But For the Sky

Month: November 2011

  • The Garden Route

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    The Garden Route, a coastal drive that spans roughly from Mossel Bay (a few hours’ drive east from Cape Town) to Port Elizabeth, about 250 km further east, is one of South Africa’s most popular and most hyped tourist areas. While we found some of the bigger cities overly developed and overrun by tourists seeking…

  • Weekly Twitter Updates

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    driving to #Kruger National Park to see more animals. Our #SouthAfrica leg is almost over- love it here & looking fwd to #Mozambique # Narrowly avoided being above/on 100ft of chain ladders in a hailstorm. Got soaked and pelted but had an awesome time on "SA's best day hike" # Narrowly avoided being above/on 100ft…

  • Western Cape: From False Bay to Oudtshoorn

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    One regret we have about the start of the African leg of our journey is not renting our car sooner. Cape Town is a wonderful city, but many of its best attractions lie outside it and are only accessible by car (or expensive taxi). We spent our first two days with the car not more…