Leaving Brauni
14. Dezember 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ ☁️ 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 droppingWeiterlesen
Farewell
16. Dezember 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ ☁️ 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 atWeiterlesen
Joining Franziska
17. Dezember 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Dubai airport
17. Dezember 2019 in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Use your brain and imagine what someone would write here.
Arriving and recuperating
18. Dezember 2019 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 whoWeiterlesen
Durban impressions
19. Dezember 2019 in Südafrika
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 bitWeiterlesen
In search of the Giant Cup
21.–27. Dez. 2019 in Südafrika ⋅ ☁️ 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.Weiterlesen
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At the foot of Garden Castle you see a handful of free-standing oaks. This is where the Winterhoek huts are waiting for us =)
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Activate the standard map with relief for better impression of the topography.
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At Swiman Hut we are surprised by a South African family coming here for a 5-day stay over Christmas. They are super-friendly and enrich our simple pasta dinner with ciders and precious other deliciousnesses =)
Of scorpions, snakes and Schleiereulchen
23. Dezember 2019 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 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 willWeiterlesen
South via Queenstown and Hogsback
28. Dezember 2019 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 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. Dezember 2019 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Couldn't find Timon.
Apocalyptic snail attac
30. Dezember 2019 in Südafrika ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
In Afrikaans there is nothing like "Schön mal den Rüssel reinhalten und dinieren".
Not planning anything is the best plan
31. Dezember 2019 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 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 theWeiterlesen
"Rivers" without rivers
1. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Six years of serious drought render place names like "... river camp" pretty funny ...
Witsand
1. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Dunes are supposed to be very delicate. Don't you dare touch them!
Rushing through dryland to find a camp
1.–2. Jan. 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 runningWeiterlesen
Franschhoek
4. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Around Ina's and Werner's wedding party!
Guardians of the fynbos
6. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ☁️ 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 isWeiterlesen
West Coast National Park
7. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
When coming here we yet didn't know that birdwatching would become our main travel passions in future ...
Found penguins
9. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 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
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The container ship with my Toyota not far from its destination port :D
Swapping lovely Franzi for Wurstdaniel
11. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 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. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Addicted to wine
13. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Unpacking the treasure from Germany ...
14. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 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 justWeiterlesen
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Tyre deflation in order to fit the fully packed J12 with its 2.26 m into a 20" container of 2.30 m inner height :D
Finally!
15. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Nope.
17. Januar 2020 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 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! TodayWeiterlesen
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Strolling around in despair through Paarden Island at least discloses well-sorted marine shops, car garages, camping equipment and electronic hardware stores with super-helpful people, many smiles and hidden gems like this one :)