Blogs from Cape Agulhas, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Gemütliche Abfahrt, leider bei bedecktem Himmel, 11 Grad. Dann ein Pass. Nieselregen, kalt, Diesel auf der Fahrbahn in den Kurven. Aber bald hörte es auf, zu regnen, es wurde trocken und wärmer es begann eine schöne Fahrt durch riesige Weizenfelder. Napier, eine kleine, nette Stadt. Dann merkte man den Einfluss des Meeres - Vegetation wurde spärlicher, Gebüsch, kein Anbau mehr, stehendes Wasser in Senken, wir kamen zum Indischen Ozean. Am Kap Agulhas treffen sich der kalte, sauerstoffreiche, nährstoffreiche Atlantik (artenarm, individuenreich) und der Indische Ozean (warm, nährstoffarm, artenreich, individuenarm). Riesige Brecher, Schiffswraks, wildes Meer! Die ganze Gegend ist voller Ferienhäuser, die jetzt fast alle leer sind. Die Vorhänge zugezogen, die Einfahrt (groß genug für einen Schulparkplatz) leer. Schilder von Security Diensten. Es gab eine ganze Reihe Cottages,... read more

Stellenboch to L’Agulhas (144 miles)--Friday, February 28th Travelling on Highway R44 on the Whale Coast Drive (unfortunately the wrong time of year for the whales), after 82 km we turned onto R43 toward Hermanus. After about 22 km, we navigated the traffic circle and turned toward Stanford, a few more km and we turned onto Highway R316 toward Napier/Bredasdorp. We turned right at a sign for Cape Agulhas now on 319, and drove to the “Southernmost tip of Africa” where we looked at the rocks, the oceans (Indian on the left and Atlantic Ocean on right), and the lighthouse before driving a few km back to L’Agulhas Caravan Park for the night. Driving this route we travelled along the coast through small communities at first. We stopped in one small town at a ShopRite and ought ... read more

After a great stay in Oudtshoorn I took the route 62 again and drove to Cape Aguhlas. All I knew about this place was that it's the Southernmost tip in Africa. It was on the way, so I thought "why not check it out"? The drive itself was amazing. After leaving Oudtshoorn, the road goes between and over mountains that are some of the most beautiful I've seen so far. So that was already a great start. That and the fact I really enjoy driving, especially if I have good music to drive with. Along route 62 I came across a peculiar place called "Ronnies Sex Shop". It's in the middle of nowhere and No, it's not an actual sex shop. The story behind this place is that a man named Ronnie put up a shop ... read more

Today is the beginning of our backpackers tour of the southern part of South Africa. We’ve called this our “safari” trip, although only one day will be spent doing traditional safari type activities. Officially, the tour is called “Cape to Addo”, and the online itinerary looked amazing. I’m pretty sure that this tour is what sold Yi Jiun on joining me for the beginning of my trip to South Africa. We signed up and received confirmation of our registration. After that, thought, we didn’t hear much else. We’ve pieced together some of the miscommunications, but as of the day before the tour, we didn’t know much more than what we had seen online when we booked. The online booking information indicated that we would be picked up between 7-8am, and it suggested that we would get ... read more

We stayed in Cape Agulhas for one night at a B & B. Cape Agulhas is the Southernmost point of Africa and is where the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean meet. We went to a harbor at a small fishing village called Struisbaai and saw a giant stingray from the pier (See pic). This area is very quiet and small and not commercialized. We are headed for Kommetjie and Cape Town next. ... read more