Cape Town South Africa

Some dramatic events took place today as one of the show aircraft crashed into the sea in Milnerton. A Dolphin plane and it’s pilot perished. Not much detail is available at this stage, but the show will go on for now. The pilot’s name will be released when his next of kin have been notified. The planes we’ve seen so far are spectacular to say the least. It’s amazing to see them zipping by with full afterburners blazing! Make sure you get to Ysterplaat Air Force base this weekend, but go early to avoid disappointment!

Thousands of people are flocking towards Hermanus for the annual Whale Festival. It’s bound to burst out of its seams this year. For a nice day trip out of Cape Town, try and get there within the next week. The whales are out for the show!

Africa’s largest aerospace, defence, and security exhibition is moving to what many have called the world’s most beautiful city. Africa Aerospace & Defence – AAD 2006 – will be held at Ysterplaat Airforce Base (10 minutes drive from the city center), Cape Town from 20-24 September. In plain English that means the public will be able to see an amazing array of aircraft on display (in flight and on ground) from right over Africa. There will also definately be fighter jets that will break the sound barrier, you can be sure of that! It’s an exciting event for the whole familty.

Air Force Base Ysterplaat, against the backdrop of Table Mountain, will provide the setting for the only exposition of its sort in Africa and will feature more than 400 exhibitors from at least 25 countries.

All of the major suppliers of civil and military aerospace, defence, and security equipment to the South African government will be represented in Cape Town by top ranking executives. Companies including Denel, NAC, Execujet, ATE, Airbus, Boeing, Saab, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, BAE Systems, EADS and many others have already confirmed their participation.

More info at http://www.aadexpo.co.za/

Darling is known as the flower of the West Coast, and the abundance of flora and natural flowers is undoubtedly its biggest asset. Situated 75km north of Cape Town, this small town plays host to the Darling Wildflower show. During the spring months, between August and October, this region explodes with Wild Flowers. This phenomenon is known world wide and attracts tourists in huge numbers.

This is where we will be staging Rocking the Daisies. There are no other music festivals around this part of the country and what an amazing place and time to hold one. We are inviting 21 of South Africa’s hottest bands to play at this festival where music appreciation is the core. The line-up is cross-culture and incorporates a mixture of styles and backgrounds. We will be holding the festival over a full weekend on a farm in Darling with views over the ocean all the way to Table Mountain and will provide a safe and fully functional camping area, with food stalls, ablutions etc.
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