Talking to people …
As we are talking to many people along our journey, we decided to post some portraits of those who helped us to learn more about Africa!
South Africa
Protea Motors
Nieuwoudtville, a very sleepy town in the Karoo, offers a unique surprise for you, if you are into motorcycles. The petrol station houses an incredible collection of motorcycles crammed into the shed behind the pumps. For those who are not that interested, there is also a spectacular waterfall some kilometres to the north, just that …
Sevilla Rock Art Trail
The Sevilla Rock Art trail lies on Traveller’s Rest Farm, 34 km from Clanwilliam, after the spectacular Pakhuis Pass. Where the road crosses the Brandewyn River travellers were resting, before they tackled the steep pass or continued into the dry Karoo, thats why this place was called traveller’s rest. From their farm stall / restaurant …
@ Cederberg
From the coast we drove past Citrusdal and then turned into the Cederberg region, where we crossed some mountains on gravel road before we reached the valley where at the Jamaka Organic Farm a campground along the river sounded enticing. We had a great time in this beautiful valley of the Cederberg region, as the …
Die Strandloper Restaurant
Die Strandloper is a place where we had been 18 years ago and we were keen to go there again, as it is just a fantastic place to spend an afternoon, enjoying delicious seafood prepared on open fire and just chill the South African way! The restaurant is located at the beach in Langebaan between …
San-Spirit & Tietiesbaai
North of Cape Town we had stopped at the seaside village of Yzerfontein, a lovely place, just that it rained while we were there. From Yzerfontain we visited the San Heritage Centre and drove to Darling, where we went to an olive farm, before we continued to Paternoster and from there to Tietiesbaai, where we …
Cape of Good Hope
We decided, that we have to pay a visit to the Cape of Good Hope south of Cape Town, as it is just such an iconic place. The peninsula is actually a National Park and we were looking out for animals too. We stayed at the Froggy Pond Campsite in Simon’s Town, from where we …
Whales @ Hermanus and Penguins @ Betty’s Bay
At Hermanus we stayed at the Grotto Beach parking for the night, before we went to explore the coastline along the cliff path. In the afternoon we stopped at Betty’s Bay to visit the penguin colony. The whales arrive here starting from June and stay to have their babys in the “warm” water of the …
Swellendam & Cape Agulhas
After a night at the campground in Swellendam, we went to explore this historic town with many Cape Dutch houses. After visiting the museum complex with the Old Drostdy, the goal and many other historic buildings, we were on the way to Cape Agulhas, the most southern point of Africa. Swellendam was founded in 1743, …
Mossel Bay
Our next stop was at Mossel Bay, where we went to visit an important archeological site called “Point of Human Origin”, but we also had some fun zipping over the ocean. The cliffs west of Mossel Bay have numerous caves, some of them containing traces of our ancestors which lived here 120,000 years ago! Archeologists …