Saturday, August 10, 2013
Friday, August 9, 2013
The Garden Route, Part 2
The drive through the Garden Route continues!!! In the cold, cold rain.
Last night we realized we were REALLY far from our planned destination, so instead drove in to Swellendam. Melanie was the driver and got the worst luck! Rain and fog on a dark highway after sunset. Once we got in to town, we checked in to an awesome B&B (no pictures unfortch - they're all on Mel's camera) and went to the innkeeper's recommended restaurant. Awesome place in a 1700s farm house with "a great view" that we couldn't see in the dark. :) The next day though, on our way out of town, we drove by the place and saw clouds lifting from beautiful mountains! Swellendam really looks more like a little German town in the Alps, no?
After Swellendam, we hopped back on the highway and headed to Hermanus (AKA Hermosa) before our final approach to Capetown. Hermanus is famous for its whale watching. In fact, it is considered the best place in the WORLD to whale watch from land. And sure enough, through the freezing wind, we DID see some whales coming up for air! Flippers, heads, and tails. It was totally cool!
Last night we realized we were REALLY far from our planned destination, so instead drove in to Swellendam. Melanie was the driver and got the worst luck! Rain and fog on a dark highway after sunset. Once we got in to town, we checked in to an awesome B&B (no pictures unfortch - they're all on Mel's camera) and went to the innkeeper's recommended restaurant. Awesome place in a 1700s farm house with "a great view" that we couldn't see in the dark. :) The next day though, on our way out of town, we drove by the place and saw clouds lifting from beautiful mountains! Swellendam really looks more like a little German town in the Alps, no?
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| the restaurant in Swellendam |
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| restaurant was in a 1700s farmhouse |
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| mountain view from restaurant - clouds still covering the tops |
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| the necessary sheep to complete the serene mountain scene |
After Swellendam, we hopped back on the highway and headed to Hermanus (AKA Hermosa) before our final approach to Capetown. Hermanus is famous for its whale watching. In fact, it is considered the best place in the WORLD to whale watch from land. And sure enough, through the freezing wind, we DID see some whales coming up for air! Flippers, heads, and tails. It was totally cool!
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| we NEEDED the hot drinks - it was freezing and windy! |
Thursday, August 8, 2013
The Garden Route, Part 1
Part 2 coming tomorrow!!
South Africa's southern coast has a series of towns along a highway that are called the "Garden Route" because the setting is so green and beautiful! We were expecting to enjoy our drive through the Garden Route from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, but had no idea how awe-inspiring the views would be. We spent a couple of days driving from town to town, stopping to check stuff out when we felt like it. A good time!
JEFFREYS BAY
NATURE VALLEY PARK - mountain lagoon by the beach
TOUR OF MITCHELL'S BREWERY IN KNYSNA (aka KINSHASA)
South Africa's southern coast has a series of towns along a highway that are called the "Garden Route" because the setting is so green and beautiful! We were expecting to enjoy our drive through the Garden Route from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, but had no idea how awe-inspiring the views would be. We spent a couple of days driving from town to town, stopping to check stuff out when we felt like it. A good time!
Enough words --- enjoy the pics!!!
Let's get the ridiculous road trip pics out of the way first, shall we?
Moving on...
JEFFREYS BAY
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| We drove over this bridge over the Storms River and I looked out and yelled, "CANYON" so loud it woke Melanie up. We were not expecting this but apparently it's a really famous bridge/river/canyon! There is a visitors center and a walking lane to go over the bridge. |
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| Storms River CANYON - pic taken from the bridge! |
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| CANYON |
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| BEWARE |
NATURE VALLEY PARK - mountain lagoon by the beach
TOUR OF MITCHELL'S BREWERY IN KNYSNA (aka KINSHASA)
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| we tendin' bar, y'all |
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| Krystal |
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