It's the Cape - Traveling and Holidays

So we decided and it's the Cape that won. 

Via Kimberley We Will Go

It’s been ten months since our last break away, so here we are on the road down to the Cape. I personally have not been to Cape Town since 1982 which means I am in for a serious surprise. Can you imagine how it has changed over the last 30 years? I can’t wait – but our plan is to take a leisurely drive down and stop at all the interesting spots along the way.

We left Boksburg at 9:30, filled up the tank and were on our way. Going through some of the towns like Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp after so many years is quite a shocker. I didn’t recognise anything along the way.

12 Of These

Overnight In Britstown

Eish - This Job Is Too Hard

The roads were good until we passed Wolmeranstad where they are working on the road. Now Wolmeranstad is a town you do not want to stop at and even desperately though needing the loo we opted for the next town. Just a few kilometres outside the town the road works started. They stop the one lane while the oncoming traffic passes through and we sat for 15 minutes. We were not brave enough to do a bush loo with so many cars in the queue, so once again pressed on. Fifty kilometres and two more road stops of 20 minutes later we arrived at Bloemhof and I dashed to the loo at the petrol station only to find it locked. The attendant told me to get the key at the office. I charged off only to be told I need to pay R1. Only in South Africa, but after dashing off to get my R1 and then the key, the loo was lovely and clean.

After another 9 “Stop & Go” stops we decided to call it a day in Britstown. Everything happens on the main road (N12) with only one more street running parallel on each side of the main road. Lovely and clean with the locals being very helpful.

The Karoo is barren and dry but with such a quiet beauty. I think you must be tough to farm on these vast plains. Their rivers are dry and it is just kilometre after kilometre of flat land where the sheep look for grazing.