Irenenenene

Next morning we had a few nibbles from our cooler-bag. After the warning that the road to Hondeklipbaai was very bad, we thanked the lady from the guesthouse for the forewarning and hit the road. Psh - the road was better by far than we had had up to that point. We took a few pics along the way and finally arrived in Hondeklipbaai. I always thought it must be a really famous town and the rock an amazing sight, but we were really disappointed with the one attraction. However, "The Shack" all made up for it by providing coffee and cakes out of this world. They also sell art by the two resident artists.  So, to show that the rock is a disappointment, here are the pictures. Well, technically only one picture, the other is just the explanation.... However, their "beach" is very rocky in places and makes for excellent splashing photos. Continuing on the way North, we saw that we were heading onto the De Beers Dimond a...

After the lush Hotel Breakfast we took to the road again. The gravel road shook us quite dramatically, but finally we arrived in Doringbaai. I keep forgetting that Saturdays and Sundays in small towns is not the best timt to visit or look for things to do. In Dorinbaai, the Fryer's Cove Wine tasting is well worth it. It makes use of grapes from the vineyard clostest to the sea in SA. You can taste the sea air in the wine. This meant that we just HAD to take some along on our travels.  But one thing is for sure, the water is clear!  The yummy wine from Fryer's Cove Heading North, you get to Strandfontein, and it the name says it all - it has the best beach ever. We did stroll on the beach, and the wind lied to us, but thanks to sunblock, we did not get burnt to a crisp. Only some spots you missed made themselves known that night. A beautiful place. And because we could not go any further close to the sea, we had to take a m...

After an amazing Pancake breakfast in Langebaan, we packed our suitcases and headed up the coast a little further. Everybody is raving about Saldanha Bay, but if you have a harbour and a tourist beach a few 100m from each other that is not my idea of fun. Just think of the pollution! So, we then headed to Paternoster and Cape Columbine Nature Reserve, which hosts the last manned Lighthouse of South Africa. Well worth a visit. Be careful of the dirt road, it is very bad, our first one of the trip. A very cool lighthouse. At the Beach in the Reserve:  Grains of sand, sparkling in the sun We did not head into the little town of Paternoster, but took a few photos of the fisher boats on the shore. Off we went to Elandsbaai. Well, what can I say? If you like watersports and Crayfish diving and the like, this is definitely the town for you. It was VERY windy, so much so that the Windsurfer had to surf to shore to flip his sail or drop it a...