Equinox Newsletter Combining Winter & Spring – September 2009

Hello all my friends, colleagues, guests and family I have combined this newsletter, as time has run away with me, as thankfully I have been busy with tours for the last couple of months. I am truly grateful to those of you who have sent me business in this climate of fiscal fallout. I love [...]

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Summer newsletter – February 2009

SUMMER NEWSLETTER – FEBRUARY 2009 How time flies, I can hardly believe the end of February is upon us – so soon. I have hardly got over the Festive Season. The weather here is hot,33°C yesterday, but the downside is that the Western Cape, being a winter rainfall area is experiencing bush fires everywhere and [...]

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Spring Newsletter – October 2008

SPRING NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2008 I generally start my newsletters with the weather, but today with more world issues at stake, I decided to say that not all is “doom and gloom”, our exchange rate, for us to travel is horrendous, but for those visiting us, it is smiles all the way to the bank. [...]

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Winter newsletter – August 2008

With Spring knocking on the door, with wonderful weather yesterday and today with temperatures just into the 20′s C (70F), I think we are in for a real treat with our Spring flower display – Mother Nature at her best. She gave us a really hard time this winter with rain for weeks, so solid [...]

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Autumn newsletter – May 2008

Driving along the Route 62 recently, commonly known as R62,(the longest wine route in the world) with almost wintery weather – cool with showers, all I thought about was – WOW – it is going to be a magic Spring if this rain continues through the season like this. Generally our area of South Africa [...]

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Spring / summer newsletter November 2007

At last the weather has improved. We are heading into Summer and it is going to be beautiful here in Cape Town, just hope that the Cape Doctor (SE Winds) and old Van Hunks play the game and he stops smoking!!! Yesterday he smoked enough for at least two months. Those of you who know [...]

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Winter newsletter – August 2007

 Greetings from a beautiful day in Cape Town.This is a long time overdue, I never had time to get around to doing an Autumn Newsletter – so I apologies about that to those who like to read what I have to say, like Sarie from Sanparks. This entire, well almost, newsletter is all about  the [...]

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Summer newsletter – February 2007

WEATHER IN S.A. Cape Town  South Africa, has been experiencing some really HOT weather, we sizzled in temps of around 40° C approx 108° F a few weeks ago, which is very high for our usually moderate Mediterranean style climate. The weather experts say it is not unusual, but we smelted and sweltered. My kind [...]

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Spring newsletter – September 2006

Thursday is Equinox, so the official start of our Spring in the Southern hemisphere and Autumn/Fall in the Northern hemisphere. Our annual Spring Flower spectacular was early and beautiful. For the last number of years it was all pink, this year with lots of rain and warm days during July, everything is more yellow and [...]

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