Are they joking?

Surfer replied on 08/12/2023 14:10

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Posted on 08/12/2023 14:10

In the latest magazine that dropped through the door on page 56 is an invite for motorhome tour around South Africa starting Cape Town in mid July 2024. Unfortunately that it probably the worst time of the year to visit Cape Town as it is the middle of the very rainy and cold winter as it will be mid winter. It is mentioned that people will have the opportunity ride the cable car to top of Table mountain. In mid winter this is a bit of a no go. I lived in Cape Town for twenty years!

It goes onto mention that you will be visiting Hermanus to see the Humpback whales mating and you are taken on a cruise. Anyone venturing out into False Bay in mid winter would be very foolish as the sea can get extremely rough. The area is known as the Cape of storms and for very good reason! Visiting Struisbaai beaches in mid winter will not be very pleasant and will not be delightful!

Mossel Bay is not so bad but again, not very pleasant in winter. With luck the pass from George to Oudtshoorn will be open as the Cango caves are quite spectacular and well worth teh visit at any time of the year. I lived in George for 2 years so I am very familiar with the area.

Cedarberg Wilderness area is mentioned and also wildflowers bursting into bloom. Unlikely that will happen as it gets very cold in the area and spring is in September after the tour has finished. As for visiting the other places it will not be very pleasant in mid winter.

If the tour was in the spring or summer months, it will be a fantastic tour and well worth the outlay. I think someone at the CAMC has got the dates for visiting that area of South Africa horribly wrong?

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Tammygirl replied on 08/12/2023 16:54

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Posted on 08/12/2023 16:54

Why does that not surprise me.

I don't know what the cost is but I would expect it to be expensive.

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Surfer replied on 08/12/2023 17:12

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Posted on 08/12/2023 16:54 by Tammygirl

Why does that not surprise me.

I don't know what the cost is but I would expect it to be expensive.

Posted on 08/12/2023 17:12

About £5000 each?

Tammygirl replied on 10/12/2023 10:21

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Posted on 08/12/2023 17:12 by Surfer

About £5000 each?

Posted on 10/12/2023 10:21

Thought as much, you could do it at a better time of year for that amount.

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NutsyH replied on 10/12/2023 11:26

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Posted on 10/12/2023 11:26

We stayed in Cape Town just before Covid, in late October /Early November. Too windy for trips to Robben Island, no cable car up the mountain (too windy), a boat trip out in False Bay turned into a nightmare, with the boat having to return the long way round the shoreline to Simonstown, and all passengers off the top deck standing downstairs and holding on for dear life. July must be even worse.

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Surfer replied on 10/12/2023 11:49

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Posted on 10/12/2023 11:49

The best time of the year if you want to include Cape Town with cruises in any itinerary is probably from late January onwards when the south easter wind has faded. That wind can be exceptionally strong and unpleasant. However Cape Agulhas and garden route will be very pleasant and well worth the trip.

Tammygirl replied on 10/12/2023 17:48

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Posted on 10/12/2023 11:49 by Surfer

The best time of the year if you want to include Cape Town with cruises in any itinerary is probably from late January onwards when the south easter wind has faded. That wind can be exceptionally strong and unpleasant. However Cape Agulhas and garden route will be very pleasant and well worth the trip.

Posted on 10/12/2023 17:48

Thanks for that information, Cape Town and SA in general have been on our wish list for awhile now. Covid kind of put a halt on that but you have revived my interest.

heddlo replied on 11/12/2023 11:15

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Posted on 10/12/2023 11:26 by NutsyH

We stayed in Cape Town just before Covid, in late October /Early November. Too windy for trips to Robben Island, no cable car up the mountain (too windy), a boat trip out in False Bay turned into a nightmare, with the boat having to return the long way round the shoreline to Simonstown, and all passengers off the top deck standing downstairs and holding on for dear life. July must be even worse.

Posted on 11/12/2023 11:15

My OH was in the Cape Town area, Hout Bay, around August time many years ago. The wind was so strong the sea was being blown backwards from the beach, and in the restaurant he was in with his colleagues you could feel the walls bending!! He saw some beautiful areas though and said it is well worth a visit - just at the right time time of year.

Oneputt replied on 11/12/2023 12:08

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Posted on 11/12/2023 12:08

Researchers must be employed from the same agency as the clubs IT department

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Surfer replied on 11/12/2023 12:27

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Posted on 10/12/2023 17:48 by Tammygirl

Thanks for that information, Cape Town and SA in general have been on our wish list for awhile now. Covid kind of put a halt on that but you have revived my interest.

Posted on 11/12/2023 12:27

On a visit back to my home town Cape Town we went on a yacht trip out to Robben Island and it was fantastic. The views of Cape Town with Table Mountain in the background were unbelievable!. It was summer.

We did not land on Robben Island however way back in the sixties I went onto Robben Island to fix some machines. It was mid winter and it was a very rough crossing. The other passengers were quite ill, but I was okay.