Today we left Knysna and travelled to the Association of Woodturners of South Africa Conference in Stellenbosch about, 50km from Cape Town
We first stopped at Dolphin Point outside the coastal village of Wilderness. A really picture postcard vantage point. Here are Stuart and Linda with the railway bridge over the Kaaimans River in the background.
Our second stop was at the George Wood Museum. Here are Stuart and Linda examining a crossection of a Yellowwood (Podocarpus latifolius) tree with key historical dates relating to SA marked on the appropriate seasonal ring.
It was here at the wood museum that Stuart sadly bade farewell to his old girl
... and struck up a twisted relationship with the local woodcutter's daughter!
That done he turned to examine an old lathe on display
There was also an interesting lathe that was used to turn the yokes for oxen used for pulling oxwaggons. It was powered by a hand-driven flywheel through a flat belt.
When we arrived in Stellenbosch Stuart unpacked his pieces in the instant gallery
The registration was followed by an informal buffet at the 'Bloukamer' restaurant in the top floor of the Students Centre of the University. From left to right, Perrie and Peggy Bullock, Linda Mortimer, Andree Heslop and Stuart Mortimer.
And not least our good friend from a previous seminar Phil Irons chatting to (left to right) Wally Rossini, Mike Richards, Philip Antrobus and Dave Stephenson
