Sven, Birgit, Sarah and Jan Loeffel

Vienna - Austria

15 April 2004

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I met the Loeffel family at Avanti guesthouse and we immediately set out on a  Cape Peninsula tour. 

On our first stop we visited a traditional healer, Ndaba, in Langa.

The Loeffels consult with Ddaba 

Birgit and Ndaba share a photo

Birgit seems to be in two minds about the herbal chemist who she had just visited. J

We travelled on towards Cape Point and took the above picture at the Money Tree Cafe.

The Loeffels enjoying themselves at "The Potters Way" in Kalk Bay

Jan, Sarah, Birgit and Sven at the penguin colony on Foxy Beach

At Cape Point

We were joined on our Cape of Good Hope Reserve journey by two visitors from San Francisco (seen above) who unfortunately had a car breakdown outside the Nature Reserve and who we offered to help by asking then to join us on our Cape Point adventure.

The man and the beast! JJ

Two brave young teenagers with two and a half cooperating Chacma baboons!  JJ

On Chapmans Peak

We arrived back in Cape Town and went straight to the Africa Cafe for a wonderful evening and great meal.

Michelle  helps Sven and Birgit through the traditioanal hand washing ceremony

Birgit says "What a meal!!"  JJ

The Loeffel's with some of the wonderful staff of the Africa Cafe

Saturday - 17 April 2004

Winelands, Kayamandi and Moyo restaurant

Our first stop was at the Afrikaans Language Monument where we took the above fun picture 

Jan scales up the monument!

While father takes a photo of the Protea flowers daughter looks on eagerly JJ

Sven and Birgit returning from the Hillcrest Berry shop with a "huge haul".

We visited Rust en Vrede where I took the above photo of the Loeffel family

We travelled to the Mooiberg farm stall where it was if I had let a couple of kids go mad in a big candy store when the Loeffel's walked in to the shop. JJJ

We travelled on to Kayamandi where we met Mzwake and enjoyed a fantastic visit to the township

We accidentally stopped in at the Legacy Center and joined in with the wedding celebrations of the newly wed Mr.& Mrs Mlanjana.

Sven with the Kayamandi kids

Everybody say "sharp"!  JJJ

Watching Bana Bagotso attentively

Having fun with Bana Bagotso

The Loeffels enjoying Bana Bagotso at the Ikamva Lethu centre in Kayamandi

We returned to the shack area after dark to buy apples for the kids in the area

We travelled on to Moyo restaurant for dinner

Jan shows his true colours. JJ

Birgit being face painted

Sarah being used as a tripod by her father. J

Enjoying the entertainment at Moyo

A great fun loving friendly family to tour with.

The Loeffels were a fantastic family to travel with. The way that I want to remember them is so well typified in the last photo at Moyo. The photo typifies their character as a family in that they were such a fun loving group to travel with.  We all had a very memorable journey together. What a joy this tour truly was.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR MAKING OUR TOUR SO TOGETHER SO MEMORABLE
SVEN, BIRGIT, SARAH and JAN