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UPDATED: Kosher Info from Beth Din in Cape Town (last updated Dec. 2020) http://www.uos.co.za/kashrut/ct_kosher.asp

Kashrus Note According to link above, all meat is glatt however milk is NOT Chalav Israel.

Restaurants

NameTypeHoursContactLocation & Description
Avron's Place (Sea Point)
Meat
S – T: 11am – 3pm; 5pm – 10pm; F: 11am – 2:30pm
+27 (0)21 439 7610 Link
19 – 33 Regent Road - Oldest kosher meat restaurant in SA. The humbly adorned, family-friendly eatery, serves a wide variety of dishes, including beef ribs, burgers, mixed grills, boerewors, Cape lamb curry, vegetarian platters, pastas and sushi. Prices rather reasonable. On Tuesdays there's a special on its beef burger and chips (R49 instead of the usual R59). Offers takeaways and catering and packed Shabbat meals for visitors. For the Sephardim the meat is Bet Yosef. But check to make sure.
The Press (Sea Point)
Meat
S – T: noon – late; F: 11am – 3pm; Sat: 1 hour after Shabbat till late
+27 (0)21 434 7724 Website
176 Main Road - Restaurant and Bar (many craft beers on tap).
Coffee Time (Gardens)
Milk
M – T: 8am – 3:30pm; F: 8am – 3pm
+27 (0)21 461 8414
20 Breda Street - Set in an old house in a lush, garden environment. Lawn seating with views of Table Mountain. Breakfast, brunch or lunch. Menu includes scrambled egg, salmon and humus wrap, fish bobotie with homemade chutney, tuna lasagne, sandwich, salad, quiche or smoothie. Early-morning special between 8am and 11am (a combo of two eggs, grilled tomato and mushrooms goes for R25) and also serves a delicious, and incredibly popular, buffet lunch every Wednesday between 12:30pm and 2:30pm. Gluten-free and sugar-free options. Offers catering. Proceeds support the Astra Centre.
Café Riteve (Gardens)
Milk
S – T: 8:30am – 5pm; F: 8:30am – 3pm
+27 (0)21 465 1594
Website
88 Hatfield Street - Located on a piazza that’s part of the same centre as the historical Gardens Shul, the South African Jewish Museum, the Cape Town Holocaust Centre and the Jacob Gitlin Library. Large and varied menu includes three-egg omelette, sushi salad, grilled hake, falafel with dukkah wedges and humus, tuna and mushroom cannelloni, smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich and chocolate ganache-filled croissant. Also sells range of shakes and juices as well as kosher wine and liquors. Offers catering, takeaways, no delivery. They had some CY, just ask. The earlier you go the more likely the have.
Goldies Deli and Diner (Sea Point)
Meat & Pareve
S – T: 8:30am – 8pm; F: 8:30am – 4:30pm
+27 (0)21 439 3008
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174 Main Road - Meat and parev deli and bakery - next door and connected to The Press. Menu include burgers, steak rolls, schwarmas, bagels, salads, fish cakes, breakfast plates and more. Specials every Wednesday and Friday (deals like a three-course meal for four for R120). Delivery is free in Sea Point. Bakery treats include carrot cake, cinnamon twists, chocolate brownies, doughnuts, cupcakes, apple crumble, croissants and teiglach. Offers Shabbat meal orders.
Café B'tayavon @ Highlands House
Milk
021 461 1100
9 Gorge Rd, Highlands Estate - Snacks and Light Meals
Jean's Kitchen @ The Kaplan Centre
Milk
021 650 3064 info@jeanskitchen.co.za
The Kaplan Centre - University of Cape Town - Tea, coffee,
sandwiches, gourmet salads, falafel etc
Baskin Robbins @ Mojo Market (Sea Point)
Note: This is the only kosher B & R
All ice creams, ice cream cones, milkshakes and waffles are Kosher, milchik.
The following topping ONLY are kosher: Crushed Almonds, Crushed Cashews, Fudge, Mini Astros, Mint Crunch
NB: Cakes are NOT KOSHER

Bakeries, Groceries & Ice Cream
Checkers Sea Point- 76 Regent Road - They have a large selection of kosher products including a kosher take out and bakery.
Spar Sea Point - 96 Regent Road - They have a large selection of kosher products including a kosher take out and bakery.

