And unfortunately, the not so lovely side of South Africa, acres of desperately poor shantytowns in the townships, where electricity and running water are luxuries. There's a painful level of poverty...
Irene and I went on an overnight trip to the Aquila Private Game Reserve, where we saw hippopotamuses, elephants, springbok, white rhinoceroses, blue wildebeests, black rhinoceroses, blue...
Irene feeding a male ostrich that has been in the family for over 25 years, having been acquired by Francois, the owner of the fabulous Eikehof Wines in Franschhoek, as a chick.
