SüdafrikaPrynnsberg28°54’18” S 27°38’5” E
23. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Everybody knows the Eastern and Southern Free State is grasslands, but obviously the first white settlers didn't like it so planted exotic trees. Here is a selection seen on our route.
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SüdafrikaHobhouse29°31’49” S 27°8’26” E
23. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ 🌫 21 °C
So we left Golden Gate just after 8. Detour to Lusthof took about an hour. Then we stopped in Ficksburg to replenish food supplies - we are not sure when we'll be able to do it again 😊
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SüdafrikaHobhouse29°31’49” S 27°8’26” E
24. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
When I woke this morning it was raining, and has continued to do so on and off all morning. So today was declared a day of rest and getting to sort Lesotho pictures.
We just had 'koffie' with ourWeiterlesen
SüdafrikaHobhouse29°31’49” S 27°8’26” E
24. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
So we made good progress with updating everything this morning but felt the need to get out and about this afternoon
So we drove through Hobhouse back towards Ladybrand as far as a rather nice damWeiterlesen
SüdafrikaHobhouse29°31’49” S 27°8’25” E
25. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
This morning dawned overcast but cleared quite soon, so we thought it was safe to drive out and see the world. Started with a 'short' drive to a nearby dam on the old main road (!) to Wepener, onlyWeiterlesen
SüdafrikaHobhouse29°31’48” S 27°8’26” E
25. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We walked down to the bridge where we'd stopped yesterday. We investigated a rushing water sound at the bridge that neither of us noticed yesterday - there was a weir and a small waterfall on theWeiterlesen
SüdafrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’55” E 26. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Today was a big adventure: We left Hobhouse about 7:30 and I drove the first bit. The road was good and there was little traffic. It took us an hour and a half to get almost to Sterkspruit - half-wayWeiterlesen
SüdafrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’55” E 26. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Our little house on the corner of Church and Vorster streets in Rhodes dates from about the 1940's.
It is called Kleine Schatz (Little Treasure) and
here are some pics to give you the idea:
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SüdafrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’48” S 27°57’54” E 27. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
It was a bit overcast and cool this morning, but we needed to research petrol and Coca Cola purchases. We expected Rhodes to be better equipped than Hobhouse, but it isn't. Petrol can be bought by theWeiterlesen
SüdafrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’56” E 27. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We went to the Rubicon Restaurant for lunch: it was a bit of a disappointment - burgers or boboti was the choice, and no Coke Light 🙄
POps was feeling poorly today so this afternoon I walked up theWeiterlesen