Shuls
Sea point is the main Jewish area.
Green and Sea Point Hebrew Congregation (Marais Road Shul)
Chabad


Hotels with Points near a Shul (Walking Minutes)
Protea Sea Point

Airport Transfer Options
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Executive Bus -
Public Bus -
Train -

Major Activities
Name
Cost
Distance from CPT
Description and Notes
Boulders Beach
R17035 min• "I found that there were two different entrances, boardwalk and beach. The boardwalk has a higher density of penguins but if you want a better experience, I recommend visiting the beach side- especially at low tide. Because of the tide I was able to walk past the few dozen folks on the beach, climb under and over some boulders, and encounter effectively a different private beach- with penguins!!"
• For budget travelers, take the train to Simonstown and from there a cab to Boulders beach - R20.
Betty’s Bay
1.25 hoursAlso features African Penguins though less crowded than Boulders beach, though further.
Chapman's Peak Drive
R45/car45 min• Beautiful scenery, you have the mountain on one side and the ocean on the other side, great pics, great to make a BBQ come during daylight hours.
NOTE: You need Rand or an SA issued card to pay for the Chapman's Peak toll.
Cape of Good Hope/Cape Point
R360/pp1.5 hours• LONG but AMAZING drive
• almost a full day activity
Lions Head
• Hike - not difficult
• Paragliding - around $85 (prices might be outdated). Book ahead
Robben Island
Tours depart three times a day and take about 3.5 hours, consisting of a ferry trip to and from the island, and a tour of the various historical sites on the island that form part of the Robben Island Museum. These include the island graveyard, the disused lime quarry, Robert Sobukwe's house, the Bluestone quarry, the army and navy bunkers, and the maximum security prison. Nelson Mandela's cell is shown. Reviews are mixed
Table Mountain (Cable car or hike)
~R350• Follow on Twitter for updates on if open or closed
• Cableway costs ~R350 rand pp - depends if morning or afternoon
• Can repel down
• 895 rand pp (prices might be outdated)
• repel for like 15 mins
• hike back up is 25 mins
• Closes 6pm
• BOOK IN ADVANCE
Signal Hill
Go there for a sunset with bit more a "local" flavor. Views aren't great compared to Lion's Head and can be quite crowded at sunset.
V & A Waterfront
The Garden Route
long scenic drive

Kirstenbosch Gardens
Shark Diving
$88 +$34 for video (prices might be outdated)2 hoursCan do in Gansbaii. Links:1, 2, 3

Sandboarding
Bring goggles!
Skydiving
$170 (prices might be outdated)
Cheaper
Quad Biking (ATVs)

Hout Bay market

Kayaking at Hout Bay
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Amazing experience. Views may very but can often see Heaviside dolphins jumping right in front of you
Cheetah Outreach
Where you can go and pet cheetahs and other animals super cool. Website

Aquila Private Game Reserve

2 hoursPricey but quality accommodations for overnight stays. Good for people who aren't leaving Cape Town area but want to see wildlife. Some dismiss as a "glorified zoo"
Cango Wildlife Ranch

5 hours


Winelands
[Likely way more then listed but those are the few I remember]
(Might be worthwhile to make a trip to the winelands, even if one does not enjoy wine, for the scenery. Only about an hour or two from CPT)
  • Franschoek
  • Kleine Dracken - Kosher
  • Backsberg - Kosher

Johannesburg

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Restaurants
http://www.uos.co.za/kashrut/restaurants.asp

http://yeahthatskosher.com/2013/04/kosher-restaurants-travel-advice-for-johannesburg-south-africa-joberg/

