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The famous Garden Route  
   

The famous Garden Route

Springbok Diaries - 17 December 2020

December 18th 2020
The temperatures have cooled again this morning, because the direction of the wind has changed. This weather pattern is really identical to the Australian Great Ocean Road which runs from Melbourne to Adelaide. We continued our journey towards Cape Town, following the Garden Route in the South Westerly direction. We will however not yet drive directly to the Cape, but turn at the end of today inla ... read more
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