From signal hill we can look at the Cape Town city center. The city is a large city, but completely atypical, because only the center has high-buildings. The center is surrounded by little towns like Milnerton, Table View, Bloubergstrand, Bellevile,…
We are on our way from Namibia to Cape Town, South Africa again. This time with better infos from our friends in Oppi Koppi. At the local Vet there we got a so called “movement paper” for Tara, where you…
But it comes different. We were denied entry to South Africa because our dog is supposed not to have the correct papers, The Import permit has expired and we have traveled through countries that would be extremely dangerous. We must…
We leave Kolmanskop, because we go into the Fish River Canyon. The wind whips the desert sand on the tarmac. Soon we reach fertile areas and the landscape becomes greener and greener. On good tgravel, it’s the last 70 kilometers…
We are back on the road. Our next stop will be the Tiras Mountains. They are on the edge of the Namib Desert and are characterized by bright red mountains and red dunes. On the plains the grass is silver…
We are on our way to Sossusvlei. Alexandra is waiting with Tara in front of the gate because the dog is not allowed inside. So I have to go alone, but do not stay long because it’s all become very…
We leave Swakop, as it is called short, and soon find ourselves back in the desert, the Namib Naukluft National Park. The scenery is magnificent and we take our time. It is getting late and we check in at Rostock…
We leave Spitzkoppe and go on nice tar road through desert-like landscape to Swakopmund. We do not stay long and only do a little sightseeing. The pier was built in 1911 in the German tradition. On the jetty, as it…
The next morning we cross the river bed and drive on, leaving Twyvelfontein. Stopping on the lonely road to catch a view of the Brandberg, a mountain range. We are on the road to Spitzkoppe, a rock formation that we…
After we left Petrified Forest Khorixas, we drive a little further to Twyfelfontein. A World Heritage Site by Unesco. With a guide, we entered the site. The rock arena is ideally situated slightly increased between protecting hillsides and panoramic views…