{"id":2914,"date":"2025-08-08T20:12:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T20:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2025-08-10T17:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:50:50","slug":"south-africa-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/south-africa-cape-town\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa &#8211; Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We left Heathrow at 10.30pm, crossed the Equator, and landed in Cape Town at 11.00am the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After picking up our hire car we drove to our villa &#8216;Anastasis&#8217; in Noordhoek just south of the city centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt, Kat, Ezra and Val were already there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_51522.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_51522.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_51522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_51522-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_51522-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The villa is beautiful with stunning views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_48756.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_48756.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_48756-300x225.jpg 300w, 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a walk along the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_8757.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_8757.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_8757-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_8757-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_8757-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Huge Kelp plants look like alien beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_8205.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_8205.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_8205-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_8205-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_8205-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sun was going down and the temperature dropped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_9392.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_9392.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_9392-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_9392-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_9392-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We went to the Toad in the Village restaurant for a rack of ribs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_9722.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_9722.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_9722-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250808_9722-165x220.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking forward to lots of family fun days, starting with Matt&#8217;s birthday tomorrow <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We left Heathrow at 10.30pm, crossed the Equator, and landed in Cape Town at 11.00am the next day. After picking up our hire car we drove to our villa &#8216;Anastasis&#8217; in Noordhoek just south of the city centre. Matt, Kat, Ezra and Val were already there. The villa is beautiful with stunning views. 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