We had intended to stay for 2 nights in Franschoek. However, Dennis mentioned yesterday, how much rain had fallen. The site was very muddy and so we decided to pack up and move to another site, on the other side of Franschhoek, later in the day. Fraschhoek Franschhoek is an…
First up. Happy Birthday to Tim. Tim is Jens eldest son and is celebrating his last year in his 40’s. Our campsite host said the wind will die away at 6pm. Well, it did but not until 6am next morning. However, it dawned a flawless morning. Warm and sunny. The…
We left Bushman’s Valley on another beautiful morning to head back to Oudtshoorn. Not via the Swartberg Pass this time, but via another pass, Meiringspoort Pass. This is via a tarmac road and took us through a deep, rocky gorge. Not as dramatic as the Swartberg Pass, but still impressive.…
Another cold but comfy night. Up at 7.30am and on the road by 10am. Today we are heading for the Cango Caves then on to Prince Albert. Only 66 k’s away but over a serious mountain pass. Again the camp site was beset with Loadshedding and the number of hours…
Plettenberg Bay We left our beautiful campsite beside the lagoon, with its excellent facilities and varied birdlife and headed into the town of Plettenberg Bay. We passed a Woolworths and a Chequers, the two best South African Supermarkets and decided to stop and stock up, while we had the opportunity.…
We woke this morning to another glorious blue sky day but everything inside and outside the Caranex was soaking wet from condensation. After rising at around 7.30am it took us till 11am to dry everything out. Again, wonderful campers facilities, though we were one of only three vehicles on the…
It was cold this morning. We woke early with cold feet. The blanket wrapped around our duvet keeping us snug, had come unwrapped. The thermometer in Poki revealed it was 6 degrees, inside. We decided we would get up as it was just about light and around 7am. We wanted…
The rain didn’t abate till about 5am and we were able to open the roof vents a little. 10 hours sleep and feeling better for it. Trouble was we arose to find the inside of the Caranex awash. This is very much a dry weather tent. Both the roof vents…
After a hearty breakfast at Fish Lodge Manor we set off, a bit before 10am, to head for Port Alfred. We wanted to take the R72. A smaller road than the N2 and closer to the coast. However, this proved more difficult than we expected, as at every attempt to…
We were spoiled rotten last night. A glorious tranquil camp site and just the sound of water birds on the lake nearby. In bed by 8pm with a gathering chill outside. A contrast to Durban. On arrival at the camp last night I removed the OEM air filter cartridge and…