Nuy Valley Feast 2016

This last weekend we participated in the Nuy Valley Feast, an annual fun-filled family event in beautiful wine and olive country. Kids are for free and everyone else 18 years or older pays a small entrance fee that includes a wine glass and wine tasting at four neighboring farms. You can park your car at any of the venues and take a tractor ride from farm to farm. We had a blast last year too and I shared a lot of neat photos from that event on my Nuy Valley Wine Tasting - Part 3 post. Be sure to check it out!

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Tina Morley

All original photographs by Tina Morley
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Cape Town's Theme Park

This is year we took Amanda to Ratanga Junction, Cape Town's theme park, for her birthday. I had signed up for us to be members on the website for free and, when our birthdays came around, we received complimentary tickets. Amanda and I have birthdays a few days apart, so it worked out really well. We just had to pay for Robbie and Amanda's friend, Cristi.

You would have thought that we were VIP guests, because we had the theme park almost to ourselves. For most of the rides, the girls could go as many times as they liked, because they hardly had to wait or not at all. We went on a cloudy Saturday in early March. Sometimes the sun came out and a couple of times it drizzled. We think that perhaps there would have been more people if it had been sunny, but overall, the weather was pleasant.

It was a fun adventure for us, especially the girls, and I enjoyed capturing the moment on my camera.

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We caught the end of Martin Odd's Birds of Africa.

The girls got to touch the two owls.

The girls have their hands up in the
green and white car.

The girls have their hands up in the yellow car.

Hubby and I rode about half of the rides with the girls at least once. The roller coaster ride that I photographed and posted here is called the Bushwhacker and is a family friendly coaster. We also rode the big roller coaster called the Cobra. They have reptiles on display inside the waiting area, but we didn't have to wait. We could look at the neat variety of reptiles behind their glass enclosures while we walked right on through to the ride. It's an extreme coaster experience and one we didn't want to ride again, except for Amanda. We wouldn't let her ride alone, so she'll have to go again another year.

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Tina Morley

All original photographs by Tina Morley
unless stated otherwise. 1camera1mom is
mostly in English mit ein bisschen Deutsch.

Redberry Farm Family Fun

Family Holiday South Africa

Familienurlaub Südafrika

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During our kids' June and July winter break, we took them to the Garden Route, along the beautiful south-eastern coast of South Africa. To get there, we had to drive past the little town of Ashton where the bright orange flowers of the deep green aloes lined the road. It's also one of the stops on Route 62, which is fast earning the reputation as the world's longest wine route!

Redberry Farm in George

Redberry Farm has the largest permanent
hedge maze in the Southern Hemisphere!

After leaving Ashton, we turned off Route 62 and headed for Swellendam where we got onto the N2 and the Garden Route. We drove past bright yellow canola crops and lush green fields. We were headed to George and the Redberry Farm, the first adventure of our family holiday!

It's a great place to take the family. There's plenty to do from picking strawberries, to walking the maze and more. There's a farm stall for quick refreshments and a coffee shop. You can sit inside or outside and there's a playground to help keep the kids busy while you eat. I highly recommend stopping here to stretch your legs if you're driving past George.

Our Teenagers: Jeremiah, Samantha, and Jessica
with Hubby in the background

Entering the Maze

Samantha

Samantha

Robbie took this photo of me.

He also took this one.

Someone we met offered to take our photo.
From Left to Right: Me, Samantha, Amanda,
Jessica, and Robbie

Amanda

Time For Refreshments

After completing the maze challenge, we got refreshments at the Red Shed Coffee and Berry Bar. The drinks and milkshakes are made with fresh strawberries from the farm.

Samantha

Robbie

Train Ride

Amanda rode the train. It took her through a small portion of the maze, around the strawberry field, and through a tunnel.

The Bubble Ball

After the train, she tried the Bubble Ball. We were her audience. Isn't the view at the water spectacular?

We had a blast at the Redberry Farm!

All original photographs by Tina Morley unless stated otherwise. 1camera1mom is mostly in English mit ein bisschen Deutsch.

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