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Underberg and Sani Pass

After our time at the various beaches of the Kwazulu Natal north coast ( part 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) , it was time to head inland, towards Sani Pass and the Drakensberg, which are part of the greater Drakens...

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May 5, 2021

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KZN North Coast part 4: Richards Bay to Durban

Just south of Mtubatuba and St Lucia lies Richards Bay , the deepest natural harbour of Africa. Stefaan had read something about a Pelican Island so… off we went. We put it into the GPS and eventually...

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May 1, 2021

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KZN North Coast part 3: Lake St Lucia and Cape Vidal

Our trip from Sodwana to St lucia took us via Hluhluwe, where we made a quick stop to do some shopping. As we packed everything away in the truck and were preparing to get on the road again we saw an ...

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Apr 20, 2021

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KZN North Coast part 2: Mabibi and Sodwana

When we left the Kosi Bay Lake system we drove to Mabibi Beach Camp : a very nice drive through the iSimangaliso coastal reserve, world heritage site . The first part took us through great expanses of...

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Apr 10, 2021

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KZN North Coast part 1: Kosi Bay

A few years ago we had done a weekend road trip to Kosi Bay , part of the iSimangaliso Unesco World Heritage Site , and we liked it so much it had been on our bucket list to do with Trokkie. Leaving t...

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Apr 7, 2021

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The Lowveld and Lake District

When we said our goodbyes to Johan, Sandra and Renhard after a wonderful R&R Easter weekend in Sabie , we headed towards Lydenburg via the Long Tom Pass . We quickly stopped at the Long Tom canon. Alt...

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Apr 3, 2021

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Happy Easter 2021

Our first Easter on the road was a bit different, to say the least. Right before we went back to Kruger National Park for the second time, we spent one night in Sabie. We had travelled through the bea...

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Apr 1, 2021

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The Panorama Route

(This part of our travels - together with the Baobab story happened between our 2 Kruger National Park Visits (all in one post). Having left Limpopo behind and being on our way to Blyde River Canyon w...

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Mar 20, 2021

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Limpopo and the Baobabs

When we came out of Kruger National Park at the end of our first week (2021 03 14) , we spent about three days at Tshipise resort for catching up with ‘homework’. Between laundry and computerwork, we ...

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Mar 15, 2021

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Punda Maria Recovery Exercise

At our last camp of our first trip in Kruger National Park , Punda Maria, we got ourselves literally in a sticky situation. When we drove around the campsite to find a spot we liked we got stuck…. ser...

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Mar 6, 2021

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Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park

When we brought Trokkie in for her 20.000 km service, we were very relieved to see another Hino 500 booked in for its 650.000 km service. Let’s hope Trokkie can also go that long! Thanks Hino Tshwane ...

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Mar 2, 2021

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Magaliesberg

When we left Pilanesberg , we thought: we are so close to Sun City, let’s give it a go. It had most probably been a few decades since last we had been there and maybe it could turn into a nice outing....

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Feb 21, 2021

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