Cape Town and Surrounds
July 2016
Franschhoek Motor Museum, www.fmm.co.za
Over 100 years of motoring history documented by 80 well-maintained old-timers and rarities displayed in the refurbished buildings of a former wine estate.
Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, no. 1 tourist attraction in Capetown
Since 1991 the V&A Waterfront is the first venue many visitors come to see when in Cape Town. Thanks to a high presence of security guards the renovated harbour area is one of the safest areas of Cape Town. The numerous street musicians, the African markets, the amphitheatre breathe life into this area and make it a real attraction at the Cape of Good Hope.
3 Blown over trucks
On the dam road between Hermon and Tulbagh we were amazed to find three trucks with trailers lying on their sides right behind each other. A fierce gust of wind had blown the three trucks from the street whilst driving. Unbelievable, but true.
The Strandloper Seafood Open-Air Restaurant, www.strandloper.com
A rustic beach-happening – directly at the ocean – amazing views – original furniture and interior – one feels like a pirate.
Not for visitors looking for star awarded cuisine as everything is rather Spartan, but fresh and tasty. Seafood is prepared on open fire and side dishes can be freely taken from the counter. As soon as the food is ready everyone helps themselves. Mussels, fish soup, different types of grilled fish and even rock lobsters. Bread is also freshly baked.
Everything is eaten completely without the usual cutlery. Mussel shells are used instead. Everybody brings their own wine.
Pure holiday feeling. Very recommendable for everyone who loves eating fish and mussels without exotic spices and cutlery.
Quiver tree forest 30 km north of Nieuwoudtville
On the farm Gannabos the most southern naturally grown and probably the largest quiver tree forest in South Africa can be found. Strictly speaking the quiver tree is not a tree but an aloe, which received its name from the Bushmen who used the hard flexible bark to make quivers for their arrows.
It is estimated that the quiver tree can reach an age of about 150 to 205 years and the giant quiver tree 380 years. All trees in the forest have grown naturally. No trees were planted by man.
They start flowering after 15 to 20 years. They bloom during winter in May, June and July.
Quiver trees are masters of survival and of all places their habitat is the hostile desert. Only specially adapted organisms who can cope with the unbearable water shortage are able to survive here. Its thick, meaty leaves and its voluminous trunk fitted with special water storing cell tissues serve as vital reservoir during droughts. Furthermore the leaves have an impermeable outer skin to reduce the loss of water through evaporation to a minimum.
Calvinia
is a typical, sleepy Karoo town with about 12.000 inhabitants. Normally one only stops here to refuel or to buy groceries.
We had breakfast in the Hantam Huis in the museum, built in 1854. The caringly collected items from the past decades are well worth seeing. In the souvenir shop one can buy homemade jams and knitted cloths.
Photos
South Africa: July 2016
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2016 07 Suedafrika 001 Camp to relax
Camp to relax.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 002 visitor at our camp
Visitor at our camp.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 003 driveway to the farm
Driveway to the farm.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 004 Karoo Nationalpark
Karoo Nationalpark
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2016 07 Suedafrika 005 Camping Karoo Nationalpark
Karoo Nationalpark campsite
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2016 07 Suedafrika 006 roommte in ou camp
Roommate in our camp.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 007 at the southernmost point in Afrka
At the southernmost point in Afrika.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 008 Cape Agulhas
Cape Agulhas
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2016 07 Suedafrika 009 Cape Agulhas a stormy place for fishing
Cape Agulhas, a stormy place for fishing.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 010 Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope
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2016 07 Suedafrika 011 penguins at Boulders Beach
Penguins at Boulders Beach.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 012 penguins
penguins
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2016 07 Suedafrika 013 penguins love sandy ground for making their nests
Penguins love sandy ground for making their nests.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 014
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2016 07 Suedafrika 015 Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope
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2016 07 Suedafrika 016 Antonij Rupert wines
Antonij Rupert Wines
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2016 07 Suedafrika 017 art at the win farm
Art at the wine farm.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 018 wine bottling
Wine bottling process
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2016 07 Suedafrika 019 Inflation in South Africa a big topic
Inflation in South Africa - a big topic.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 020
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2016 07 Suedafrika 021 faith community
faith community
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2016 07 Suedafrika 022 Franschhoek Motor Museum
Franschhoek Motor Museum
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2016 07 Suedafrika 023 100 years of motor history
100 years of motor history.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 024 Bugatti
Bugatti
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2016 07 Suedafrika 025
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2016 07 Suedafrika 026 Waterfront in Cape Town
Waterfront in Cape Town
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2016 07 Suedafrika 027 street musi in Cape Town
Street music in Cape Town.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 028 zest for life in Afrika
Zest for life in Africa.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 029 Afrikan faces
Faces of Africa.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 030
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2016 07 Suedafrika 031 camping idyll
camping idyll
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2016 07 Suedafrika 032 Citrusdal
Citrusdal
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2016 07 Suedafrika 033 modern public buildings in Afrika
modern public housing development in Africa.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 034 Paternoster
Paternoster
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2016 07 Suedafrika 035 holiday rentals in Paternoster
holiday rentals in Paternoster
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2016 07 Suedafrika 036 Leentjiesklip Caravan Park
Leentjiesklip Caravan Park
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2016 07 Suedafrika 037 extension of our protected residence
Extension of our protected residence.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 038 atmospheric end of the day
atmospheric end of the day
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2016 07 Suedafrika 039 The Strandloper Restaurant
The Strandloper Restaurant near Langebaan.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 040 freshly cooked
freshly cooked
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2016 07 Suedafrika 041 lamb stew in Potje
lamb stew in Potje
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2016 07 Suedafrika 042 Amerikanische Tourist
American tourist
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2016 07 Suedafrika 043 smoked Angelfish
smoked Angelfish
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2016 07 Suedafrika 044 mussels in wine and onions
mussels in wine and onions
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2016 07 Suedafrika 045 musical entertainment Strandloper Restaurant
Musical Entertainment Strandloper Restaurant
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2016 07 Suedafrika 046 wie growindat Olifants River
Wine growing at Olifants River.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 047 Rondeberg Resort Camping
Camping at Rondeberg Resort.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 048 VanRhyns Pass
VanRhyns Pass
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2016 07 Suedafrika 049 trucks turned over from the wind
Trucks blown over from the wind.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 050 quiver tree forest near Nieuwoudtvill
Quiver tree forest near Nieuwoudtville.
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2016 07 Suedafrika 051 between quiver trees
between quiver trees
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2016 07 Suedafrika 052 quiver tree in flower
quiver tree in flower
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2016 07 Suedafrika 053 joung quiver trees
young quiver trees
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2016 07 Suedafrika 054 Augrabies Falls National Park
Augrabies Falls National Park
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2016 07 Suedafrika 055 flying oncoming traffic
flying oncoming traffic
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2016 07 Suedafrika 056 reflection
reflection
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Edy walking on the Moon Rock.2016 07 Suedafrika 057 Edy on the way on the Moon Rock
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2016 07 Suedafrika 059 stone heart
petrified heart
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2016 07 Suedafrika 060 Oranje River
Oranje River
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2016 07 Suedafrika 061 Oranje River
Oranje River
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2016 07 Suedafrika 062 waterfall at low water
waterfall at low water
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2016 07 Suedafrika 063 Oranje Riverbed
Oranje Riverbed