Map of Kosher Johannesburg

NameTypeContactLocation & Description
Corner Cafe (Glenhazel)
Milk
+27 11 440-3160 Link
Corner of Queens square and cross road in Glenhazel. Corner Café is the best place to go (or maybe the only) for kosher gluten free muffins. I’m told they’re very good. They also have great breakfasts and pastas, but I usually stick with a toasted cheese and chips.
Dee-Jays (Sandton)
Milk
+27 11 883-2265 Link
Morningview Shopping Centre, 100 South Road, 2196 - Dee-Jays provides casual dairy food that is perfect for a breakfast out with the family. Their fishballs are really good and if you need a cake in the Sandton area, they’re the place to go.
Market Cafe (Norood Mall)
Milk
Cholov Yisroel cafe
KosherWorld, Mi Vami Kosher and Chop N Wok (Glenhazel)
+27 11 440 1402 Website
1 Long Avenue, Johannesburg, 2192
Gelatisimo (Glenhazel)
Across the road from Kosher World, authentic Italian gelato. Chalav Yisroel. Absolutely fantastic.
Michelos (Glenhazel)
Milk
+27 11 885-1500 Link
17 Northfield Ave, Johannesburg, 2192 - Michelos is the second best pizza restaurant. They are very centrally located (in the Jewish area of Glenhazel) and their food is nice. Never go there the night after Pesach because you’ll wait hours but most other times are good, plus they serve chalav yisrael.
Nandos Kosher (Savoy)
Meat
+27 11 885-1496 Website
553 Louis Botha Ave, Savoy, Johannesburg, 2090, South Africa - Nandos is a large chain of Portuguese chicken restaurants, but there is only one kosher Nandos in South Africa, so be aware that you can’t step into any of them! They serve top notch chicken but be sure to also try their beef burger (and order extra sauce).
Next Door "Non-CY" (Norwood)
Milk
+27 11 728-2577 Link
80 Grant Ave, Johannesburg, 2192 - Next Door is rated as a top restaurant in Johannesburg, kosher and not, so you know it must be pretty good. It is usually full so booking is highly recommended. While their sushi may not be top class, their pizzas certainly are and, if you’re around in Summer, definitely try their fish braai (barbeque in South African).
Pie Works (Sandringham)
+27 11 485 2447 Website
74 George Ave, Johannesburg, 2192 - Their pies (clearly) are the best kosher pies in the country and are perfect if you want to buy some to take home and reheat. Their burgers are delicious and the have a milk side with pizza that is really good. They’re situated on what is known as the Kosher Strip, so any Jew will be able to direct you.
RTG "Ready to Go" (Norwood)
A fast food place next door to ... Next Door. While they do offer steak and a Chinese menu, the focus is their extensive burger and hot dog menu.
The Deli Store (Sandton)
011-656-3142 / 4915  info@thedelistore.co.za, http://thedelistore.co.za/menus/main-menu/
Shop 52, (opposite Woolworths) Morning Glen Shopping Mall Cnr Bowling & Kelvin Road Gallo Manor - Reviewed in CBS's TR, as having excellent food for very low prices. According to Google is "Permanently Closed".
So Sushi (Glenhazel)
Jozi Blue (Glenhazel)
Milk
They have some items Cholov Yisroel, which they will serve on disposables on request


Bakeries, Groceries & Ice Cream
Kosher World - http://www.kosherworld.co.za/

Shuls

Hotels with Points near a Shul (Walking Minutes)

Airport Transfer Options
Cab - Uber
Executive Bus - Shuttle from HLA airport to anywhere in Sandton for R80 per person.
Public Bus -
Train - Gautrain from JNB airport is R135-155 depending on destination. Must purchase gold card before for R13.

Major Activities
Apartheid Museum
Flea Market
Gold Reef City - amusement park, along with other African themed attractions (tribal dancing, old "gold mine tour")
Lion Park - see lions from your car up close, pet lion cubs.
Monte Casino - Casino and shopping mall, with cool "outdoor" Tuscan style
Soweto Tour
Pilanesberg Safari- If you can't make it to Kruger for malaria, time or other concerns,  this is a much smaller park with less wildlife, and not as good of an experience, but definitely well worth it. About 2 hours out of Joburg, it can be done in your own vehicle, but will be a lot better with a guided game drive.
Sun City Right outside of Pilansberg
Elephant & Monkey Sanctuary- About an hour out of Joburg. Get close to elephants, touch, feed and ride them. The monkey sanctuary has a massive enclosure with hundreds of various monkeys and lemurs. No feeding or touching, unless one jumps on you. If you do go to Pilansberg, this can be done on the way.

Kruger National Park

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Tour Options

Major Activities

Near Kruger:

The Panoramic Route includes a half dozen waterfalls; Lisbon, Horseshoe, Bridal Vail, Mac Mac, Sabie and others; The Potholes, G-d's Window, Wonder View, The Pinnacle, The Three Rondawels and views of the stunning Blyde River Canyon (third largest canyon in the world).

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #980 on: May 23, 2017, 11:50:08 AM »
If you are staying in Cape Town for Shabbes, you would want to stay in the Sea Point area, if you want to attend a shomer shabbos/observant minyan. Belmond Nelson is not in Sea Point.



It's a 5 minute walk to Cape Town Hebrew Congregation, what type of shul is that?

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #981 on: May 23, 2017, 12:07:48 PM »
The Rav if frum, but the congregants are not, except for a few. They have a program called Friday Night Live, that they can have over 1,000 in attendance, but it's a sea of lights from all the cell phones. Best bet is Ohr Somayach or Chabad in Sea Point.

