(3 July) After a good night’s sleep, and a lovely breakfast we headed off for a quick look at Gardens shopping center. We then walked the length of Buitenkant, through District Six, to the Castle of Good Hope. The castle Continue reading Castle of Good Hope, Down Town CT & Lunch at the Waterfront
Tonight is our last night in Cape Town, we decided to go for pizza. Alex had spotted a nice looking Italian restaurant when we walked to Bo-Kaap. We found it on the internet, and it looked like they’d have Neapolitan Continue reading Another Pizza Night
(2 July) After a good night sleep, warm and cozy thanks to the provided hot water bottles, we started our day with a really nice breakfast. Today the clouds weigh even heavier on Table Mountain, only the foot of it Continue reading Out and About in CT
Traveling from the airport we pass town ships, next to nicer areas. This is part of the city structure – really poor neighborhoods right next to better ones. The Table Mountain towers over the city. Today the clouds are hanging Continue reading A First Glimpse of Cape Town
(1 July) We’re on the red eye to Jo-burg, and then Cape Town. We had arranged with the driver who took us from the airport yesterday to pick us up at 4.45 am. That would get us to the airport Continue reading The Red Eye to Cape Town
It was lunchtime by the time we arrived in Windhoek. We looked up a restaurant in our travel guide, to get a general idea of where to head. That restaurant was only open for dinner, but there was another one Continue reading Windhoek
(30 June) Just after 9 am we headed of on our last road trip in Namibia. We had seen the sun rising over the Namib desert, with the mountains as shadows in the far distance. We drove north on the Continue reading Over the Spreetshoogte Pass onwards to Windhoek
We stayed at a small lodge just 16 km south of Solitaire. From our little patio we had a fantastic view, yet again, over the desert plains, large rocks nearby, and mountains as shadows in the far distance. Oryx came Continue reading Our Stay near Solitaire
Our last stop was at Sesriem Canyon. It is 30 meters deep and 3 km long. Jan and Alex walked all the way to the bottom, I stayed about half way, not wanting to do the steep climb up again. Continue reading Sesriem Canyon
Deadvlei is a clay pan. When it rains, the last time in 2011, the water stays for a few months. The trees are dead Acacia trees, estimated to be 900 years old. Pretty amazing! It is strictly prohibited to touch Continue reading Deadvlie, Sossusvlei, and Breakfast by the Dunes