Mr. O's Tour: Paternoster to Rockaway, Muizenberg historic walk and International School Hout Bay Camp to start the year.

A wonderful weekend in Paternoster thanks to the Pharo family. Great to see them again after many years. They have such picturesque rooms in this wonderful little erstwhile fishing village.

The last time I was in Paternoster was in 1981 with the Barnard family. This beach had no houses then. Bit different now!

Looking back toward the 'older' part of the town. Beautiful beach.

Loking out toward the point. Calm and warm and perfect.

Beachfront cottages. Wish I could nab one as a weekend place.

Reminds me of the two Ford bakkies I had back in the day.

Justin Pharo has an amazing succulent nursery. Very tempting.

Some of the indigenous street gardens are really good to admire. Some amazing succulents and others along with lizzards and some 'wooly' rats!

One of my new roses at home. Looking good and amazing perfume.

Helene Pharo gave these to me by order of Justin, who was away at the time. Really amazing. This was in October. Now they are much bigger.

Off to Rockaway and some amazing classic cars. I need one of these to make into a 'super-bakkie'!

My nephew Peter wants one of these, me too of course. A FORD F-150. Would not mind an F-250!

Beautifully restored Galaxie.

Presidential car with suicide doors 'nogal'!

Here is a better Ranchero, but he wants too much for it.

I would not mind one of these 3-window Fords.

Seriously beautiful Ford Fairlane.

I almost bought this '49 Ford once. I regret it now. It is beautiful.

This 3-window Coup is awesome and sounds amazing too.

My Class of 65 at the final 50th Reunion lunch at Barristers. So good to see all these guys.

More of my classmates from school.

Mark Blewett rode from Cairo to Cape Town in 38 days. 339km per day average. That is 3 Cape Town Cycle races a day! The equivalent of 4 Tours de France back to back! Now that takes some doing on a road bike that Mark builds himself in his factory in China. Here he and his entourage arrive at the Cullinan Hotel in the City.

Tired boy!

Tired legs!

Looking well and truely tired and exhausted.

The three muskateers.

Mark Jamie and I. A smile is starting on Marks face. Yay!

The crew below the banner of the Bimuno sponsor.

This is the following truck with food, banners, sleeping quarters, tents, etc on board. They also had a Mercedes Vito driven by the Australian Paramedic with more bikes and spares on board.

I spent a day walking the historical sites of Muizenberg, but I had to have eggs and bacon and mushrooms to fortify me with a pot of Earl Grey too!

Looking towards St. James

Lifestyle surf shop, about the second oldest in Muizemberg after the Corner Shop. Gaslight cafe on the left.

Complicated instructions when about to be eaten by a Great White!

The last refurbished/rebuilt blocks on the beachfront looking much like the older buildings. Keping the 'feel' of the beachfront intact.

Burial site or Kramat of a Muslim Holy Man.

One of the heavy British cannons at the British Military Campsite from the late 1700's.

The well-known Corner Shop, an institution in South African surfing circles on the main road.

The old station building, restored and once again neglected. What a pity.

And the restoration of this hotel stopped due to too few parking spots for potential residents! There is not one per apartment, therefore it remains incomplete. What a waste!

Muizenberg Tolhuis and now museum. Full of amazing memorabilia and archives.

Bust of CJR himself.

Cecil John's cottage with so many memories and archive material.

Holidays done and a school Camp at Mispah in the Elgin Valley. These ponds are up on the mountain and the water is pure and a beautiful temperature. many frogs who were not afraid nor were the huge tadpoles.