South Africa Road Trip - Cape Town to Durban
Some images from my road trip from Cape Town to Durban recently.......before I come back to reality on the home town front. What happened yesterday here in the blog tomorrow......
Lion's Head and downtown Cape Town from Table Mountain
View from Table Mountain
The Bo Kaap neighborhood where I spent the last week.
On the way out of Cape Town. On one side of this road is False Bay and the beach and on the other a vast flat plain covered with a sea of shanty huts. I'm curious about the connection of Baden Powell and this road. and cape town. The juxtaposition of sever poverty and affluent wealth never ceased to blow my mind. Just want to make this connection for the news from Rio that'll I'll post tomorrow. Side note: watch The Wooden Camera.
I saw 2 ridiculously ugly road accidents with dead people sprawled out on the side of the road. Both involving mini-vans. Traffic slowed and people gawked (including myself) passing by the accident scenes. Both times I had trouble getting back up to cruising speed after seeing such a horrifying scene. Someone was waiting for those people to come home. Not the cars behind me who honked at my slowness and then speeded past me going up a hill and around a corner while dodging a cow and a woman carrying firewood on her head. I felt so sad.
Climbing out of Cape Town.....
there are baboons......
they are very aggressive.....best thing to do is not have any food in your hands (or your bag or even within site INSIDE your car as they will break things to get at it) and pick up a rock. or at least stoop down to pick up a rock. That's pretty universal language. Baboons in Cape Town understand it. Dogs in India understand it. I understand it (just remembering the time when little kids in Ethiopia threw rocks at me).
Tsitsikama National Park
The most zen content moment of my trip. I sat here for about 3 hours just watching the waves and the grass blown by the wind. Until the cows left the beach to head home (they like it there to avoid ticks according to a shepherd who passed by and sat with me for a bit). This is somewhere near Port St. John's in the former Transkei.
also near Port St. John's, Transkei
Lion's Head and downtown Cape Town from Table Mountain
View from Table Mountain
The Bo Kaap neighborhood where I spent the last week.
On the way out of Cape Town. On one side of this road is False Bay and the beach and on the other a vast flat plain covered with a sea of shanty huts. I'm curious about the connection of Baden Powell and this road. and cape town. The juxtaposition of sever poverty and affluent wealth never ceased to blow my mind. Just want to make this connection for the news from Rio that'll I'll post tomorrow. Side note: watch The Wooden Camera.
I saw 2 ridiculously ugly road accidents with dead people sprawled out on the side of the road. Both involving mini-vans. Traffic slowed and people gawked (including myself) passing by the accident scenes. Both times I had trouble getting back up to cruising speed after seeing such a horrifying scene. Someone was waiting for those people to come home. Not the cars behind me who honked at my slowness and then speeded past me going up a hill and around a corner while dodging a cow and a woman carrying firewood on her head. I felt so sad.
Climbing out of Cape Town.....
there are baboons......
they are very aggressive.....best thing to do is not have any food in your hands (or your bag or even within site INSIDE your car as they will break things to get at it) and pick up a rock. or at least stoop down to pick up a rock. That's pretty universal language. Baboons in Cape Town understand it. Dogs in India understand it. I understand it (just remembering the time when little kids in Ethiopia threw rocks at me).
Tsitsikama National Park
The most zen content moment of my trip. I sat here for about 3 hours just watching the waves and the grass blown by the wind. Until the cows left the beach to head home (they like it there to avoid ticks according to a shepherd who passed by and sat with me for a bit). This is somewhere near Port St. John's in the former Transkei.
also near Port St. John's, TranskeiLabels: cape town, road trip, south africa, transkei
posted by Maga Bo at 3:24 PM
6 Comments:
Wow, you managed to take some magnificent clickies of Cape Town. Enjoy the rest of your South African trip.
Hi, My friends and I are planning a road trip from Durban to Cape Town. Do you have any recommendations of hostels to stay in or particular sites to see? Thanks so much! -Jessi jschoner@gmail.com
Gorgeous photos... really love that last one of the teal huts.
howzit, just wanted to let you know I love your pics and comments. I went that route in July 2006 and it's absolutely awesome, people who don't get to see it just miss out on how beautiful South Africa is out there. Godbless
Your road trip looks cool.
Im planning to cycle from Durban to Cape Town for charity. Any idea if i can stay on the coast the whole time or do i have to come inland at all?
Also if you have any tips where to stop off...and where not to haha...that would be cool.
Email me back or add me on facebook.
Good luck
Mark Laws
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