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South Africa 2025

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April 23, 2025 Today was a quiet day for Ed and myself as Ed managed to pick up a cold. Luckily, it was a free day so we slept in, then walked downtown to check out some of things we drove by yesterday, then  eat dinner early. Breakfast is at 6:20 am tomorrow morning and we leave at 7:00 am to catch our flight to Johannesburg, so it'll be an early night.  Photos to come tomorrow. April 22, 2025 There was a lot of stuff packed into today so lots of photos and I even left out a lot of good ones.  First stop was the Bo-Kaap district in Cape Town. Bo-Kaap is the oldest district and was built for Indonesian slaves the Dutch brought to South Africa when it was being colonized. The houses only started being painted when apartheid ended in 1994.   There are several blocks with the brightly coloured houses. Some of the houses are painted a different colour every year after Ramadan.  After a brief tour of the city centre we drove to  at the eastern edge of Table...
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Ecuador 2025

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February 12, Home Snowy Home February 11, Flying Home I can't wait to get home and get back to normal hours. This morning we had breakfast at 5:30 am at the hotel. As is normal with yflying, there was a lot of hurry up and wait.  We flew from Quito to Miami, where we had to go through immigration, collect our suitcase and check our suitcase back in with Air Canada. Then we flew from Miami to Toronto, arriving early. Our wonderful neighbours picked us up and drove us home arriving just before 11 pm.  A display at the Quito airport. From this trip we've learned that Ecuador exports a lot of roses.  Leaving Quito. An Island somewhere in the Caribbean.  The lights of Mississauga. February 10, Santa Cruz Island and starting to head home This morning we are up really earlier. Suitcases need to be in the hall by 6 am and breakfast is being served at 6 am. This morning we go to see the Giant Tortoises then go to the airport to start heading home.  The travel for today i...
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