After a routine flight( two hours of snoring), we landed in Cape Town just after 3pm. Got chatting to a guy on the plane as we left and he told me his son (BJ Botha) played for Munster last year( he saw I was wearing an Irish jersey)... I was too hungry to extend the conversation for too long.Never heard of that fella anyway so not sure if he was or is any good.. Been so used to the hotel life with room service that my new accommodation is a bit of a let down.. ...

Time to say goodbye to the crazy city that is urban Durban. Cape Town awaits, apparently it's the nicest part of South Africa. I've eleven days there to draw my own conclusion.. Going to be good to meet up with some long lost relatives, even though they originate from Cork, like the majority of my unfortunate relatives..langers.. Didn't hold back on my last breakfast buffet..that's it, no more feasts in the morning until I go home this summer. Got a two hour wa...

A marathon twelve hour sleep due to sunstroke was much needed. The forecast for today is thirty two degrees, but it's the windburn that's melting me. Factor50 applied first thing this morning and will be carried around with me for the day. I decided to do the touristy thing this morning and hop on a city tour bus..( usually against these, but walking was not an option in this heat). My taxi driver,'Shaka', who drove me to the tourist office,had no change for m...

It's back to the big breakfasts here in Durban again. The restaurant is like a big convention hall with three tables full of food and only three of us here. Although the other two look like they could eat a wilde beest in one sitting.. I'm going to check out one of the local golf courses after breakfast. It's been described as 'badly maintained and perfect for beginners'- sounds ideal for a Monday morning.. Decided on a light breakfast to start off the week- tw...

After spinning around in a taxi for thirty minutes and visiting three courses, we eventually found the 'beautiful' Windsor Park. Time to hack this place up, although looks like that has been done many times already- let's see if I can break the hundred mark..been informed to beware of the monkeys stealing golf balls- best to stay out of the trees apparently, the monkeys are going to have a busy day if they follow me..first tee off into the trees..here we go again...