On 09/10/10 we had dinner with John and Ziska in Stellenbosch, spent the night at the family cottages at Oude Nektar and the following day 10/10/10 we had a lazy morning and drove around the Jonkershoek circular drive and took lots of pics.
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First thing we drove up to the 3 Stone Pines on the hill to take in the view
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Here is a wonderful example of a tree resprouting from it's burned bark after a severe fire last summer
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Some Proteas on the other hand shed their seeds after the fire so although most of the Proteas die a new population of plants is established from the shed seeds
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This is an 'interesting' spiky tree growing next to the cottages on Oude Nektar
I must do some research to discover it's name!
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Steve walking alongside the lower dam at Oude Nektar
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Hans Peter's wife, Midori, is Japanese so there is quite a strong Japanese influence on the estate
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The wine tasting room is on an island in the middle of the dam
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View from the wine tasting room at Oude Nektar
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The wine cellar at Oude Nektar
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Carla
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Carla chatting to Gigi
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Carla
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Carla chatting to Gigi
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Smiles all around
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Andi indulging in the very soft lighting of the overcast morning
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Steve doing the same
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Andi enjoying herself
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The beautiful curves of the bridge to the tasting room
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The wine tasting house at Oude Nektar
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The wine tasting house at Oude Nektar
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Gazebo at the damn
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Stopped on the circle route to take pictures in the beautiful soft light
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Watsonias
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Watsonia
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Gladiolus
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Gladiolus
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Gladiolus
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Binky
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Swartboskloof behind the ridge
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Carla braving the elements to get photographs
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Afternoon Tea with John and Dear 'Auntie' Ziska
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This is actually Ziska's guest house where Carla is staying
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Andi and Gigi
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Steve
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John
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Carla
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Carla
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John
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Ziska
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Ziska
... and after tea it was off back home to Cape Town