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Road Trip South Africa | Tame Seal in Hout Bay
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Road Trip South Africa | Chapmans Peak Drive
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Road Trip South Africa | Car Meet in Muizenberg
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Road Trip South Africa | Franshoek to Kommetjie
Franshoek to Kommetjie
15.04.2012 | Day 05 | Franshoek >> Muizenberg >> Cape Point >> Scarborough >> Kommetjie
Good wine needs plenty of sun – but a certain amount of rain is also necessary. Well then, if you miss pictures of grapes in bright sunlight in this gallery, try google. It rained pretty much the whole time we spent in the beautiful town of Franshoek. Nonetheless we had a great time looking around all the curio and art shops on the main street. A little later, Marizca acted as the new voice of the navigation system, guiding me towards La Roche Estate. Michael is a real gentlemen and has been a good friend of hers for many years. Unfortunately he only had time for a brief, but very inspirational and enjoyable chat. We eventually moved on towards Stellenbosch. But a little sign next to the road mandated a detour to the famous Franshoek Motor Museum. Click here to see the pictures.
Due to more rain, we skipped looking at Stellenbosch and made our way down to the coast. Just before entering Muizenberg, we found a little car show on a parking lot next to the beach. Naturally I had to stop and ask the guys if it was OK to take a few pictures. They are heavily into German cars, so being a German definitely had advantages and led to an interesting conversation…
Next stop was to say hello to the penguins at Boulders Beach. The timing was perfect, about an hour before sunset. The little fellas came out of the water and very close to the camera. A special moment, because there was hardly anybody around. Oh, the joys of off-season travel 🙂
We arrived at the gate to the Cape of Good Hope nature reserve a few minutes too late – it was already closed for the day. Oh well, we figured we’d find another spot to see the southernmost sunset of our trip. And indeed: the sunset in Scarborough was breathtaking – with pounding waves, a strong offshore wind and spectacular clouds. Believe me, it was rather hard to select just a few of the many pictures for this gallery!
On to Kommetjie with the last light of the day, where we had trouble to find the backpackers we had booked in advance. Drove past it several times, with the navigation system indicating a different location every time. Weird. After a tasteful dinner not far from the lighthouse, we retreated to the backpackers. What we woke up to? Read about it in the next chapter…
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Franshoek Motor Museum | 2012
Situated in the beautiful valley, the Franshhoek Motor Museum houses an eclectic collection of the finest automobiles ever produced. Even though we visited only briefly, it made a lasting impression. A visit is definitely recommended for any petrolhead on holidays.
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Road Trip South Africa | Stilbaai to Stellenbosch
Stilbaai to Stellenbosch
14.04.2012 | Stilbaai >> Cape Aghulas >> Hermanus >> Stellenbosch
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Road Trip South Africa | Stilbaai, Skulpiesbaai, Jongensfontein
Stilbaai to Jongensfontein
12.04.2012 | Stilbaai >> Skulpiesbaai Nature Reserve >> Jongensfontein >> Stilbaai
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Road Trip South Africa | Oudtshoorn to Stilbaai
Oudtshoorn to Stilbaai
11.04.2012 | Oudtshoorn >> Buffelspoort Lodge >> Mosselbaai >> Silbaai
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Road Trip South Africa | Cango Wildlife Park in Oudtshoorn
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Road Trip South Africa | Beaufort West to Oudtshoorn
Beaufort West to Oudtshoorn
10.04.2012 | Day 01 | Beaufort West >> Meiringspoort Pass >> De Rust >> Oudtshoorn
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Welcome home to South Africa
After living in South Africa for nine months, I eventually had to leave in April 2008 – with tears in my eyes, because I had the most awesome time and found many friends. Before leaving I promised to come back as soon as possible – but I never imagined that it would take me four years! But nonetheless, it didn’t feel like four years at all once I arrived in Jozi.
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When I came back to South Africa I definitely missed the old house in Visser Street. Heidis’ new house in the Kyalami View Estate is equally nice and cozy.
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Road Trip South Africa | Kaapsche Hoop
2007.12 | Midrand >> Kapsche Hoop >> Barberton >> Bulembu >> Mlilwane >> Midrand