back again!
It was school holiday last week and so we also took some days off. Now we are back at school - it's really busy the first days, but I'll update the blog as soon as possible. Also, I've taken lots of pictures meanwhile and now have the trouble choosing which ones to upload ;o)
Generally, I enjoyed the holidays. We (me and 2 German couples!) left Cape Town last Saturday and drove to Hermanus (the whale watching town). Unfortunately, the town was packed with tourists since there was a whale festival at that time. From Hermanus, we drove to Mossel Bay (we were driving east along the coast, this area is called 'Garden Route' for its greenery and nice landscape). We also drove to the southernmost point of the African continent - Cape Agulhas.
On Monday we spent a few hours in the Wilderness national park, which was on our way. I went hiking there, the nature was great! On Monday night we reached Plettenberg Bay, where we stayed for 3 days. By that time, the weather had become really nice and warm. We hired surfboards (surpirsingly, they were not too expensive) and tried surfing. The Indian ocean was still cold, but we had wetsuits. I have to say that surfing is much more difficult than it seems! I could ALMOST stand on the board in the end! (By the way, today I heard that there had been 2 shark attacks there last week!).
On our 3rd day in Plettenberg Bay I decided to drive around a bit. I drove about 170 km east to Tsitsikamma National Park (this was in the Eastern Cape already!). I decided to do some hiking in the park. The first trail I took, was only 1 km long and not too impressive. Also, it was crowded with tourists. After that, I took a 3,7 km trail through the forest - I didn't meet any people there!
We started to drive back to Cape Town on Thursday morning. We had to drive about 600 km. We decided to take another way back, not along the coast, but further north, through a dry desert area called the Karoo. I was impressed by the landscape - wide open space, a mountain range; just a few houses, lots of ostriches... it made me feel small and insignificant..
On our way to N1, the highway, we had to cross a mountain range. Unfortunately the road was unpaved (poor Beetle!). But in the end we managed to get over the mountains without any major damage to our car (just two things, the handbrake and the dashboard light broke during the holidays!).
During the last days of the holidays I already missed Cape Town and Khayelitsha. I really wanted to work again.
Generally, I enjoyed the holidays. We (me and 2 German couples!) left Cape Town last Saturday and drove to Hermanus (the whale watching town). Unfortunately, the town was packed with tourists since there was a whale festival at that time. From Hermanus, we drove to Mossel Bay (we were driving east along the coast, this area is called 'Garden Route' for its greenery and nice landscape). We also drove to the southernmost point of the African continent - Cape Agulhas.
On Monday we spent a few hours in the Wilderness national park, which was on our way. I went hiking there, the nature was great! On Monday night we reached Plettenberg Bay, where we stayed for 3 days. By that time, the weather had become really nice and warm. We hired surfboards (surpirsingly, they were not too expensive) and tried surfing. The Indian ocean was still cold, but we had wetsuits. I have to say that surfing is much more difficult than it seems! I could ALMOST stand on the board in the end! (By the way, today I heard that there had been 2 shark attacks there last week!).
On our 3rd day in Plettenberg Bay I decided to drive around a bit. I drove about 170 km east to Tsitsikamma National Park (this was in the Eastern Cape already!). I decided to do some hiking in the park. The first trail I took, was only 1 km long and not too impressive. Also, it was crowded with tourists. After that, I took a 3,7 km trail through the forest - I didn't meet any people there!
We started to drive back to Cape Town on Thursday morning. We had to drive about 600 km. We decided to take another way back, not along the coast, but further north, through a dry desert area called the Karoo. I was impressed by the landscape - wide open space, a mountain range; just a few houses, lots of ostriches... it made me feel small and insignificant..
On our way to N1, the highway, we had to cross a mountain range. Unfortunately the road was unpaved (poor Beetle!). But in the end we managed to get over the mountains without any major damage to our car (just two things, the handbrake and the dashboard light broke during the holidays!).
During the last days of the holidays I already missed Cape Town and Khayelitsha. I really wanted to work again.
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