It's a 5 minute walk to Cape Town Hebrew Congregation, what type of shul is that?

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #982 on: May 23, 2017, 12:29:35 PM »
The Rav if frum, but the congregants are not, except for a few. They have a program called Friday Night Live, that they can have over 1,000 in attendance, but it's a sea of lights from all the cell phones. Best bet is Ohr Somayach or Chabad in Sea Point.
I found Morasha to be fine as well. Modern, but fine. They had a daily minyan as well.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #983 on: May 23, 2017, 12:39:56 PM »
Is there any shul this is walking distance to? I was told that it was within walking distance.

I'm not booking the hotels on my own, I'm working with an agency so points isn't an option here. And we are looking for more luxury, but I was just wondering if the other hotels are worth that much more than the Hyde.

I stayed in the Clarendon. It's beautiful, they are very aware of Shabbos/Kashrus and it's very close to the shuls

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« Reply #984 on: May 23, 2017, 12:59:26 PM »
I stayed in the Clarendon. It's beautiful, they are very aware of Shabbos/Kashrus and it's very close to the shuls

It's fully booked for my dates :(

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #985 on: May 23, 2017, 01:19:42 PM »
It's fully booked for my dates :(
Oh well, shame.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #986 on: May 24, 2017, 05:00:03 PM »
stayed at the President a few times. Very nice especially if you get a ocean view room.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #987 on: May 25, 2017, 03:12:11 PM »
I am planning a trip in January with 4 kids ages 3-11, would like some advice on places worth visiting. Is kruger for kids my ages a must? or should I just stick with Cape Town and go to one of the private parks nearby?  What else would be fun for young kids?

Any reason to go to Johannesburg? I will arrive Jan 2 and stay til the 10th, any help greatly appreciated! 

Thanks a lot

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #988 on: May 25, 2017, 05:18:16 PM »
I am planning a trip in January with 4 kids ages 3-11, would like some advice on places worth visiting. Is kruger for kids my ages a must? or should I just stick with Cape Town and go to one of the private parks nearby?  What else would be fun for young kids?

Any reason to go to Johannesburg? I will arrive Jan 2 and stay til the 10th, any help greatly appreciated! 

Thanks a lot
IMHO Kruger is a bad idea for young Kids
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#2 you can go for hours w/o seeing anything and kids need to be entertained

No real reason to go to JNB (ps they are all in CPT that time of year anyway)

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #989 on: May 25, 2017, 05:18:47 PM »
I am planning a trip in January with 4 kids ages 3-11, would like some advice on places worth visiting. Is kruger for kids my ages a must? or should I just stick with Cape Town and go to one of the private parks nearby?  What else would be fun for young kids?

Any reason to go to Johannesburg? I will arrive Jan 2 and stay til the 10th, any help greatly appreciated! 

Thanks a lot

If you are going in January, go and enjoy Cape Town, where at least one can enjoy the warm weather and swim in the Indian
Ocean. Kruger in January, afternoon thunderstorms are common, and it's the wet rainy season, and from time to time, it can rain
heavily for days, and you can end up with seeing absolutely nothing. There are some game parks in the Eastern Cape, such as Addo
Elephant Park, Schotia (http://schotiasafaris.co.za), Shamwari-(luxury high end) https://www.shamwari.com, Kragga Kamma game park http://www.kraggakamma.co.za which are in the vicinity of Port Elizabeth. Note: it would be an 8-hour drive from Cape Town or 1-hour flight; to Port Elizabeth airport. One can also fly into George, and the 4.5-hour drive to Port Elizabeth is very scenic.

I highly recommend the Crags Plettenberg area, e.g. https://www.tripadvisor.co.za/Attractions-g1382495-Activities-The_Crags_Plettenberg_Bay_Western_Cape.html and the Storms River Mouth https://www.sanparks.org/parks/garden_route/camps/storms_river/

If one is stuck in the Cape Town area, about 2.5-3 hours away is Sanbona, but it's expensive. http://www.sanbona.com/
There is also Aquila and Inverdoorn, but they are very small, and not recommended/poorly rated -- for these two, you might as well just stay home and go to your local zoo.

No reason to go to Johannesburg, unless one wants to pay me a visit:)

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #990 on: June 02, 2017, 11:56:13 AM »
We will be in Cape Town on Friday and Shabbat starts about 6PM, would anyone recommend one of these over the other, time-wise and interest wise? We will have a guide, we won't be going alone.

