Got to town and immediately took a wrong turn bringing us to the completely wrong end of town during rush hour with no decent map. Sweet. …on the plus side, feeling a million times more confident about Johannesburg compared to…
Drakensberg, South Africa – Day 316
An EXTENSIVE day’s drive from Port Saint John to the northern part of the Drakensberg Mountains (probably 9 hours with a number of wrong turns in there), pulled into our guesthouse near the foot of Cathkin Peak near sunset. The…
Port Saint John, South Africa – Day 310
An hour from Jeffreys Bay back to Pt. Elizabeth, then a good 3 hours east to East London (plus another half hour to Chintsa). Not far after PE is the start of the “Wild Coast” which is legendary for its…
Mossel Bay, South Africa – Day 305
After a night up in Franschoek (more winery, lovely dinner at one of SA’s finest), headed up and over the mountain pass that dominates the town (starting to feel a little “wined out” by morning), around an hours drive to…
Capetown, South Africa – Day 298
It truly can’t be overstated how beautiful Capetown is. Easily the most liveable city we’ve been to on the trip, in my opinion the 2nd nicest city in the world (after Vancouver of course…or maybe it’s the first…). Right on…