After we had our PCR test in Katima Mulilo, we got Trokkie on the road, put pedal to the metal as we wanted to cross the Botswana border that same day! We only had one short toilet break along the way and we made the border post with about 45 minutes to spare. Crossing the …
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After our few days of R&R at St Helena Bay, we headed for the mountains. As we came closer to the Cederberg mountain range we could see snow on the top of certain mountains and got excited like little kids. Although we grew up in Europe and know proper snow, we’ve seen very little snow …
Most of June / July we hung around in Cape town, alternating between having work done at Trokkie by C&A Products and parking in front of my sister’s house to spend the weekend together. But mid July, when we had received our first Covid vaccine, our long awaited vehicle registration and Charles of C&A Products …
We left Witsieshoek and drove towards Bloemfontein via Golden Gate National Park, which was as beautiful as always. I especially love the grasslands! It was dark when we eventually entered Bloemfontein and we put Miss GPS on, just to be on the safe side. Obviously she is programmed to find ways to avoid rush hour …
As said… we left Monk’s Cowl in quite overcast conditions which luckily cleared mid morning when we passed through bright and yellow fields. We took a short break at the Sterkfontein Dam, peaceful and azure in the sunshine. We arrived in Harrismith, did some shopping and went in search of a truck stop to park …
The challenging and partially scary Sani Pass done and dusted, we turned north-north east towards the next part of the Drakensberg. We skirted the south side of the Maloti Drakensberg Park with its beautiful vistas over mountain ranges and sparkling green valleys dotted with trees dressed up in their autumn best. Although we forgot to …
December 2018 Erika and family visited South Africa for the first time after their move to Jamaica. Christmas is the magic time and having missed out on the festive season with the family in 2017, there was no holding back. When the kids arrived, they spent a few days with us in Johannesburg and we …
One of the places to visit that has been on our bucket list for a long time is Lesotho, a small independent country surrounded by South Africa. Not only did we want to take on the renowned Sani Pass, but also to do pony trekking in a country where pony trekking is really part and …
Two of our three children live in Australia, so we’ve been to the Land Down Under a few times so far. On our 2018 visit we decided get a first taste of the east coast. Seeing we knew someone in Noosa, we made that our starting point. We planned a road trip from Noosa back …