The Garden Route, South Africa

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November 2nd 2007

Published: January 25th 2008

(Photo caveat: most of the pictures here are of poor quality due to our camera, which broke in the middle of the Garden Route. Bummer!) After our big halloween party in Capetown, we headed for "The Garden Route." We have been reading about this infamous route for months and were excited to finally begin the journey. We rented the cheapest car possible, and hit the road. The car resembled my form... Read Full Entry

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Cutie Pies

Rasta Village

One of the highlights of the township tour was visiting a small, but growing, Rastafarian community. Super friendly and interesting neighborhood.

Shy One...

Knysna

The Knysna Heads are incredibly difficult to navigate through for ships of any kind. There are over 250 recorded sea-vessels scattered on the bottom of the ocean in the area.

View to West Head

Knysna Beach

Addo Elephant Park

It seems pretty mellow to drive through a park like this, yes? The day before we went, a large White Rhino charged two Norwegians and crushed their little car! They weren't hurt, but aren't likely to return.

Addo

For you, Aunt Carol!

Wart Hogs

You never know what you might see at the watering- hole...

Addo

We had a great day at Addo. Not only driving through and seeing all the animals, but the landscape was beautiful as well.

KT at Jeffrey's Bay

Simply acting natural in front of Supertubes (a famous surf spot). I don't think she even noticed the camera...

Old Man and the Sea

Jeffrey's Bay

Supertubes...We could never tell when the waves were going to be good due to a crazy-strong wind. When it was good, it was so much fun (and crowded!).

Hout Bouch Bay

Our feelings every day!

Inside Supertubes

I surfed The Point which is inside of this spot. I was out of shape (Europe and no surfing for four months did me in) and it showed. Still really fun, though.

Our Deluxe Pad!

Yes, that is a jacuzzi in the background. This place was owned by a cute German couple. The only down-side was a short drive to J-Bay from here, but the up-side was amazing!

S tubes

The water temp was usually mid-to-upper fifties. One of the cool things about Supertubes is they have all these benches for people to watch when the waves are great.

KT resting?

It can happen...

The View

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