• Eveline De Smet
  • Paco Gonzales
  • Eveline De Smet
  • Paco Gonzales

South Africa

November 2019 Read more
  • Trip start
    November 1, 2019

    Cape Town 1

    November 2, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    After a 19 hours flight we enjoy arrive in one of the capitals of South Africa.
    We're lucky to see the south Africans winning the world cup in rugby.
    We take a walking tour to learn more about he history and the 'apartheid' that just recently ended in 1994. We spoke to a man who lived in this regime as a black man and feel his struggles to accept living next to the 'white ' people as they've been suppressed by them for more than 100 years.

    Pictures:
    Statue of Nelson Mandela
    Left over from the 'apartheid'
    Colourfull houses in Bokaap
    Dinner @ addis in cape
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  • Cape Town 2

    November 3, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Climbing up the lions head in 5 o clock in the morning was worth it, we started with a sky full of stars and ended up with a sunrise while watching over the ocean, the table mountain and the city.
    We continued on our way down to the signal hill where we had an ever better view over the city.
    Our afternoon was filled with a chilled strolle along the beach.

    Dinner: chinchilla at camps bay
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  • Cape Town 3

    November 4, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    We start our day in the district 6 museum, where we learn more about the history of Capetown and more specifically what the apartheid did to district 6 and all of his inhabitants when it was changing from a black to a white zone.
    In the afternoon we take the 'platteklip' pathway to have steep 2km hike up to the 1088m high table mountain. We enjoy the amazing view with a picknick and a glass of wine
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  • Diving @ Sodwana Bay & Aliwal Shoal

    November 6, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    We're doing our first dive in the coral reef of Sodwana bay to spot a large diversity of small fish and corals.
    Spotted: blue spotted stingray, groupers, bat fish, eel, clown fish,...
    The second one we did in aliwal shoal (umkomaas) that's known for its large diversity of fish and especially sharks
    Spotted: turtle, lion fish, (many!) ragged tooth sharks, bended pipe fish,...
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  • Trip end
    November 23, 2019