Fully loaded in Nature's Valley

Coast to Coast

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June 2nd 2007
After a typical late start we headed east along the coast to a campsite in Hermanus which was packed full with redneck Afrikaners getting their Easter fill of barbecued Boerwors (a traditional South African sausage) whilst scouring the 'outsiders' with distaste...well, that's the way it seemed at the time anyway! Maybe it had something to do with turning up late the night before leaving the motor ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Coffee Bay

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more