Cape Winelands tour: countryside, kosher wine-tasting, and a few museums. Or:
Table Mountain and City Tour: Historical monuments and areas in CT, Kirtenbosch Botanical Gardens, Greenmarket Square and going up Table Mountain.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #991 on: June 02, 2017, 12:25:06 PM »
We will be in Cape Town on Friday and Shabbat starts about 6PM, would anyone recommend one of these over the other, time-wise and interest wise? We will have a guide, we won't be going alone.

Cape Winelands tour: countryside, kosher wine-tasting, and a few museums. Or:
Table Mountain and City Tour: Historical monuments and areas in CT, Kirtenbosch Botanical Gardens, Greenmarket Square and going up Table Mountain.
Not much to do in wine country at this time of the year, but Table Mountain sounds like a good idea.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #992 on: June 02, 2017, 12:27:08 PM »
We will be in Cape Town on Friday and Shabbat starts about 6PM, would anyone recommend one of these over the other, time-wise and interest wise? We will have a guide, we won't be going alone.

Cape Winelands tour: countryside, kosher wine-tasting, and a few museums. Or:
Table Mountain and City Tour: Historical monuments and areas in CT, Kirtenbosch Botanical Gardens, Greenmarket Square and going up Table Mountain.
might not me the smartest idea to go to Paarl on a Friday , traffic could be nasty coming back into town
with that said i'd probably still go with the Table mountain idea<
kirstenbosch although gorgeous is not a must
I'd do hout bay seafood market and a seal (Duiker) island tour
Cape Point?

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« Reply #993 on: June 02, 2017, 12:29:47 PM »
might not me the smartest idea to go to Paarl on a Friday , traffic could be nasty coming back into town
with that said i'd probably still go with the Table mountain idea<
kirstenbosch although gorgeous is not a must
I'd do hout bay seafood market and a seal (Duiker) island tour
Cape Point?
Too short of a day to do Cape Point, but I like the idea of going up to Table Mountain. It's the perfect Friday activity.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #994 on: June 02, 2017, 12:40:00 PM »
Thank you both.

We're arriving the night before and staying in Cape Grace hotel so starting our day very early shouldn't be an issue.
It sounds like the second option would be best thanks so much.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #995 on: June 07, 2017, 10:11:22 AM »
I stayed in the Clarendon. It's beautiful, they are very aware of Shabbos/Kashrus and it's very close to the shuls

The Clarendon doesn't have a room available, but they do have their "Neptune Apartment" available which is not in the main hotel building. Has anyone stayed there? Any positives or negatives about staying there versus a regular room in the hotel (besides for price)? http://www.clarendon.co.za/bantry-bay-rooms-neptune-apartment.php

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #996 on: June 07, 2017, 10:52:13 AM »
From what I remember, it was right there across the courtyard and basically part of the hotel, just a different entrance.
Doubt it will make any difference.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #997 on: June 07, 2017, 02:37:59 PM »
Thanks for all the helpful advice everyone. We've decided to stick with the Cape Grace as we're looking to use the spa there and would like to be by the waterfront.

So psyched to have finalized my trip. Flying in August:

Wednesday on EK in F JFK-DXB-CPT (3 hour layover)

Arriving Thursday eve, 3 nights in Cape Grace, Friday doing full day tour, Shabbat, then Sunday departure

Sunday flying CPT-JNB (BA in J for luggage allowance) then Fed Air flight straight into Etali in Madikwe where we'll spend 3 nights. Full kosher kitchen and all meals included.

Return will be JNB-DXB-JFK also on EK in F. 8AM Thursday until 3AM Friday layover in Dubai

Trip report waiting to happen!!

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #998 on: June 07, 2017, 02:44:15 PM »
Thanks for all the helpful advice everyone. We've decided to stick with the Cape Grace as we're looking to use the spa there and would like to be by the waterfront.

So psyched to have finalized my trip. Flying in August:

Wednesday on EK in F JFK-DXB-CPT (3 hour layover)

Arriving Thursday eve, 3 nights in Cape Grace, Friday doing full day tour, Shabbat, then Sunday departure

Sunday flying CPT-JNB (BA in J for luggage allowance) then Fed Air flight straight into Etali in Madikwe where we'll spend 3 nights. Full kosher kitchen and all meals included.

Return will be JNB-DXB-JFK also on EK in F. 8AM Thursday until 3AM Friday layover in Dubai

Trip report waiting to happen!!
Sounds fun! Enjoy.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #999 on: June 07, 2017, 02:46:04 PM »
good thing you;re not in Cape Town now...