Leaving Brauni
14 dicembre 2019, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Wanted to ship my tiny little Land Cruiser 120 already in November to have it at hand when flying to South Africa in mid December with Franziska. Plans never work out as expected. I will be droppingLeggi altro
Farewell
16 dicembre 2019, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Kurz und knackig: 14th dinner at mom's, 15th at dad's. 16th in the morning last fitments around Münster with directly following car dispatching in the harbour of Bremerhaven where I visit Kono atLeggi altro
Joining Franziska
17 dicembre 2019, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Dubai airport
17 dicembre 2019, Emirati Arabi Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Use your brain and imagine what someone would write here.
Arriving and recuperating
18 dicembre 2019, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Acclimatizing in Smith's Cottage, Durban, during the first three days after picking up our rented Polo Vivo directly from the airport. All the thanks for total stresslessness go to Franzi whoLeggi altro
Durban impressions
19 dicembre 2019, Sud Africa
Wandering around Durban's beach promenade, we notice a lot of run-down ex-surfer boys asking for money. The shopping malls seem to be overcrowded with local people, which for us Europeans is a bitLeggi altro
In search of the Giant Cup
21–27 dic 2019, Sud Africa ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Our first action item leads us deep into the Drakensberg mountains where we escape civilization from December 21st to 25th and stroll around deserted paths, basically following the Giant Cup Trail.Leggi altro
Of scorpions, snakes and Schleiereulchen
23 dicembre 2019, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
While watching a beautiful snake from a safe, elevated distance we are in turn being watched by a white bird of prey: the common barn owl (Tyto alba), also inhabiting European realms.
Later I willLeggi altro
South via Queenstown and Hogsback
28 dicembre 2019, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The following two days of our road trip lead us along scenic mountains, a night in Queenstown with great food and through a surreal bathtub at the edge of a cliff in Hogsback.
Addo Elephant National Park
29 dicembre 2019, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Couldn't find Timon.
Apocalyptic snail attac
30 dicembre 2019, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
In Afrikaans there is nothing like "Schön mal den Rüssel reinhalten und dinieren".
Not planning anything is the best plan
31 dicembre 2019, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Wonderful remote camping spot at Outeniqua Trout Lodge, suddenly appearing out of nowhere after a lot of rain and muddy gravel roads. Treating our Polo like a full-grown overlanding vehicle is theLeggi altro
"Rivers" without rivers
1 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Six years of serious drought render place names like "... river camp" pretty funny ...
Witsand
1 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Dunes are supposed to be very delicate. Don't you dare touch them!
Rushing through dryland to find a camp
1–2 gen 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After letting ourselves go too much in Witsand, it's getting late. My plan to cross the Breede River to the west unfortunately falls through as the ferry at Malagas Pont doesn't seem to be runningLeggi altro
Franschhoek
4 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Around Ina's and Werner's wedding party!
Guardians of the fynbos
6 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
"Fynbos (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈfəinbɔs], lit. 'fine bush') is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces [..] Fynbos isLeggi altro
West Coast National Park
7 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
When coming here we yet didn't know that birdwatching would become our main travel passions in future ...
Found penguins
9 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Hopping around Cape Town, dancing with penguins and waiting for my car to arrive on container ship Santa Clara from far away Germany :D
Swapping lovely Franzi for Wurstdaniel
11 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We did around 3.330 km in our rented VW Polo Vivo! Now it's time for a new chapter ...
Because we can
12 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Addicted to wine
13 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Unpacking the treasure from Germany ...
14 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Sitting, waiting (and sleeping) inside SACD's huge cargo hall while my car is beeing administratively processed by local customs. The container arrived in 11th but my carnet de passages arrived justLeggi altro
Finally!
15 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Nope.
17 gennaio 2020, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
:-( :-( :-(
Left the car yesterday for window tinting and diesel injector checking. Both is quite affordable here and the latter even conducted through a Bosch Diesel Service with superb staff! TodayLeggi altro






























































































































