Sun City

Ruth and I decided to visit my Niece Tanya and her boyfriend George in Rustenburg which is about 48km from Sun City.

The last time I went to Sun City was around 1993. The Lost City and the Valley of the Waves didn't even exist then.

We left Jozi on Saturday morning at around 11:30am and took the slow and meandering R24 to Rustenburg.

Just as we arrived in Rustenburg, we decided to stop for a bite to eat at the roadhouse pictured above. Ruth has never eaten at a roadhouse as they don't exist in New Zealand. So, it was a first and novel experience for her. The food was really good, which we washed down with a wonderful strawberry milkshake. This is the kind of roadhouse I remember from years ago. Today, people suffer by eating the likes of shoddy 'food' at Mcdonalds and Steers.

We had a great 'braai' at Tanya and George's place in the evening. Lordy, Rustenburg gets hot. It must have been around 35 c that afternoon.

We left Rustenburg at 08:30 and headed off to Sun City on the Sunday morning. After parking your car, you jump on a monorail which takes you to the main hotel. There are around 3 hotels at Sun City and also the self-catering 'Cabanas'.

Ruth and I would like to go back sometime and stay for a few days. Fantastic place to relax and enjoy all that they have to offer. Gambling is huge here, but we are not really gamblers, so there is no interest there.
After we arrived, we headed straight for the the Valley of the Waves. Man, this is really impressive. Waterslides, wave pool, more waterslides. There is a waterslide called the "Temple of Courage". Not for the feinthearted. George didn't blink and eyelid before plummeting down this near vertical slide. Apparently you drop for around 17 metres before rejoining the slide. Took me a little while to build up the courage, but after a little while I thought "what the F$%*" and just did it. Was quite quite a thrill and ended up with my swimming trunks nearly slicing me in two!

We left Sun City just before 3pm, parted ways with Tanya and George and headed back to Jozi.