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Wheel of Excellence

Wheel of Excellence


Hi there all you fun loving Capetonians out there!

If you live in close proximity to the V&A Waterfront chances are you would have seen some rather strange colossal poles and bars going up by the Gateway canal (which is accessed from the Coen Steytler entrance). Those my super friends are the structure for a massive Ferris Wheel called the Wheel of Excellence….and yeah after seeing a completed picture of the wheel I have to agree it’s a rather fitting name indeed.

Although I have been on every sort of amusement park ride you can imagine, I have as yet still not been on one of the most basic, but best of them all…the Ferris Wheel!
Maybe I just didn’t have the right girl in my life at the right time to enjoy the awesomness of the Big wheel to its fullest….and no that doesn’t mean getting up to “dodgy” things in the compartments :P
Rather, sharing the view with somebody special is much better than going with a whole bunch of unruly mates who are trying to look over the edge at the girls above and below.

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