The drive to Cape Agulhas from Hermanus was filled with Merino sheep (imported here 200 years ago), cows, goats, farms, rolling green hills and villages like Napier and Bredasdorp. Arriving to Cape Agulhas the road curved down again by the…
We set off in the morning with the Kiwi girls, Leanne and sisters Nicola and Lee-Anne. After a single wrong turn getting out of Cape Town, and a few minutes for Donny to get used to left-hand-drive and the other…
We spent a ton of time and Rand catching up the blog these few days. Readers may be overwhelmed! Evenings were for saying goodbye to members of our group. From Esther (the Canadian girl who seemed like an old friend…
The scenery was beautiful as we came out of the mountains. Rolling green hills, pastures and fields seemed to go on forever. There were yellow wildflowers, grazing sheep and cows, and the odd small farm. Brian gave up the valuables…
More crazy weather at Highlander’s Camp. The rain is coming down in buckets, and the wind is howling. We stay inside all day reading and playing games: table tennis, Scrabble, darts with one dart, massage, etc. All our tents are…
We spent two nights in the Cederberg Mountain area at Highlanders Camp. On the drive there we stopped in the town of Springbok. The town was bustling on a Saturday morning. The people looked faded, tough and weathered. Springbok rose…
We crossed the border back into South Africa at Vioolsdrift. Our camp is near the border, and you can pretty much swim the Orange River between Namibia and South Africa from our camp. I can get air time for my…
Fish River Canyon is the destination of a long drive day (640km). The canyon is the 2nd largest in the world (the Grand Canyon is first). It measures 160 km in length and 27 km wide at the widest spot. …
We drove through Namib Naukluft Park on the way to our desert walk from Sesriem (gateway to Sossusvlei).This southern region of Namibia is dry, nestled between two deserts: the Kalahari and the Namib. The area of the national park spans…
Clearly Swakopmund is a tourist town. Hotel managers, activities instructors and shop-keepers all wait for the next crop of tourists to roll in be it on overland trucks or in group tours from Germany (most likely). Tourists are ripe for…