B&W IMAGES OF THE GIRLS IN AFRICA – BY UNCLE CLIF – PROFESSIONAL
During their visit in 1989-90, Uncle had the opportunity to pose the girls for some professional photos. At this time he worked, at least some of his time, as a professional photographer. You can easily tell the difference in his…
THE TOUR CONTINUES, THE GARDEN ROUTE, MOSSEL BAY, CANGO, DURBAN AND HOME (part II)
Ok we are on the road again, driving along the Garden Route heading towards Durban with a few stops planned. Our first stop was at the Cango Caves in Oudtshoorn. It was a spectacular setting and the first time we…
CAPE TOWN, THE GARDEN ROUTE, MOSSEL BAY, PORT ELIZABETH AND DURBAN (part 1)
In this post I am going to describe a major family trip that we took in 1990 to Cape Town, on to the Cape of Good Hope, along the coast of the Indian Ocean on the Garden Route, to the…
NEW VISITORS AND THE GREAT HOTEL STRIKE OF 1990
Another of my fond memories of visitors to South Africa was of a visit paid to us by Deysi’s sister Lupe and her companion Jack. It was a great chance to have them and a good chance to meet Lupe’s…
VISITORS ATTACKED BY GIANT JUMPING DINOSAUR – SUN CITY 1990
Some of our fondest memories of all of our travels, were the times when we had visitors from home. Although I was mostly busy at work on these occasions, Deysi always had time for guests and it gave her some…
NOT ALL WAS FUN AND GAMES, THERE WAS ALSO DANGER LURKING
Now that I have your attention I am going to tell a story that is true but in a way sounds a bit outrageous. This happened later on in my stay there and after I had been moved from the…
LIFE IN A TIGHT SHIP OR ANGE CRACKING THE WHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA
Home life in South Africa was always active and full of fun. With Desyi cracking the whip and pushing my butt out the door each day, to work on the funding for our next adventure, the girls providing the comic…
WORLD FAMOUS BLUE TRAIN, South Africa’s ORIENT EXPRESS
My dad had always been an aficionado of trains and when he realized that he was coming to South Africa for a visit he studied up on the country’s famous Blue Train. This was a train that left Pretoria in…
MY BROTHER WORLD TRAVELLER AND ADVENTURER
This memory is of a time in South Africa, that my older brother arrived to visit us, completely unexpected. What a great surprise. It all started on a Friday evening, pretty late when Deysi and I had just returned from…
AN ALBERTA COWBOY COMES TO AFRICA – SPRING 1990
Back in South Africa, back at work and the time is passing quickly. I have been given a promotion and am now heading up a department that was established to oversee the engineering, specification, identification, storage and distribution of all…
