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Heliostāsio: The Stand of the Sun*

So the 21st of June will only have a full nine hours and fifty-three minutes of sunshine: we hope you make the most of it. Waterfront Charters think that this early setting of the sun marks a great opportunity: our Sunset Champagne Cruises are obliged to set sail somewhat earlier during the shorter days (always check the website beforehand for departure time), and in terms of relativity (again), we get back to harbour earlier.

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Vasco da Gama would have been green with envy…

Cape Town is one of the world’s number one tourist destinations for a multiplicity of reasons. It has Table Mountain as a stunning backdrop as a start, but that is only the entrée: the whole Cape Peninsula is a smorgasbord of mountains and valleys, lending itself to a plethora of attractions from cable cars to scenic drives; top hotels and perfect beaches. It’s a hiker, mountaineer and a mountain biker’s paradise – with superb vineyards as a bonus; it has two oceans lapping at the shores which means a huge variety offshore adventures.

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