Train Kept A-Rollin'/What's New, Pussycat?

On a train, I met a dame, I was handsome, she kind of looked the same... (The Yardbirds, Train Kept A-Rollin')

Well, we made the drive from Gansbaai and landed up in George, an extremely boring town of 180,000 people. The good thing is that it's a central point to do things more interesting than visit the George Museum (though I'm sure my dad would visit it in a heartbeat, being that's his name).

But George does have a railroad museum, which was quite cool, and something called the "Power Van", which is a retro-fitted version of those miners trams. Yesterday we rode it to nearly the top of one of the Oteniqua mountains. Not recommended for those with bad backs, but good for those who want to speed up the digestion of their meal.

All Aboard

It was a gorgeous day, but we didn't know they stopped for a picnic near the top, so we improvised with banana pecan muffins & warm water. Ummm, I have had better picnic food in the past.

I'm going off the rails on the Crazy Train...

See? Quite the gorgeous day

We ate at a Turkish Restaurant in George, which was surprisingly good, considering nobody who worked their or owned it was Turkish, let alone they find it on a map. But Abby had a Rose Water Milkshake, which was quite tasty.
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We move like cagey tigers, we couldn't get closer than this, the way we lovecats, the way we talk... (The Cure, Lovecats)

Now they call her the cat, and that's a stone fact... (Elton John, They Call Her The Cat)

What's New Pussycat, woh a woh a woh woh... (Tom Jones, What's New Pussycat)

Well, we went to the Cango Wildlife Ranch, where we saw some awesome looking cats, as seen below:

Brother & Sister

Lazy white lion sleeps 21 hours/day

Oh, and here's a snippet of Abby & me petting the male cheetah (orphaned and raised since they were mere deadly kittens). It's purring sounds like a vacuum cleaner, not sure if you can hear it on the video (47 seconds). Apparently they don't like eating men with white legs and growing foreheads...

Well, that's all for now, we are next off to Knysna (Nize-na), another town on the Garden Route.

Until then, Eat your braai!!!

-Steve