Here are photos from my first trip to South Africa.

I went there in April 2008 to get to know everyone in the Cape Town office of Vinny's latest company, SynthaSite.  As you can see, in addition to an incredibly productive, 5-day strategy & planning session and 2 weeks of product creation, we had some great outings.

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Best Photos
 
These are the best photos, artistically, from the three weeks in the Western Cape.





Good Group Photos
 
Here are several nice group photos from our various activities.




 
Chez Lingham
 
We stayed at Vinny & Charlene's place in the Parklands area of Cape Town.  It has a stunning view of Table Mountain.  Jack & Sandy were so excited whenever we came back.

 


 
"Sweet Talkin' Sugar-Coated Candy Man"
 
Our morning ride to work included blasting the radio in the top-down M3.  We had Vinny on Steering Wheel, Charlene on Vocals, and the Dooo Whop boys in the back.  Our favorite was "Candy Man", set to the tune of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from Company B".

YouTube video of Christina Aquilera's hit song here.

Complete lyrics here.


 


 
SynthaSite Cape Town Office
 
Here's a look at the people in SynthaSite's Cape Town location:  4 Gordon Street, Gardens.

  


 
Couples

These are cute pix of the couples in our crowd.

  


 
Brothers & Sisters
 
The Brothers Lingham and the Sisters nee Troskie.

   


 
Sailing on the "Maharani"
 
We took the whole crew on an afternoon sail, aboard the Rupert Family's 66-foot, solid mahogany yacht, the "Maharani".  Charlene steered, Lisa kept bow lookout, the Americans went aloft, and Neil got drenched.

Website with full details about the "Maharani" here .

    


 
Tour of Backsberg Vineyard
 
We were given a private tour of this vineyard from the 4th-generation owner, including a lamb spit braai and wine pairings.

    


 
Paintball in the Tokai forest
 
Action-packed team-building with semi-auto "markers" shooting paintballs at 300 fps. Daniel made good on his claims of sniping prowess.  Lots of fun, great exercise, and some interesting bruises.

     


 
Moyo
 
Tribal feasting and entertainment.  Like the true tourists we were, we soaked up the traditional African culture-on-a-plate, including kudu flank, ostrich steak, and fiendishly-good dessert fritters.  The face painting in the communal tent resulted in some classic, up-close shots, which are destined for Facebook.

     

 
Aquila Game Reserve
 
The crowning event was our trip to the Aquila private Game Reserve, set on 11,000 acres, two hours from Cape Town, where we saw hippopotamuses, giraffes, ostriches, elephants, springbok, lions, and most impressive of all, rhinoceri.

Seeing a Rhinoceros up-close was other-worldly -- you're in the presence of a real dinosaur.  It was as large as the 12-man Land Rover truck we were in, and seriously imposing.  There is a reason that a group of these monsters is called a "crash".




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