Tag: explore
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V & A Waterfront in Cape Town
Due to so many attractions available in our Country, no matter where you go… there is always another place to see! SO….We visited the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town! Table Mountain provides a majestic backdrop to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. During the early 1990’s, the Waterfront in…
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A visit to Strand & Gordon’s Bay Harbour
Strand & Gordon’s Bay Strand is a suburb of Somerset West and originally known as Somerset Strand. It gained independent municipal status in 1896 but the recorded history goes back at least three centuries. Gordon’s Bay lies on the north eastern corner of False Bay. This holiday village is renowned for it’s fishing and boating…
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Visit the Sandveld village called Aurora
After a visit in Velddrif (on the West Coast) it is an absolute must to visit the village named Aurora… We traveled towards Piketberg via the R399. The tare road stretch through farmlands and it is a scenic drive out in the country. After about 50km from Velddrif there is a turnoff left that leads to Aurora. Aurora…
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From a Crisp Winter to a Magical Flower
Here in South Africa, it is Winter… the time for a hot cup of Soup, a Hearty Stew and Pancakes with Cinnamon Sugar… Even though the air is cold and the rain drops fall, it will be soon that the flowers will bloom… In CALVINIA, a town in the NORTHERN CAPE, one can experience a…
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Traveling from Dwarskersbos to Eland’s Bay
From Laaiplek we traveled about 12 km further to Dwarskersbos. This building style gives the holiday accommodation an interesting look and the name says it all…No hurry what so ever! We decided to overnight in the caravan park and our old Labrador took his afternoon nap. While Junior was snoring away inside the motor home, Bruno…
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Port Nolloth to Alexander Bay
We left Port Nolloth early the next morning… it was misty and cooler than the day before. We did not know what to expect and the feeling of excitement was overwhelming. Bruno and Junior also showed some eagerness and barked – uttering their opinion! While traveling along, we spotted Antelope. This one was standing all alone, staring at us passing by….…
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Kleinzee to Port Nolloth
On the road again….a long dusty road. – 70km ahead is PORT NOLLOTH and 3km South of Port Nolloth lies Mc DOUGALL’S BAY. We traveled on a very corrugated road from Kleinzee to Port Nolloth. Although the locals travel these roads daily, It felt as if we were shaking to pieces! I was relieved to reach the tarred…
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Hondeklip Bay to Kleinzee
The next morning we left HONDEKLIP BAY to continue our journey. We are on our way to the Orange River Mouth in ALEXANDER BAY. We followed the dirt road to KOINGNAAS where we had to fill up our petrol supplies. Our reserve tanks were all empty. From here we traveled on a perfect tare road, through a mining…
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Traveling from Hondeklip Bay…further up North..
We arrived in HONDEKLIP BAY after a long day of constant traveling. We were tired and our four legged children were ready for their supper… With one of the locals’ assistance, we found the Caravan Park and settled in for the night. The Caravan Park – a walled in piece of ground with an ablution block. Lots…
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Hondeklipbaai …here we come! (towards the Spoeg River)
After days of travelling along the coast, exploring every bay or cove, spending a night or more on the most romantic beaches and experiencing incredible sunsets…we were on our way towards Hondeklipbaai. It seemed as if we were traveling for ever…the road just carried on… and on… We took a closer look to see if it would…
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The Groen River Mouth… the trip continued…
As we thought, we woke up to a spectacular view…glad we decided to spend the night here. Due to the fact, that we could fill all our water containers, from the tap we found along the way…we did not need to hurry…an extra day to explore and enjoy! We spend hours in the water pools, looking for…
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The “Wild” West Coast route … from Skaapvlei up North…
It was early in the morning …we started packing the necessary things for the trip along the West Coast. Lots of fresh water, food, tent, air matress, bedding, clothes, etc. We’ve read in one of our favorite magazine about the untamed coastline….and we wanted to explore the unknown… We traveled from Lutzville , on a corrugated dirt…