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On the road - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning we wake up quietly, we have already packed our suitcases last night, and we have breakfast.
We take the camera because we are in a property where there are several wild animals and maybe we can see something.
In fact we see the giraffes, a male nyala and impalas; take a few pictures, even if we've already taken thousands and then we have breakfast.
After breakfast, we load the car and start off; this is the last stop of our trip and, unfortunately, tonight we have the flight that will take us home.
South Africa: On the road - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning we woke up, had breakfast at the rest camp restaurant and at 7.00am we went to see the map where the ranger mark every day the position of some animals inside the park; they are all too far away and we do not have much time before we leave.
We then decide to go along a part of the Lammertjiesleegte's path, take some photos and then head to the gate to get out.
Bye bye Karoo National Park, we will definitely return because it deserves to be explored more, despite its somewhat extreme climate.
Karoo National Park - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning we drove on the N1 from Cape Town, leaving the town we pass through the townships and then, suddenly, we find ourselves immersed in nature.
The panoramas are spectacular, the road winds through some very photogenic bushes, that later give way to large spaces.
After less than five hours we arrive at the Karoo National Park, the entrance is right on the N1l, about 6km from the town of Beaufort West; we enter the gate and, first, we head to the rest camp and check in.
On the road - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning we leave from Cape Town and, with a couple of stops, we will return to Johannesburg where we will leave our car in a parking lot and unfortunately we will fly back home.
To tell the truth we are already planning other trips and expeditions, but in the while we have to return to our Milanese life.
We will spend three days and two nights going from Cape Town to Joburg, the first stop is today that will take us to the Karoo National Park, and tomorrow we will stop at Bloemfontein from where we will depart the following day to head to the airport in Joburg.
Hout Bay - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
Today we went to Hermanus to see the whales and we have seen several, what a wonderful animal.
Driving back to Cape Town, we do not go directly to the hotel, but we meet a couple of friends who, with their children and dog, have recently moved here to Cape Town.
We downloaded Google's offline map, that, before arriving in Cape Town, where there seems to be a lot of traffic, makes us divert and drive along a wonderful road in the greenery behind the Table Mountain.
Hermanus: Whale watching - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning after breakfast we took our car and headed to Hermanus; from our hotel we take the N2 that leads us out of town immediately.
Fortunately, we travel in the opposite direction to traffic because on the other side there are km of queue, probably all the people who are going to work in the city.
The N2 runs through a giant township, it is the same that you see when you arrive from the airport and head to town; it is impressive to see its size.
Cape Town: Waterfront - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning we wake up a bit later than usual and we take it quietly, we are in Cape Town in a wonderful 5 star hotel in a great suite almost as big as our flat so we want to enjoy it a bit after a lot of camping.
When we get downstairs we have breakfast and then go to take the hotel shuttle that leaves us directly to the Waterfront.
Today the weather is variable and it could rain, but it does not matter because we do not have to drive on the dirt road but just hang around and relax a bit.
South Africa: West Coast National Park - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning, after breakfast, we left Clanwilliam, the capital of the rooibos tea, and located in the Northern area of the Western Cape.
We took the N7 to the South and drove to Moorresburg; the road is panoramic, in the beginning the Cederberg Mountains still make us a little company, then leave the place to a larger valley; finally, at Citrusdal, we cross two passages and head South-East; in this area there are several orangery plantations, that it is a shame we are almost at the end of the trip, otherwise we would buy them.
South Africa: West Coast National Park - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
Today we went to visit the West Coast National Park in Langebaan.
This park is mainly visited in the months of August and September, since here you can see the blossoming of wild flowers; but it is a very nice park that, in my opinion, deserves to be visited all year round.
There are no predatory animals, therefore, in addition to the car, it is possible to ride it on motorbike and mountain bike as well as walking along some trails.
South Africa: Eland’s Bay - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
After taking a ride around the streets of Clanwilliam center we took our car and left for exploring this part of the Western Cape province.
We take the R 364 from Clanwilliam leading us to the Atlantic Ocean, that, though not from the mountainous landscape, it is just a few tens of kilometers away.
The road climbs on a couple of promontories, to then falls down in the midst of cultivated fields and wilderness bushes that spring in a thousand colors with bloom.
Our first stop today is Lambert's Bay, or Lambertsbaai.