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Namibia... here we come!

As said: after we got our vehicle registration and second covid shot, we made the booking to hike the Fish River Canyon with Lut and Gerhard and Gavin and Lee. Now all our prep to go to Namibia got in...

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Aug 1, 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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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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Thabazimbi and Marakele

So while waiting for Stefaan’s root canal appointment and the final work on our diesel tanks early February, we took a break and headed out on a trip down memory lane – going north to Thabazimbi , whe...

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Feb 4, 2021

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Gariep and Vaal Dams

Nearing the end of January we had to head back to Johannesburg for a doctor’s appointment or two and we hoped that, at the same time, our spare diesel tanks would be ready to install. Seeing we now ha...

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Jan 19, 2021

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Stonehenge and Tankwa Karoo

After sitting around for the last month or two with longer and shorter trips in and around Cape Town, we got a renewal of the garage plates we are currently driving with, and left for Tankwa. We’ve al...

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Dec 12, 2020

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(Part of) Route 62

Part one: Montagu to Barrydale A beautiful drive out of Genadendal and through the bright floral streets of Greyton got us to a night stop with beautiful views onto the Mountains of the Riviersonderen...

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Oct 6, 2020

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Perth

After the first part of our 2019 – 2020 family holiday and a flight hampered by smoke from the bush fires on the East side of the country, we arrived in Perth and were greeted with hugs and balloons a...

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Jan 16, 2020

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Wangaratta Wine Trip

After our amazing Uluru trip , we had one day to catch up with the family again before our son Peter had to go spend a week in Wangaratta with the mobile bottling plant of Casella’s Family Brands, the...

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Dec 4, 2019

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Jamaica

In June 2017 daughter Erika and her family moved to Jamaica for a new job (husband Pat) and adventure (the whole family) so we had a new holiday destination. In August 2018 we jumped on a plane to see...

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Aug 1, 2018

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Durban South Coast

Another trip to Kwazulu Natal, saw us going south to see the Red Desert, the Mpenjati Nature Reserve and the Oribi Gorge. Day 1 A drive of just under 2 hours brought us to Port Edward, location of the...

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May 1, 2018

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Coastal Trip Noosa to Sydney

Two of our three children live in Australia, so we’ve been to the Land Down Under a few times so far. On our 2018 visit we decided to get a first taste of the east coast. Seeing we knew someone in Noo...

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Feb 1, 2018

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