SA18 The Wild Coast- Mbotyi, WaterFall Bluff, Cathedral Rock.
Finally the rain cleared today and we were able to go above Port St Johns to the now abandoned SA Air Force base and jungle training centre.
Great views over the town
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SA17 The Wild Coast-Dwesa, Cwebe, A goat track to The Hole in the Wall
The back roads towards the Wild Coast leads us past isolated settlements made up of the round houses or rondarvels.
Here a living is made from the land.
Maize, Cattle,...
SA16 Addo Elephants & Lion, Fish River Lighthouse, Hogsback.
Addo Elephant Game Park is just north of Port Elizabeth and covers an area of 180,000 hectares. The park started with just 16 elephants back in 1931, now there is more than 500.
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SA15 Ostrich Feathers=$$$’s, A Lost Valley, The Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area.
In the late 1800’s no self respecting lady would go out without her ostrich feathered hat!
The Egyptian King Tutankhamen and Roman soldiers all wore ostrich feathers.
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SA14 Shark Attack, Africa's Southern Point, A 164,000 year old Khoisan Home.
The light house we visited yesterday was near Gansbaai ( actually closer to Kleinbaai) and that is the town where the Shark Cage Diving evolved.
Do we want to do it ?
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SA13 Cape Town, Robbin Isl, A Day in Hospital, The Birkenhead Wreck.
Primary Colour Victorian Bathing Pavilions at Muizenberg Beach.
Here we also watched a team of locals hall in a massive fishing net.
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SA12 Langebaan, Cape of Good Hope, Penguins & Table Mountain.
The Dutch East India Company or VOC ( Vereenighde Obst-Indiche Compagine) was the worlds first multinational company, the first stock company and the first to use a logo!
It served the Dutch state...
SA11 The Namiqua Diamond Coast & South
The road west from Poffadder is flat and the occasional mountain in the distance adds a highlight.
Even in the desert there are fences and no chance for off road or free camping !
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SA10 Molopo River, Augrabies Falls
We have been told of a 4x4 track that follows the dry Molopo River and thought it is worth a look.
On the road north we see these boys playing with their home made toys....
SA9 Soweto, Very Old Mrs Ples, a 2 Billion year old Asteroid Crater, Kimberly Diamonds
Mandela's House where he lived out his final days.
We elected to do a tour of Johannesburg rather than drive ourselves. For 4 reasons Human Rights day commemorating what...
