Cape Town, Friday March 23, 2018 Commandant Garcia has reduced speed on Le Lyrial overnight on our approach to Cape Town, to time the arrival to the Cape of Good Hope at sunrise. The day […]
Lots of driving. The N2 meanders inland in South Africa from Hermanus on the way to Swellendam, through agricultural fields and vineyards. It’s threatening to rain by the time I reach Swellendam in the late afternoon. Accommodation […]
Raining heavily this morning…a good opportunity to enjoy The Marine’s comfortable lounge. Like yesterday, it clears by early afternoon to a sunny day. The swell from yesterday has increased to ‘surf’, and it seems to […]
It takes me a while this morning to remember that it is South Africa’s Heritage Day – also known as National Braai Day. It’s a public holiday, which explains all of the joggers and dog […]
Hermanus is a pretty little seaside town that become a hive of activity during the Whale Watching festival in September. Today it is a sleepy seaside village, with some more affluent properties similar to that […]
Change of plan today…one of the other solo travellers has accepted my invitation for a road trip to the Cape of Good Hope. This will take most of the day, and the plan is head […]
