Hi all,
I know.. it’s been a while! Tuesday is my usual blog-day, but due to the fact that it was Freedom Day this week, I decided to postpone the update and treat you with a scenic photo of Zanzibar to start with!
Finally, I am moving to another apartment! Sea Point is a great area, but most of the Dutch people in the lodge are moving out this weekend, and since my apartment didn’t turn out to be very safe (hence the stolen camera and phone) I’m glad to have found a place in Gardens/Vredehoek!
Even though it is a quiet area and seemingly far away from the centre, it is only 10 minutes away from Cape Town’s city bowl and a lot closer to African Travel Experts’ office as well. This is appealing since the trip from Sea Point to the office takes nearly an hour…
My weekend trip to Hermanus was great by the way. The weather was excellent and the Quad Biking tour was pretty spectacular.
A 25 km drive through the mountains with the most beautiful panoramic vistas you can imagine.
Hermanus itself is less than 2 hours away from Cape Town, and is a surprisingly lively town, especially along the boulevard.
You can even find a place to eat Dutch Kroketten en Bitterballen right by the beach:-)
Today; Queensday! Huge parties going on in Holland I bet, but in Cape Town, Queensday certainly will not be overlooked either!
Most Dutch people will be at Rafiki’s tonight, fully dressed in orange is the expectation. I’ll make sure to give you an impression next week!
Furthermore….I booked a ticket to Durban! I’ll start my trip with a friend from there on the 8th of July, passing through Swaziland on our way to Mozambique, from which we will make our way back to South-Africa to check out the world famous Kruger Park.
From Johannesburg, the plan is to take an overland truck that will take us through Botswana and Zimbabwe to “The smoke that thunders” Victoria Falls! You can actually view the Falls from both Zimbabwe as well as Zambia.
To be honest; I can’t wait to go….:-)
News about Queensnight in Cape Town and the rest of the weekend will follow next tuesday.
Cheers everyone,
Ivo