Coast.
  2. Namaqualand Flower Route
    Spring wild flowers start bloom­ing from July to October. This spec­tacle can be enjoyed along the west coast of South Africa (in the Northern Cape and north of Cape Town).
  3. The Sardine Run
    The Sardine Run takes place between May and July each year, along the coast of north­ern Eastern Cape and south­ern KwaZulu Natal. Millions of sardines and all of the pred­at­ors they attract (sharks, birds, game fish, etc). Surface watch­ing, snorkel­ing and scuba diving.
  4. Numerous Winter Events and Festivals
  5. Discounted accom­mod­a­tion – week­end breaks for less! Continued
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