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Reading my last post, I was none to kind to South Africa. As of this post nothing's changed and it will still all end in tears!
Although I must admit, that it has the best scenery of all the Sub Saharan countries we have visited. Beautiful coast line, mountain’s rolling into the sea, grand vistas.
Yes, it is visually appealing. The Garden Coast down south and to the east of Cape Town rates highly, but the stretch of coastline south of Cape Town called the Chapman’s Peak Drive, must rate as one of the best coastal drives in the world.
We also spent a full day exploring the Cape of Good Hope National Park. Stunning!
Wednesday saw us load the truck into its Hamburg Sud container home for the next month or so. The loading followed many days in camping grounds cleaning the vehicle as best we could inside and out. Australian customs and quarantine are known worldwide for their tough no compromise entry rules regarding soil and bug contamination. We did our best but customs can wield a big stick if it wants to make life hard for us upon arrival in Melbourne.
We have managed to book a flight leaving Cape Town on Monday the 18th July. So this brings to a close three months of sometimes stressful and always demanding traveling through Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Without doubt the most demanding part of our 2aussiesglobal travels over the past fifteen months has been Africa. It's not for everybody, and probably not for us again, I would think (never, say never). But by Christ, we knew we were alive!
Reading my last post, I was none to kind to South Africa. As of this post nothing's changed and it will still all end in tears!
Although I must admit, that it has the best scenery of all the Sub Saharan countries we have visited. Beautiful coast line, mountain’s rolling into the sea, grand vistas.
Yes, it is visually appealing. The Garden Coast down south and to the east of Cape Town rates highly, but the stretch of coastline south of Cape Town called the Chapman’s Peak Drive, must rate as one of the best coastal drives in the world.
We also spent a full day exploring the Cape of Good Hope National Park. Stunning!
Wednesday saw us load the truck into its Hamburg Sud container home for the next month or so. The loading followed many days in camping grounds cleaning the vehicle as best we could inside and out. Australian customs and quarantine are known worldwide for their tough no compromise entry rules regarding soil and bug contamination. We did our best but customs can wield a big stick if it wants to make life hard for us upon arrival in Melbourne.
We have managed to book a flight leaving Cape Town on Monday the 18th July. So this brings to a close three months of sometimes stressful and always demanding traveling through Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Without doubt the most demanding part of our 2aussiesglobal travels over the past fifteen months has been Africa. It's not for everybody, and probably not for us again, I would think (never, say never). But by Christ, we knew we were alive!
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