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Travel Blogs from Springbok, South Africa
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Bumpy rides and little shocks
This is a top pick! ... - heard that one before. Now it has started to rain on top of the cold. We are told we can buy blankets at Springbok. Welcome to Africa. Katie, our (white) cook is reheating last night's spaghetti for lunch - everywhere I go I get fed spaghetti - ...
A quick stop in Springbok
We are taking a quick stop in Springbok. Its now 4p.m. in the afternoon...5a.m. in Los Angeles. This will be the last time I will have internet access for the following 5 days! The next time will be in Swakopmund. I wish I could upload some spectacular ...
Stopover in Springbok
31 March 2009 - Tuesday An early escape from work permitted us to be on the road towards Springbok by 12:30pm. A route cannot be more simple than jumping straight onto the N7 and staying on it until you hit your destination. We arrived in Sprinbok ...
Springbok
... the drivers of the vans felt that the police coulnd't protect them. Seven hours of driving later, we arrived in Springbok, the largest town in South Africa near the Namibian border. We had arrived in time for the town's Saturday night fun - stock car ...
Namibia 2
... Lines. They used to even freight building materials over from Europe, as this was easier than bringing material by ox cart from South Africa. Swakopmund has very wide roads, a mixed architecture of Art Nouveau, Art Deco to modern styles, good shops, ...
overloaded
... and had some noodles and veg and fish. Start: halfway between Citrusdale and Clanwilliam, SA. 13:00 End: just south of Springbok, SA. 17:30 Distance Travelled: 377 km Road Conditions: gravel and smooth tar roads Temperature: We are loving Foxy's ...
A day of disasters ...
... was not quite right ... Benji was dying ... having taken everyone all the way from Nairobi to just over the border with South Africa and Namibia it is an odd thing that Benji would pick our last proper leg in probably the easiest driving conditions of ...
Good bye South Africa, good bye cilivization?
... another spectacular part of South Africa. Along the boring but quick to travel for highway up north I spend the last night in South Africa at not very inviting desert town of Springbok. Tomorrow I will enter Namibia, how are the conditions ...
April Holiday 2
... the darkness struck the last blow. The colors slowly bled out staining the sky vibrant reds, purples, and yellows which pulsed the last breaths of its life. We spent the night in Springbok, nestled in the fragile embrace of the mountains ...
Start of the Amazing Race...
... 6pm. Had a great view of the Cederberg mountains on the way! We're staying at a campsite 7km out of Springbok called Jakkalswater. Made some 'beggers' and they were awesome. Now we are having some wine and chilling whilst writing the ...
Lady of the night
... offering there services one was very good looking the other was not. We politely refused and locked the bloody door. It is Africa i suppose. That was the most interesting and entertaining part of the trip north. 550 ks of tarmac, the bike handles like a ...
SA update
Hi all In an internet cafe in Springbok (Northern Cape - not as per the map pin - still not got the hang of this blog lark!) at the moment. We in the end didn't go into Cyderberg as we were advised that much of it was burnt out including the ...
Hello Namibia good bye South Africa
... short drive to Felixstowe Unite camp site on the orange river, an amazing spot with the back drop of the mountains looking back into South Africa. Time for 30 lengths of their pool and a game of water volleyball /catch. Time for a quick drink in the bar ...
Travel Day 5 Rest Stop
... hand is losing dexterity, but I am blaming it on the throttle for now..... Garies is a small agricultural centre situated in South Africa's Northern Cape province about 110 km south of Springbok, the chief town of the Namaqualand district. Current ...
Felix Unite to Springbok
133.37km, ave 24.86km/h, total ride time 5:21, total time 6:42 Great excitement for us 4 South Africans as we enter "home" today. Today ranks as one of the special moments on tour as we crossed the border, what a great feeling. The 4 of us crossed the ...
Leaving South Africa
... camped near Citrusdal. We enjoyed the hot springs at this camping resort. On Feb 27 we traveled 422 KM and camped at Springbok. 422 KM is a long way at 70 KPH. 75KPM downhill, but 40KPH up some of the hills. We will be ...
South Africa Namibia border
... drivers and tourists into loud honking maniacs The Cape Town party has started early with only 500 miles to go Sprinbok South Africa Another party this time Jen ,a good friend and regular riding compaion and 3rd in the ladies race standing has her ...
South Africa at last!
... the wilderness and lonlieness of Botswana was marvellous and the enjoyment can't be overstated but animals aren't all that Africa has to offer. The pans of Botswana give wonderful vistas but they don't have the perspective of Namibia. Here, ...
dolg dan
DanIzkupicek na cesti: 710km. Na pot sva odrinili ob 7h brez zajtrka, saj sva se vedno bili siti od vcerajsnje odlicne vecerje (BBQ: klobasice, piscancek in reberca... mmmmmmmmmm...). :) No po enih 120km voznje nama je malo zakrulilo v zelodckih in sva ...
North to Springbok
... and drove further north along long straight roads with barren landscapes, not many cars for miles and miles. Eventually arrived here in Springbok which is a lively busy little town where we are staying in a lovely guest house run by a guy called Conrad ...
Wildflowers
... self-catering cottage was R600 (about $75), cheaper rooms also available. There was plenty of accommodation available everywhere we went in South Africa, by the way. To get to Skilpad, take the N7 north through Garies to Kamieskroon, where you turn ...
O Spanner, where art thou?
... 430pm. Still far from the Namibian border, Claire and I have been looking for a campsite to spend the night on the way to Springbok, the last biggish town this side of the border. You may appreciate that driving the whole day on an old VW Fox is pretty ...
Asfalt!
... het einde van de Canyon was ook nog een hot spring, maar dat was nog altijd te frio voor onze Arubanen. In de wereldplaats Springbok aangekomen hebben we ons daarom maar getrakteerd op harde behuizing en een luxueus diner bij de Caltex (een ...
road trip to springbok
kleinplaise hotel was so relaxing, and the breakfast was great my whole system seemed to slow down in the slow pace of springbok for a few days stop to relax, i would recommend it there is nothing to do, but that worked out fine! ...
This is your Captain speaking.......
... as to bring your heavy duty trailer when we catchup with you in Namibia... I had a great outing with the boys outside Springbok, Northern Cape, hunting in the mountains for historical mines. We found the Simon Van Der Stel copper mine dating back to an ...
Crossing the border back to South Africa
... , after spending about an hour sorting through everything; customs and immigration out of Namibia, then immigration and customs into South Africa, where we had a “Computer says no” situation (for you Little Britain fans) going on. Thankfully, ...
Aus - Springbok
... Thank God I saw Steve in the morning. From Aus it was going south to Rosh Pinah. Once I passed this town I had to continue south, but once I was close to the SA-border I had to turn left and follow the Orange river upwards. There was a warning that the ...
Days 188-192 - The Road Trip begins!
... was amazing. Sadly, this journey was tainted by our exhaust falling off as we travelled down the gravel road. We hobbled into Springbok, the only town of any size in the region north of Cape Town having only managed 1000km of an expected 12000km odessey, ...
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