Blogs from Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 7

Here we are....the magic golf road trip! I did it in Scotland while I was 16 years old, and again a year after.....I did short golf road trips years after. But this is the kicking reality...good golf courses when you are not 15 years old are expensive to play...and doing them every day, even twice a day, in some corner of the world like the US and Australia very fast turn into an outrage to your credit card! Then the God of golf created South Africa. The country has over 500 golf courses...and Golf Digest is ranking every two years the top 100....all of them being pretty amazing. As of today, I have play over 40 courses of the current and last 100 top ranking in the country. Bear in mind, 3 of those are ranked ... read more

Nukuttiin pitkään. Yöllä satoi vettä. Ajettiin katsomaan läheistä geparditarhaa. Siellä oli aitauksissa myös muita kissaeläimiä. Kävin oppaan kanssa aitauksessa, jossa oli kaksi gepardia. Teijo ei tullut mukaan aitaukseen. Minä ajattelin että kokeillaan kerran opas on mukana. Palatessa tankattiin auto kylässä ja käytiin ostamassa kaupasta vettä ja pullo kuohuviiniä. Laitettiin se majapaikan jääkaappiin tekstillä "Only for Finnish Visitors". Onneksemme majapaikassa ei ollut muita suomalaisia - seuraavana aamuna ilmeni, että kaksi majoittunutta perhettä oli Hollannista, kuten majapaikan isäntäkin. Vietettiin iltapäivä majapaikassa. Kävin altaassa. Mentiin syömään samaan paikkaan kuin kahtena edellisenä iltana. Tässä on majapaikan osoite: http://www.lemon3lodge.co.za/ Geparditarha: http://www.daniellcheetahproject.org/... read more

We walked the 75 k-ish Wild Coast Trail over the first five days of July 2017, beginning at Amapondo Backpackers in Port St. Johns and ending at Sugarloaf Backpackers in Coffee Bay. Peggy put it best - that if this walk was our only excursion in South Africa, we would leave satisfied with our trip. The scenery is spectacular and varied, the locals are friendly and accommodating, and every interaction is a cultural experience for an outsider. The weather is near perfect this time of year, with highs in the low 70sF and lows around 50, with clear skies and a low sun. The rolling terrain of the coastline has plenty of steep ups and downs, but none are sustained or overly technical for an average-ability hiker. Our experience was simply wonderful and we can't recommend ... read more

Another few days went by, and all of them as good or even better than the other, if that is possible. I can't say that I cycled a lot of miles, but I had an amazing time. I stayed 3 days in Knysna, with Peter and Col, 2 wonderful people that I had so much fun with. Even if they were super busy preparing their upcoming cycling adventure from Europe to Cape Town, they took the time to show me around their beautiful area. We went to the Heads, which is the entrance to the lagoon, we went to markets, we drove to the area where the rich people live in their gorgeous homes, we even watched a rugby game at the yacht club! We also had a great time looking at each other's gear and ... read more

Wir wohnen in der Addo Dung Beetle Lodge, einem einsam auf einem Farmgelände gelegenen kleinen Resort, das tatsächlich dem Mistkäfer gewidmet ist. Die Rezeption ist einem Misthaufen nachempfunden und neben einem schönen im afrikanischen Stil gehaltenen offenen Hauptgebäude und einigen schilfgedeckten Hütten gibt es auch vier "Dung Beetle Suites", die nochmal etwas abseits verstreut im Busch gelegen sind. So eine Suite haben wir und sie sieht tatsächlich auch aus wie ein Misthaufen. Es gibt eine große Fensterfront zur einen Seite, ansonsten ist die Suite fensterlos-höhlenartig mit einem offenen Bad und super gemütlich. Es gibt einen kleinen Pool und eine sonnige Terrasse am "Lapa", dem Haupthaus mit Frühstücksbereich und einer wunderschön afrikanisch eingerichteten Lounge. Hier sitzen wir ein bisschen in der Sonne, lesen und überblicken das Farmgelände, das sich unter uns hügelig und grün... read more