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Perigee of the Moon 18th March 2011

Apogee and perigee refer to the distance from the Earth to the moon. Apogee is the furthest point from the earth. Perigee is the closest point to the earth and it is in this stage that the moon appears larger. Looking at the moon in the sky without anything to compare...

Flying in a crop sprayer :-)

So today, I flew to PE, a 33minute flight in a 29 seater plane, flights were pretty good seeing that we were in a “crop sprayer” 🙂 (yeah I know you do get smaller planes). Spent the day at our PE plant, Fairly interesting and saw how the other side works....

Wine of Origin System in South Africa

As in Europe certain areas and farms have become renowned for the wine that they produce, for  a long time this uniqueness was not protected. In 1972 legislation was formulated to introduce the Wine of Origin scheme. This scheme not only protests the origin but the...

A brief history of Wine Production in South Africa

Almost all wine produced in South Africa comes from grapes grown in the Western Cape Province although vineyards and wineries are spreading from the Cape to the rest of South Africa. It is thus important to start at the very beginning, the “discovery” of the Cape. The...

Cape Town 2011 Holiday – Day 4

Day 4 Started with a little lie in and then we went off to the Constania Valley for a day of wine tasting. Constantia Valley is one of the Cape Town Big 6 places to visit. We left pinelands and took the M3 but missed a turn off and almost ended up in Muizenburg. There...