Monthly Archives: July 2011
27/07: The end.
After a 5 hour trip we arrived in Bela Bela! Our adventure was amazing! Tomorrow we will fly back to Belgium =(
26/07: On the road & Bloemfontein (South Africa)
When we woke up this morning, the sun was shining and the sky was blue. The weather seemed nice again. At 8h we left Mossel Bay. We had a long trip ahead of us. Around 11h we arrived in Graaf Reinet where we should continue driving on the N9. But suddenly the road was closed. The police … Continue reading
25/07: Stellenbosch & Mossel Bay (South Africa)
We woke up early today. After putting all our luggage back in the car, we left Cape Town. We decided to go to Stellenbosch before going to Mossel Bay. We both were in Stellenbosch before and we liked the place. In Stellenbosch we went to Oom Samie Se Winkel and we walked around in town. … Continue reading
24/07: Cape Town (South Africa)
Because we both already were in Cape Town before, we didn’t really plan anything. The cable car of Table Mountain was closed due to maintenance and walking up would be too cold and you wouldn’t see anything on top because of the clouds. So that was not an option. In the morning we walked to … Continue reading
The Vivo got sick…
Yeah, the Polo Vivo got a bit sick along the trip. It actually already started somewhere in Botswana where some strange noise from the suspension and under-carriage were noticable. Even thoughwe did some rough roads, I still believe it’s a manufacturing flaw. In Namibia it started getting worse as the suspesion made some really terrible … Continue reading
23/07: Namaqualand & Cape Town (South Africa)
Today we left early in Springbok. We drove through Namaqualand to Cape Town. It was one of the most beautiful roads we’ve ever been on. We were a bit too early for the flowers, but there were already a lot of flowers in bloom. The landscapes were stunning! Around 2h we arrived in Cape Town. We … Continue reading
22/07: Springbok (South Africa)
After packing our tent and our camping stuff for the last time, we left Hobas. After 2 hours we arrived at the South African border. Again it was very quiet and we were in South Africa in less than half an hour. An hour later we arrived in Springbok; our next destination. We are staying … Continue reading
21/07: Fish River Canyon (Namibia)
Today we left Lüderitz behind us around 8h. The new destination was Hobas camp site at the Fish River Canyon; the huge and famous canyon in Namibia. Because I was tired of driving on gravel for long distances, we decided to drive on the tar road through Keetmanshoop; about 150km longer in distance but a … Continue reading
20/07: Lüderitz & Kolmanskop (Namibia)
We booked a tour to visit Kolmanskop at 11h. Kolmanskop is only 15km from Lüderitz so we could sleep long and do everything a bit slower. Kolmanskop is an old German ghost town in the desert. It used to be a diamond town, as there used to be plenty of diamonds in the area. When … Continue reading
