Pictures from Cape to Pretoria trip

For my first vacation in South Africa, my boyfriend (Drew) came to visit and we took a road trip from Cape Town, along the Indian Ocean and up through the Drakensburg, to Pretoria. The vacation was way back in the beginning of April, but I have difficulties up-loading pictures. I'm sorry for the delay! To the left, is an African penguin in Simon's Town, just south of Cape Town. The penguins have earned themselves the name 'Jackass' because of the loud donkey-like call that they make.

To the left is the Cape of Good Hope. The park is beautiful with lots of tourists.
If you tilt your head to the left, you can see one of the many waterfalls in Hogsback. Hogsback proudly proclaims to be the inspiration for JRR Tolkein's The Hobbitt, even though he left South Africa when he was five! Regardless, with the lush rainforested hills it isn't hard to imagine a hobbitt living here.
Cows on the beach in Port St. John's. Nice warm water, chill marajauna-smoking hosts, and more forested green hills.
View of the Drakensburg Mountains. We hiked up to the top the Amphitheater to see Tugula Falls, the longest waterfall in South Africa falling 5K. The day was foggy, so the pics of the falls themselves aren't very impressive.
Wild dogs competing for meat in De Wildt Cheetah and Research Center outside of Pretoria. Really close-up to wild dogs and cheetahs and a decent substitute for a game drive.

Petting a king cheetah at De Wildt. Some of the cheetahs are taken to schools and farms around South Africa for educational purposes.

We also stopped at the Valley of Desolation (not great pictures) but it was amazing.

The highlights of the trip for me was the excellent food we had every where along the way and NOT being the local celebrity for two weeks! I'm going to Victoria Falls with some volunteers on Monday. . . I hope to post pictures sooner and make all of you want to come!